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So long Matt Giraud...

All of the Allison Iraheta fans in el mundo prayed that the chica wouldn't hit the bottom two again. Phew! She is safe! Matt may have departed with a lukewarm cover of the classic, "My Funny Valentine," but Allison blew everyone away with a chillin'-goosebump-makin' performance of, "Someone to Watch Over Me." Do you think the 17-year-old will be the last woman standing?

Check out what Jim Cantiello thinks about the AI contestants in his 60 second rundown below!

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Tags Allison Iraheta, American Idol, Chisme, Latin Music, Musica Latina

We all know Calle 13 aren't on vacation mode very often...

The "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" stars are still on the grind like real soliders. Residente and Visitante are repping their homeland roots for an upcoming performance this weekend at the famous El Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot venue in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The duo will ignite the colisuem with modern tracks like "Electro Movimiento" and venomous hard hitting canciones like, "Ven y Critícame." We also hear that Residente's mother, Flor Juglar will narrate the intros during the event.

Don't you wish you had a ticket?! [MTV TR3s Radio Noticias]

Tags Calle 13, Latin Music, MTV, Musica Latina, Reggaeton, Tr3s, Tres

Paging space cadets...

"Star Trek" is back! Unless you have been trapped in a deep dark hole, you know that Zoe Zaldana was picked to play the leading lady Uhura. The Dominican star has been in the Hollywood game for nearly ten years, and is starring in four blockbusters this year alone! Go girl. MTV News recently spoke to Zoe about working in the modern adaptation of the 1960s classic director by "Lost" extraordinaire, J.J. Abrams, and what her favorite scene in the soon-to-be-hit-movie is. Check it right below!

Star Trek opens nationwide on May 8th.

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Tags Hollywood, Latinas, Lost, Movies, Star Trek, Zoe Saldana

What does it take to be a Latino icon?

We caught up with icon honoree and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo to find out. This weekend MTV Tr3s is taking time to pay homage to Latinos who have opened doors in entertainment, sports, theater and crossover success in the special "Los Super Icons."  The dynamic wrestler opened up to us about who he looks up to, having immigrant parents and the best moment since winning at Beijing after the jump and tune in tomorrow for more honorees, including Chespirito, Hector Lavoe, Frida, Iris Chacon on Top Tr3ce: Los Super Icons @ 2pm on MTV Tr3s.

Watch a quick rundown aquí:

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Tags Henry Cejudo, Los Super Icons, MTV Tr3s