John Leguizamo's 'URBANO.TV': Latino Produced Content — And Puppets?

Back in February, Team Blogamole noticed that similarly named, Latino-themed channels had appeared on Vimeo, YouTube and MySpace. It turns out that behind all of this is John Leguizamo, the mastermind of a brand new portal called URBANO.TV.

Billed as "a new online video destination from actor & comediation John Leguizamo," the site's ambitious goal is to be "the #1 online video/entertainment [hub] created by Latinos, for Latinos."

Latino content producers will be able to upload, promote and monetize their content as an affiliate partner on URBANO.TV. With celebrity co-signs from Franc Reyes, Soledad O'Brien and Calle 13, this site will definitely be worth investigating.

We've seen rumors that the portal will feature content from Latinas En L.A. & LosTiteres.TV, so at least we can look forward to lovely ladies and puppet action:

There is no official launch date, but according to Sofrito For Your Soul (who referenced John Leguizamo's discussion at NGLC), URBANO.TV will make its debut sometime in April.

Watch what Leguizamo had to say at NGLC (New Generation Latino Consortium) about his career and Latino representation in the media:

John Leguizamo wants to empower Latinos to create their own content, something Team Blogamole definitely supports! We'll keep URBANO.TV on our radar and report any updates.

Edit: There is an UrbanoTV Twitter account, but you won't find much except video links. Leguizamo hasn't posted any updates about the portal on @JohnLeguizamo either. OK, now we're in suspense!

Tr3s Comunidad, what do you think about "URBANO.TV"? Tell us in the comments or @MTV3!

Tags John Leguizamo, URBANO.TV