People en Español

People en Español

Editor	Peter Castro
Categories	Celebrity, human interest, Spanish-language magazines
Frequency	Monthly
First issue	1996
Company	Time Warner
Country	United States
Language	Spanish
Website	www.peopleenespanol.com

People en Español is a Spanish-language magazine published by Time Warner that debuted in 1996. As of 2007, it was the Spanish-language magazine of largest readership in the United States, reaching 5.9 million readers with each issue.

History

Time, Inc., launched the Spanish-language edition of People Magazine in 1996. The company has said in The New York Times that the new publication emerged after a 1995 issue of the original magazine was distributed with two distinct covers, one featuring the slain Tejano singer Selena and the other featuring the hit television series Friends; the Selena cover sold out while the other did not.

Though the original idea was that Spanish-language translations of articles from the English magazine would comprise half the content of the newer publication, People en Español over time came to have a mix of 90% original content and 10% translated material perceived by editors to have inter-cultural importance.

Because the readership comprises Spanish-speakers of diverse backgrounds, as well as a subset of students of Spanish, the editorial staff goes to great lengths to use as neutral a variety of Spanish as possible. Staff member Betty Cortina told The Washington Post in 1996, "We police each other as we edit, making sure that we maintain a high-level, slang-free Spanish. We're trying to bust the myth that everyone wants a different kind of Spanish."

Los 50 Más Bellos

Since 1997, every June issue of People en Español celebrates the most beautiful (más bellos) latin stars from the world of film, television, sports and politics. The list began with the Spring 1997 issue as the "25 Bellezas" (25 Beauties). In 2004, then-editor Richard Perez-Feria increased the list to 50 and renamed the issue Más Bellos (Most Beautiful), in line with the People Magazine franchise. For the June 2007 issue, editor Peter Castro selected the first non-Hispanic star to grace the Most Beautiful cover by placing Beyoncé Knowles along with 7 other Latin stars on the cover, and including her within the magazine as the 51st "honorary beauty".

Most Beautiful Cover Subjects

Year	Cover Person	Notes
2007	Angelica Vale; Adamari Lopez; Alejandro Fernandez; Beyoncé Knowles; Mario Lopez; Candela Ferro; Barbara Bermudo; Ludwika Paleta	Spread Cover
2006	Jennifer Lopez	Spread Cover
2005	Paulina Rubio; Maria Celeste Arraras; Dayanara Torres; Gloria Estefan; Paola Rey; Daisy Fuentes; Sonia Braga; Ines Rivero; Karyme Lozano	Three Page Cover. Six Different Versions featuring "3 divas" released for different regions.
2004	Juan Soler; Myrka Dellanos; Roselyn Sanchez; Barbara Mori; Nicholas Gonzalez; Michelle Rodriguez; Eduardo Verastegui; Luis Fonsi	Spread Cover
2003	Thalia	Final year to be called "Las 25 Bellezas"
2002	Paulina Rubio
2001	Shakira
2000	Juan Soler
1999	Alejandro Fernandez
1998	Carlos Ponce
1997	Ricky Martin

Trivia

• The company usually gives the title in all capital letters, PEOPLE EN ESPAÑOL or capitalizes the phrase EN ESPAÑOL. Although most outside references give the title as People en Español, following English-language conventions of capitalization, the Spanish language does not capitalize proper nouns relating to nationality or language. As the word "people" is an English word, it would be problematic to say that the title should "properly" be written as People en español. The use of all capital letters sidesteps the problem completely, although there is no documentation of this motivation being the reason behind the usage.

External links

People en Español Official site
People en Español Media Kit Official site