This issue focuses on Latin Americans and the media, with emphasis on portrayal of the Latin American in United States mass media. "Puerto Ricans and the Media: A Personal Statement" (B. Vasquez) recalls the author's experiences as a young girl in the New York City public schools and in an urban college. The critical importance of the media in shaping her self-image and the collective image of Puerto Ricans is described. The following articles focus on film-making about and by Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans, the media on the Puerto Rican island, and Spanish-language radio: (1) "Mass Media in Puerto Rico" (F. A. Subervi-Velez and others); (2) "The Origins of the Consumer Culture in Puerto Rico: The Pre-Television Years (1898-1954)" (L. A. Hernandez); (3) "The Aesthetic Discourse: Reading Chicano Cinema Since "La Bamba"" (C. Noriega); (4) "Mi Gente" (P. Figueroa); (5) "Insider/Outsider: Making Films in the Puerto Rican Community" (F. Negron-Mutaner); (6) "La Quinceanera of Chicana Counter Aesthetics" (R. L. Fregoso); (7) "Images and Contradictions: DIVEDCO's (Division de Educacion de la Communidad) Portrayal of Puerto Rican Life" (A. Lauria-Perricelli); (8) "Mi Gente" (M. Falu); and (9) "Latino Journal" (S. Nieves). "Micro-Computers as Research Tools and Community Resources" (R. Chabran) reviews databases for Latino information users. A list of "Centro" publications is appended. (SLD)