Category Archives: Made in Curacao
569. Founder of Curaçao’s Netflix TAYA Sulin Passial
What an awesome time to launch a video streaming platform! Browse TAYA’s catalog and sign up to watch films by Curaçao’s most talented filmmakers: https://taya.tv/catalog. TAYA is a product of Pantalla Chica Productions, a production company based in Curaçao with
569. Founder of Curaçao’s Netflix TAYA Sulin Passial
What an awesome time to launch a video streaming platform! Browse TAYA’s catalog and sign up to watch films by Curaçao’s most talented filmmakers: https://taya.tv/catalog. TAYA is a product of Pantalla Chica Productions, a production company based in Curaçao with
572. Facebook Page Humans of Willemstad
With over 45K followers Facebook Page Humans of Willemstad (HoW) is one of the most popular social media destinations for Papiamentu speakers. Founded by Roushaira Alexander, HoW is a media and entertainment agency specialized in community engagement. HoW creates smart,
572. Facebook Page Humans of Willemstad
With over 45K followers Facebook Page Humans of Willemstad (HoW) is one of the most popular social media destinations for Papiamentu speakers. Founded by Roushaira Alexander, HoW is a media and entertainment agency specialized in community engagement. HoW creates smart,
573. The Father of Pivot Tables
One of the more pleasant byproducts of 2020 has been connecting (and in many cases reconnecting) with family & friends — close and extended — all over the world. I recently traded emails with my father’s cousin Pito Salas and
573. The Father of Pivot Tables
One of the more pleasant byproducts of 2020 has been connecting (and in many cases reconnecting) with family & friends — close and extended — all over the world. I recently traded emails with my father’s cousin Pito Salas and
581. Record-breaking Music Video
Move over JLo and Iggy Azalea… Tony Montana Music was founded in 2011 by Menasa, a producer from Curaçao. The band blends electronic, urban and latin tunes and creates a completely unique sound. The members of Tony Montana Music are
581. Record-breaking Music Video
Move over JLo and Iggy Azalea… Tony Montana Music was founded in 2011 by Menasa, a producer from Curaçao. The band blends electronic, urban and latin tunes and creates a completely unique sound. The members of Tony Montana Music are
586. World Cup 2014 Curaçao Star: Leroy Fer
While no Caribbean teams made it to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there are still plenty of representatives of the islands out on the field. Like a handful of players from the Dutch team over the years, Dutch center-midfielder Leroy Fer‘s family hails
586. World Cup 2014 Curaçao Star: Leroy Fer
While no Caribbean teams made it to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there are still plenty of representatives of the islands out on the field. Like a handful of players from the Dutch team over the years, Dutch center-midfielder Leroy Fer‘s family hails
587. Curaçao’s Top Cancer Doc
The American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has awarded the prestigious David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award 2014 to the Curaçao-born oncologist Herbert Michael ‘Bob’ Pinedo (70). Pinedo is the first Dutch citizen and the third European citizen to receive the
587. Curaçao’s Top Cancer Doc
The American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has awarded the prestigious David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award 2014 to the Curaçao-born oncologist Herbert Michael ‘Bob’ Pinedo (70). Pinedo is the first Dutch citizen and the third European citizen to receive the
588. Curaçao’s Barista
The best part of waking up in Curaçao might just be Café Barista in your cup. Its creator, Cedric Sprock (42), sources green coffee beans from various regions in Colombia (Tolima, Nariño, Boyacá, etc). Once they arrive in Curaçao, he roasts them
588. Curaçao’s Barista
The best part of waking up in Curaçao might just be Café Barista in your cup. Its creator, Cedric Sprock (42), sources green coffee beans from various regions in Colombia (Tolima, Nariño, Boyacá, etc). Once they arrive in Curaçao, he roasts them
589. Percussionist Roël Calister
Roël Calister was raised on a steady diet of percussion. Cardboard boxes, Nido powdered milk cans, buckets of plastic… no household object was spared. His father would saw sticks out of old brooms and he would spend hours pounding away
589. Percussionist Roël Calister
Roël Calister was raised on a steady diet of percussion. Cardboard boxes, Nido powdered milk cans, buckets of plastic… no household object was spared. His father would saw sticks out of old brooms and he would spend hours pounding away
590. Curaçao’s MLB Pioneer
Curaçao’s Major League Baseball pioneer was recently profiled by San Francisco Chronicle Sports Columnist Bruce Jenkins: ‘Giants coach Hensley Meulens a true man of the world’. Jenkins starts his profile by framing Meulens’ character: there’s something about Meulens that speaks to wisdom,
590. Curaçao’s MLB Pioneer
Curaçao’s Major League Baseball pioneer was recently profiled by San Francisco Chronicle Sports Columnist Bruce Jenkins: ‘Giants coach Hensley Meulens a true man of the world’. Jenkins starts his profile by framing Meulens’ character: there’s something about Meulens that speaks to wisdom,
592. Amnesia Curaçao Founder
Walid Samander (25) had an entrepreneurial spirit before he understood the meaning of the word. He recalls falling in love with paintball when he was 12, but his parents refused to fund his hobby. So he had to invent ways to
592. Amnesia Curaçao Founder
Walid Samander (25) had an entrepreneurial spirit before he understood the meaning of the word. He recalls falling in love with paintball when he was 12, but his parents refused to fund his hobby. So he had to invent ways to
594. Curaçao’s Top Climber
Randhy Cuevas (37) has hiked to the top of the Christoffel — Curaçao’s tallest peak at 1,292 feet — 3,680 times over the past 20 years. Three, four, five times a day, sometimes twice or three times a week. He
594. Curaçao’s Top Climber
Randhy Cuevas (37) has hiked to the top of the Christoffel — Curaçao’s tallest peak at 1,292 feet — 3,680 times over the past 20 years. Three, four, five times a day, sometimes twice or three times a week. He
595. Curaçao Does NOT Do Rain
(This was strictly economics. Ladies got their hair done and the rain was not about to take that too.) See also: #925. Rain delays are patriotic
595. Curaçao Does NOT Do Rain
(This was strictly economics. Ladies got their hair done and the rain was not about to take that too.) See also: #925. Rain delays are patriotic
1000 Awesome Things About Curaçao 