Jason Castro may be gone but we’re focusing on the success this dread-head made for all alternative Latinos everywhere. Estamos orgullosos de este Colombiano for making it to the top four in this squeaky clean, predictable pop show. Jason’s “peace, love and happiness vibe” was reason enough to watch American Idol, man. No doubt David Archuleta and David Cook will be the final two in this season’s finale — way to ruin the show, producers – but all you “Dreadheads” and “Castronauts” who want to have a little “Memory” flashback of Jason Castro need to keep on reading after the jump.

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Dave-chuleta will not be attending his prom this weekend in Murray, Utah. ¡Genial! That’s great news because we’re pretty sure Dave-chuleta would rather stay on American Idol instead of being kicked to the curb. Man, la vida no es un carnaval when it comes to showbiz. But speaking of the top five, it looks like the race is getting heated up with Jason Castro and Archuleta being the only surviving Latinos in the group. Oh snap! Could we be seeing a Latino face-off en el futuro? Archuleta vs. Castro! Let’s make it happen voters! [Guanabee]

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David Archuleta’s best friend is totally in love with him. OMG, seriously guys, can anyone look so much in love? She talks about him like he’s her man and we think she secretly wants it that way! Haha, we kid girl. En serio, she’s a small town girl whose best friend just happens to be America’s latest craze and evil, loco tabloid bloggers (like us!) just want to stir up some telenovela dramz for Latino “it” boy, David Archuleta, cause…um, well…it’s fun! On the other hand, we’ve seen plenty of celeb couples say they’re “just friends” before their romantic bump n’ grind is out in the open. [MTV Newsroom]

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A boo from the Idol judges last night for Jason Castro’s performance of “Fragile” by Sting. Simon Cowell really tore him a new one after the set. We on the other hand were super happy with the song. It was romantic, sexy, and Jason even added his own Latin touch by singing in Spanish! We would have liked to see a little more from him vocal-wise but the boy knows what he’s doing. Dos ¡wepas! and a high-five for Castro reppin’ his Latin pride.

Former Idol contestant David Hernandez was caught ditching the paps while heading to an audition in NYC. Silly Hernandez — even though you wanted to keep your Bway audition un secreto, we chisme junkies know it all. So what’s the rumored show that David auditioned for? Well he doesn’t say exactly, but he does make a corny joke about trying out for “Lease.” Have you seen Team America: World Police? We’re thinking maybe Hernan is referring to the Broadway musical Rent. Could we be seeing David on the Broadway stage sometime soon? It would be pretty sweet — that is, if he can find his way to 42nd street — fella seems lost. He still thinks there are pilgrims roving around Manhattan! [TMZ]

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The Idols are featured in a pretty funny Ford commercial, which made it’s debut in last night’s episode of American Idol, and it was looking pretty great except for one tiny little problem. David Archuleta and Jason Castro play “UFOs” in the commercial! UFOs? What’s the director, Eric Heimbold, trying to say here? That Archuleta and Castro are aliens? And what kind of aliens exactly!?

“Today’s music video is in the theme of a 50’s horror movie like a black and white science fiction movie where the Idols are being terrorized by a UFO.”

Oh really? Terrorize? And you just happened to cast the only two Latinos to play UFOs out of the ENTIRE line-up of American Idol! Why you gotta play us like that? Well, overall it is a funny commercial but is this a conspiracy? We think not! [American Idol]

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David Archuleta may be having some family drama with Papi dearest. The stage dad, a.k.a. Jeff Archuleta, is apparently very aggressive towards his cariñoso, puppy-face looking son.

“Sources also tell us Daddy Dearest sometimes screamed at his son and has even withheld water during rehearsals, even bringing his son to tears.”

Ay no! If this is true then David can’t possibly lose. He needs to get as many votes as possible so he doesn’t have to face the wrath of his dad! Save David Archuleta! [TMZ]

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Ok Latinos, we got two or three candidates reppin’ the brown pride team on American Idol: Jason Castro and David Archuleta. Syesha Mercado sounds Latina but we don’t want to assume anything. No need to out yourself just yet girl. Respect. So let’s get down to the browns.

Jason Castro: He’s got the look of a rockero but the face of a petty boy. This blue-eyed cutey is of Colombian descent and the first in his family to be born in the U.S. (Are you sure about that? Tee-hee) He plays the drums (Hmm, that means he’s got rhythm. Very Latino), guitar, and can sing! His former art teacher once said that Castro has “an inward confidence in himself” (Could that be Castro’s inner male machismo that Latin men are widely known for? Let’s keep going). He has also talked about working with his father, who designs and builds swimming pools. (Wait, that means he’s done labor work in the past?) Ding, ding, ding!! Latin guy right here!

David Archuleta: His mami is from Honduras who constantly played Salsa and Merengue music around David when he was a kid (Ok, nice, nice, he was stuck listening to mami’s totally uncool Latin oldies that we all once had to endure when we were niños). Born in Miami, Florida (OMG, Miami? Is that city even part of the U.S. anymore? Totally Latino!), David plays a little bit of piano (Salsa influence maybe?) and has sung in Spanish according to a recent YouTube post.

There you have it chicos, the skinny on the Latin-ness behind the 11 contestants. Now let’s try to keep these guys on top! [Canadian Press]

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