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''El Especialito'' is a free Spanish language weekly newspaper magazine, which was originally published under the name of ''El Especial'' in the 1980s and renamed in the 1990s. It was founded by
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entrepreneur Antonio Ibarria and is distributed by United States Distributions Inc in
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. ''El Especialito'' is distributed more than 5,500 yellow news racks in thirteen independent zones. With a weekly publication of 250,000 copies reaching more than one million readers, it the largest Hispanic weekly in the US. ''El Especialito'' is part of Ibarria Media Group, which employees ninety employees and operates as
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run by Ibarria and his two sons, Anthony and John. The group also publishes the paid weeklies ''El Especial NY/NJ'' and ''El Especial Miami,'' as well as the celebrity newspaper ''Personalidades''. Ibarria has been commended for his contributions to the community of Hispanics, including having one street named for him.


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Spanish-language Journalism in the United States
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