"La Brega" Season 3 Lets Puerto Rican History Breathe
…is an important part of the show. Casanova-Burgess remembers an early interview with a Puerto Rican native who grew up seeing the name of Luis Muñoz Marín, the first governor…
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Netflix's "Parque Lezama" Celebrates Dignity in Old Age
…an extremely intimate experience, backed by the strength of the script and the acting mastery of Luis Brandoni and Eduardo Blanco, who reprise their iconic roles to demonstrate that their…
Sundance 2026 Celebrates Latin Art as Resistance
…here.” The Legend of Luis Valdez is a documentary about the writer/director of La Bamba and Zoot Suit. Luis Valdez has been using art as a form of resistance for…
Op-Ed: All the Dreams that Had to Come True to Make "Rendez-vous"
…as did filmmaker Emilio “El Indio” Fernández – and even Luis Buñuel even used the neighborhood to shoot a sequence of The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz. I…
Berlinale Stunner "Narciso" Delves Into Sex, Rock n’ Roll, and Politics
…played magnetically by newcomer Diro Romero, brings light and spirit into this darkness. He arrives at Radio Capital freshly from Buenos Aires, trying to convince radio jefe Don Luis ‘Lulù’…
"The Legend of Luis Valdez" Illuminates Chicano History (and Its Limitations)
…are working to keep the histories of marginalized people hidden, it feels especially potent to see the Sundance 2026 documentary American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez. The PBS film…
8 Latinx Films to Watch for at Sundance 2026
…feature films to find the ones where our gente are stepping out to tell big, provocative stories. Here’s what to watch for: American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez American…
Netflix's “El Tiempo de las Moscas” Honors Female Friendship
…Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar. She’s also one of the most influential Latin American voices on Netflix, thanks to several adaptations of her literary works and original screenplays, including Elena…
Latin American Women Face Violence in “We Shall Not Be Moved”
…protagonist, however. The movie stars Luisa Huertas as Socorro. Huertas delivers a gritty, physical performance that is both deeply moving and profoundly sad. Nearly 60 years ago, her older brother…
7 Latina Body Positive Books to Read This Holiday Season
…Luisa Verdee, the novel explores the use of the word “fat” as an insult (and not just what it really is: another word in the dictionary) and its many euphemisms…