A Love Letter to Selena Quintanilla
…Mexican American, saying: “We gotta prove to the Mexicans how Mexican we are, we got to prove to the Americans how American we are. We’ve got to be more Mexican…
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"The Long Game" Celebrates A History More of Us Should Know
When Humberto G. Garcia attended San Felipe High School in Del Rio, Texas, he didn’t learn about the Miracle Five–the Mexican-American golf team who won the state championship in 1957….
The Theatrical Re-Release of "Shrek 2" Deserves a Spanish Dub
…of the culturally specific jokes that are arguably way funnier than their English-language counterparts. That is no accident. When Dreamworks hired Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez to play Donkey in the…
"Fallout" Gives Us A Rich Neo Sci-Fi/Western in First Two Episodes
…vestiges of the Wild West remain – complete with Mexican-style saloons that neighbor graveyards. However familiar the genre elements Fallout uses to welcome viewers to the wasteland, it also subverts…
The LATAM-US Divide on Who is “Latina”
…Latin Americans in the US have their own distinct history. There was an entire Mexican American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, also known as the Chicano Civil Rights movement….
Annenberg’s Most Inclusive Latinx Series Are All Canceled
…Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. The Spanglish series created by Linda Yvette Chavez and Marvin Lemus follows three Mexican-American cousins struggling to balance the American dream, their identities, and the family’s restaurant…
Q+A With The Flores Siblings, the SXSW Filmmakers Behind "The In Between"
…until coming back to make the movie. In the beginning, I wanted to still prove how Mexican I was, and I wanted to make it equally Mexican, and equally American,…
Beyond “Barbie:” The Diverse Dolls that Defined My Youth
…Year” line with 2005’s Marisol Luna, a contemporary character. According to the accompanying novel by award-winning Mexican-American author Gary Soto, Marisol is a Chicana who practices a variety of dance…
"Ana" is a Coming of (Middle) Age Triumph
…her own life as a former Mexican Telenovela actress trying to make it in Hollywood. Ana successfully captures the essence of a universal coming-of-age story, even with a protagonist who…
4 Latin Literature Classics as Valentine's Day Books
…Esquivel’s stellar debut. Magical, bittersweet, and full of recipes, Like Water for Chocolate takes place during the Mexican Revolution and follows the story of Tita, the youngest daughter of the…