The LATAM-US Divide on Who is “Latina”
…were born in the US, and therefore did not represent them. Was part of the problem Domingo’s Blackness and Ferrera’s Browness? Probably. Latin American has a history of excluding Black…
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SXSW's “Switch Up” Brings an Easy Latinidad to US Rom-Coms
…shelter. Suddenly, he finds himself in deep legal trouble, friendless, penniless (accounts frozen), and stranded in her hometown of Brownsville, Texas. Cassie starts off angry at his pompous demeanor but…
"La Guagua Aérea" and the Not So Promised Land
…hat container, brown boxes filled with homemade arroz con gandules, an oversized blanket). But behind the holiday merriment lies what many of us sense – the pain of knowing that…
Sundance Winner “Sujo” Honors Mexican Youth
…surprising to gringo audiences that see us all as a brown mass. Sujo, his aunt, and their sisters’ family are all brown and with Indigenous features, while Susan is white…
Women Make Hollywood Money - So What’s the Hold Up?
…highest use of storytelling to affirm one another’s full humanity, to uphold the truth that we are all worthy of being seen — Black, brown, Indigenous, Asian, trans, disabled, any…
In 'Maestro,' Mulligan Shares A Lot with Her Character (But Not Her Latinidad)
…time Latino characters have been white washed and brown faced. Scarface, Carlitos way, argo, lonely hearts, cocaine godmother, a mighty heart, drive, house of spirits, Alive, evita, before night falls,…
Alex Russo is a (Bisexual, Latina) Icon
…done for brown, Black, and Indigenous Latinas. However, watching Theresa sprinkle in words like mija meant the world to me. It was the first time I watched a mom on…
“I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me” Plays with Belief to Lampoon Colonialism
…with disdain at his brown girlfriend. Our protagonist, his privilege, and his story should look familiar to many on the North side of the border – even if he does…
“At the Gates” Makes White Supremacy the Villain
…white supremacy as the villain. These works, like writer-director Augustus Meleo Bernstein’s At the Gates, walk a thin line between showing the terror exacted upon brown and Black bodies and…
“De La Calle” Celebrates Urbano Music and the Latinx Musicians Who Make It
…De La Calle also takes pains to celebrate Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ artists, discussing racism and homophobia along the way. Black, brown, and queer folks are tasked with explaining and…