12 Latine Projects to Catch at TIFF 2024
…and son whose souls travel across Colombia, tethered to their earthly connections even after their demise. To find peace, they’ll have to face their truths. El Jockey (Kill the Jockey),…
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“Betty La Fea” Reboot Has Room to Grow
Yo Soy Betty, La Fea, the Colombian telenovela of the late 90s, is the best bit of Latinx pop culture ever – and anyone who disagrees with me is very…
Celebrating the 2024 Latina Emmy Nominations – and People of Color in General
…Latina ever to do so (America Ferrera won for Ugly Betty in 2007.) Sofia Vergara’s role as Griselda Blanco, the Colombian drug lord, in Netflix’s Griselda earned her a nomination…
LGBTQ Latin American Cinema Leads the Way
…who maintain a close sentimental and loving relationship. La Virgen de los Sicarios (2000) https://youtu.be/Wo-AIekMOGg?si=gPZ9XvtWt2RT-ylM For its part, Colombian cinema counted La Virgen de los Sicarios as its first openly…
11 Latinx Pride Books to Share with The Kids In Your Life
…Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, Juana now resides with her family in the Washington, DC area. Our Subway Baby by Peter Mercurio, illustrated by Leo Espinosa Although Pete and Danny had…
"Beautiful Sin" Doc Shows What Happens with an IVF Ban
…Alberto are the third couple the documentary follows. They were lucky enough to have the financial means to be able to fly back and forth between Costa Rica and Colombia,…
‘Simón’ Portrays and Works to Heal Venezuelan’s Collective Wound
…measured risk. And we just took all the precautions,” he says. “I traveled to Colombia and I had to go in through the border. I didn’t announce it anywhere that…
5 Must-Read 2024 Books By Latinas
…you won’t want to miss. In it, we travel with 28-year-old Violeta Sanoguera as she leaves the U.S. for Barranquilla, Colombia after her grandmother dies. She finds herself back at…
Bésame Cosmetics Makes Hollywood's Period Pieces Look So Good
There is a scene in the Netflix series Griselda where Colombian actress Sofia Vergara, playing the matriarchal narco-killer Griselda Blanco, stands in front of a mirror applying a unique triangle-tipped…
UPDATE: "Netflix is a Joke" Features More Latinas
…Lorena Russi https://youtu.be/A_Qnr-VFzW4?si=i3XCGt-i6EOHKe9w Russi is a Colombian-American and Queens-raised comedian, actor, director, writer, and former soccer player. She’s been featured on Comedy Central and was one of the 12 Global…