On Its 20th Anniversary, I Wish “Spanglish” Made Me Proud
…be her perpetual translator. To my younger self, it felt wrong that Cristina’s mom Flor (played by Spanish actress Paz Vega, more on this in a bit), seemingly made little…
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“Radical” Reminds Us A Teacher (and A Child) Can Change The World
…profesora, definitely.” Little Lupe’s world quickly comes crumbling down as her mother’s words make their way to her small ears. “But, I have to work, who’s going to take care…
A Love Letter to Selena Quintanilla
…in Mercedes, Texas – this was a little before my time, but the story as my dad tells it is so cool! It probably took me a couple of watches…
Media Still Prefers Hypersexualized Latinas – Especially in Miami
A teenager once told me that, when he moved to Miami, he “thought everyone would look like Sofia Vergara.” He was surprised, and a little disappointed, to find that people…
"The Long Game" Celebrates A History More of Us Should Know
…“We never thought all this was going to happen just from making what we thought was a little movie that just keeps growing and growing.” In The Long Game, Peña…
The LATAM-US Divide on Who is “Latina”
…family has relocated elsewhere, the cultural aspects of being Latin American are automatically lost. In LATAM, there might be little distinction between nationality and ethnicity, but in North America, that’s…
Camila Mendes Might Just Be Our Generations' JLo
…can play their cultures on the screen and so little Latina girls like me don’t grow up wishing to be white when we are perfect just the way we are….
Camila Mendes and Rudy Mancuso Have Your New Favorite in “Música”
…has her own little past traumas, and she has her little insecurities and triggers.” And it’s not just her character that Mendes pays attention to but also the other corner…
Q+A With Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, Author of "Plátanos Are Love"
…10,000 copies in about six months and is in its second printing. It shows a little girl learning the secrets of plátanos from her grandmother, who shows her that this…
Uncomfortable, Intimate SXSW Film “Malta” Portrays a Different Colombian Experience
…director, says “I think now it’s a little bit different. But even now, everyone wants to leave – so they can come back better… If they do come back, they…