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Starring Cristela Alonzo, “Cristela” is an entertaining, ground-breaking, and inspirational show that had the plug pulled on it way too soon. 

Check out this interview with Chicana, Puerto Rican, and New Mexican Marisa Tirado on her “Selena Didn’t Know Spanish Either.”

“Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed” tells of cultural assimilation, cultural loss, and cultural reclamation, stories that can be affirmed by many.

Mexican American and Indigenous author Jennifer Givhan talks her latest novel, the psychological thriller ‘River Woman, River Demon.’

Self-proclaimed “fat, fly, brown” poet Yesika Salgado is beloved for her vulnerable, honest, and forthright voice.

In “Woman Without Shame,” Sandra Cisneros explores womanhood, sex, beauty, and aging with fearlessness, vulnerability, and radical joy. 

With beautiful prose, relatable characters, and unflinching commentary, Guadalupe García McCall’s “Echoes of Grace” is a definite must-read. 

At another time in my life, I might have jumped out of my seat and laughed at the irony that Gabriela Mistral, the writer of my grandmother’s favorite verses, was a lesbian like me.

If I made a list of this year’s most underrated films, Summertime (2021) would fill the top three spots. Directed by Mexican-American filmmaker Carlos López Estrada (also the director of Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon) and executive produced by Kelly Marie Tran, the film interweaves the stories of 25 extraordinary people over the course of one summer day in Los Angeles.

“Lineage of Rain” author Janel Pineda discusses the process of publishing her first chapbook, how she prepares for performances, and her hopes for her career and the Salvadoran diaspora.