‘West Side Story’ was crafted with the intention of matching the actors to the storyline, from the background actors to the principal roles!
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If you want to see Latinxs get heated, just bring up West Side Story. It’s a love it or hate it or hate to love it or love to hate it sort of thing and that means there was lots of digital ink spilled about Steven Speilberg’s re-make.
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In “West Side Love Story,” best-selling author Priscilla Oliveras gives us a love letter to her Puerto Rican-Mexican heritage.
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A Brief History of Latinx and Black American Collaborations on Civil Rights
Let’s celebrate the long, influential, and powerful relationship between Black American and Latinx communities (Black or not).
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This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating Latinas, past and present with NHMC. Don’t know where to start? We’ve got you covered with seven films about real-life Latinas.
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I’ve always thought of Colorado as a white place. That is until I read “Sabrina & Corina,” Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s powerful collection of stories.
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Latinas shinned at Cinemacon 2023, the four days when A-list stars, studio heads, and theater owners gather to preview their projects.
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Rita Moreno Joins Michelle Rodriguez in ‘Fast and Furious’ Franchise
“Not so long ago people who looked like us didn’t appear in major film franchises,” says ‘Fast and Furious’ star Michelle Rodriguez.
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For issue 11 of #TheLatinaPress, we look at what Black History Month, JLo’s ‘Marry Me,’ and Valentine’s Day meant to Latinas.
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In #TheLatinaPress Issue 9, we welcome 2022 and say goodbye to 2021, looking back at our favorite films, podcasts, and year-end lists.