Indie “Café Chairel” Gives My Mexican Hometown the Movie Treatment
Seeing my hometown of Tampico, México on screen in “Cafe Chairel” healed a little piece of me. It’s the comfort movie I didn’t know I needed.
Ces Heredia
Ces Heredia (she/her) is a Mexican Jewish writer and personal stylist. Her work focuses mainly on bringing light to issues related to size inclusivity in the fashion industry, Latinx issues, her Jewishness, and fighting fatphobia. Ces believes anything is possible with a little sparkle and a good matcha latté.
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It’s Past Time to be Done with Toxic Telenovelas Male Leads
Not until my 20s did I start realizing how seeing telenovelas romanticize toxic male behavior had affected me to a scary and unhealthy point.
Take it From a Mexican: “Emilia Pérez” is Trash
“Emilia Pérez” is yet another example of Mexican struggles and culture being exploited for the benefit and ego of non-Mexicans.
“Purple Hearts” is More Propoganda than Romance
As a lover of rom-coms, I wanted to like “Purple Hearts,” but this Netflix film isn’t a feel-good love story. It’s just right-wing propaganda.
Celebrate Spooky Season with Latina Authors’ Magical Realism
Check out the novels of Raquel Vázquez Gilliland and R. M. Romero for a dose of magical realism this spooky season.
“La Casa de Los Famosos” (Mostly) Brings Out the Worst in its Mexican Viewers
Season two of “La Casa de Los Famosos” Mexico might’ve had a happy and wholesome ending, but it’s impossible to ignore the earlier toxicity.
“Peccadillo,” the Paralympics, and Queer People’s Right to Exist (and Excel)
Here’s hoping this week’s Paralympics values participants as whole people and doesn’t make a devil out of anyone for just being themselves.
“Betty La Fea” Reboot Has Room to Grow
As someone who works in fashion and like Betty, doesn’t fit the industry’s beauty ideal, I love “Betty La Fea” and want more from the reboot.
“Up Here” is Perfect for Romantic Overthinkers Like Me
Starring Mae Whitman and Carlos Valdes, “Up Here” is a musical rom-com for all the chronic overthinkers who are terrified of love.
“Beautiful Sin” Doc Shows What Happens with an IVF Ban
With an IVF ban in the news again, we need to reevaluate our society with the help of documentaries like “Beautiful Sin.”