Hollywood is in its Consolidation Era, but We Can Fight Back
Consolidation in Hollywood demands our attention. It’s not just an unfair commercial environment – it’s an attack on diversity and democracy.
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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I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Father-Daughter Relationship in “Office Romance”
Sure, an office romance is complicated, but navigating them doesn’t compare to figuring out your place in a family business.
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.
Sorry John Leguizamo, “Dear Killer Nannies” Shouldn’t Exist
For all their supposed moral grayness, narco shows like “Dear Killer Nannies” end up glorifying their subjects. And that’s sickening.
Take It From a Mexican Jew: We’re Getting the “Deep Cuts” Controversy Wrong
Pretending a person can’t be Mexican AND Jewish – as seems to be the case in the conversation around the ‘Deep Cuts” casting – is wrong.
Why the Capture of Maduro Has Me Rereading “In the Time of the Butterflies”
Venezuela, like the Dominican Republic “In the Time of the Butterflies,” survived a brutal dictator and his ouster.
7 Latina Body Positive Books to Read This Holiday Season
This holiday season, I’m pushing back on my family’s “little” comments about my body, a skill I learned from Latina body positive books.
With “My Fair Señor,” Alana Quintana Albertson Gives a Classic a Latinx (but Retrograde) Twist
In “My Fair Señor,” Alana Quintana Albertson celebrates Mexican-American culture through a flawed second-chance romance.
“Hazbin Hotel” Season Two Asks Us to Question
Created by Salvadoran-American Vivienne Medrano, “Hazbin Hotel” asks – Who’s good? Who’s bad? And how do we decide?
Start Your Spooky Season with “The Possession of Alba Díaz”
The third novel by Isabel Cañas, “The Possession of Alba Díaz” is a beautifully, unsettling read that manages to also be oddly optimistic.