“Igualada” Director Juan Mejía Botero Believe a New Type of Politic is Possible
Juan Mejía Botero, director of “Igualada,” talks about making a film about Colombia’s first Black woman vice president, Francia Márquez.
Cristina Escobar
Working at the intersection of race, gender, and pop culture, Cristina Escobar is the co-founder and EIC of Latina Media Co. A rehabilitated English major, she’s a TEDx speaker, a Rotten-Tomatoes approve critic, and a member of the Critic's Choice Association and the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association. Her words can be found in Glamour, Roger Ebert, Latino Rebels, Remezcla, Shondaland, and lost grocery lists. Finally and most importantly, her abuelita made the best tamales this world has ever seen. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagtram: @cescobarandrade.
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Klaudia Reynicke’s “Reinas” Re-Writes the Immigration Movie
Making “Reinas” was a homecoming for writer/director Klaudia Reynicke, which is ironic because the Sundance film is about the act of leaving.
Sundance Winner “Sujo” Honors Mexican Youth
“Sujo,” an emotionally arresting film by Mexican filmmakers Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez premiered at Sundance to great acclaim.
15 Latinx Sundance Titles to Watch For
Don’t let anyone tell you Latinx people don’t make films. We do – and every year there’s a bevy of movies starring, directed, and centering people at Sundance. Do we then get invited to the right meetings and receive big Hollywood deals that put our stories in front of audiences around the world? If you […]
NALIP & Organizing Latinx Power in Hollywood for 25 Years
Ahead of their 25th anniversary, LatinaMedia.Co talked progress, achievements, and next steps with NALIP Executive Director Diana Luna
The TEDx Talk: Actually, Everyone’s Not a Critic – And Why It Matters
I gave a TEDx talk on the need for more diversity in film and TV criticism, telling the story of how and why Nicola Schulze and I co-founded LatinaMedia.Co. To say I was scared would be an understatement. But as Audre Lorde said, “When I dare to be powerful—to use my strength in the service […]
“A Place in the Field” Depicts Healing Like Only Director Nicole Mejia Can
Rooted in Honduran director Nicole Mejia’s perspective, “A Place in the Field” is a scrappy film with a deep sense of place and culture.
“I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me” Plays with Belief to Lampoon Colonialism
It’s a funny turn, seeing hapless Mexicans maneuver the attention of organized crime in Spain in “I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me.”
“At the Gates” Makes White Supremacy the Villain
White supremacy is scary as fuck. It’s the evil idealogy powered by the colonial world order, creating a hierarchy of humans as if light skin can equate to worth rather than simply the absence of melanin. It makes no sense scientifically or even as a coherent ideology but it’s the archaic system we’re all living […]
“De La Calle” Celebrates Urbano Music and the Latinx Musicians Who Make It
“De La Calle” isn’t perfect but my Spotify has been bumping since watching Nick Barili recount Latinx artists’ contributions to Urbano music.