Latinxs in Space
In these dark time, I want to visit a future where together we “boldy go where no one has gone before.” You know? So join me in celebrating these, my favorite Latinxs in space.
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.
Latest Posts:
Latina Critics on ‘Vampires vs. the Bronx’ (We Like It)
Trick-or-treating may be canceled but Halloween in all its scary, campy glory is not. So let us invite you to check out the latest from Netflix, Vampires vs. the Bronx. Confronted with vampires, gentrification, and maple scones, our heroes are young Afrolatinos, their protective, Catholic moms, and, of course, the local bodega.
Five Hopes for the Third Season of “Charmed”
I have high hopes for the CW’s Latinx ‘Charmed’ reboot. But the show needs some tweaks to live up to the promise of its WOC brujas premise.
The Pretty Girls of “Vida” and “Schitt’s Creek”
I’d love to talk about the ways Melissa Barrera’s Lyn and Annie Murphy’s Alexis are similar all day. But there’s a problem.
Let’s All Go Live in Ashley Garcia’s Universe
Back in college, I couldn’t imagine a life like the one in “The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia,” one where I got to be myself and be successful in science.
How Do You Solve A Problem Like the Emmys?
The Emmys (and Hollywood in general) has a race problem — even if the 2020 nominations are a step in the right direction. So how do we solve it?
‘Bring Me An Avocado’ Brings Clarity to the Gender Divide in Parenting
Poignant, tragic, and revealing, Maria Mealla’s ‘Bring Me An Avocado’ explores what your average good dad will do when his wife ends up in a coma.
What ‘Homeland’ Has to Say About White Womanhood
There’s no missing Carrie Mathison’s whiteness. It’s not just that she’s played by Claire Danes in Showtime’s critically acclaimed and recently concluded Homeland. Or that Carrie’s blond hair and blue eyes so often fill the frame. It’s that the character and show itself play with, question, and subvert notions of white womanhood, putting our ideas […]
Straddling Two Worlds in “The Baker and the Beauty”
It’s validating to see primetime TV like “The Baker and Beauty” delve into the trials and tribulations of being Latinx and bicultural.
An Ode to Paulina de la Mora from ‘La casa de las flores’
Part of me finds Paulina de la Mora aspirational. But the eldest daughter in Netflix’s ‘La casa de las flores’ is also ridiculous and flawed and that’s what I love about her.