The Theatrical Re-Release of “Shrek 2” Deserves a Spanish Dub
Eugenio Derbez’s Spanish dub of the Shrek films are arguably the funniest versions. So why aren’t they celebrated in the re-release?
Sofía Aguilar
Sofía Aguilar is a Chicana writer and editor based on the traditional homelands of the Tongva and Chumash peoples, now known as Los Angeles, California. Her work has appeared in the L.A. Times, Refinery29 Somos, Them., and HipLatina, among other publications. As an alum of WriteGirl and a first-generation college graduate, Sofía earned a BA from Sarah Lawrence College, where she received the Andrea Klein Willison Prize for Poetry and the Spencer Barnett Memorial Prize for Excellence in Latin American and Latinx Studies. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @sofiaxaguilar and visit her website sofiaaguilar.com.
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Q+A With Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, Author of “Plátanos Are Love”
Queer Afro-Latinx writer Alyssa Reynoso-Morris’s “Plátanos Are Love” shows a little girl learning from her grandmother.
‘Frog and Toad’ is the Ultimate Queer Comfort Show
The Frog and Toad book series written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel was one of the major reasons that I fell in love with reading. As a child, I speedily advanced through small-print chapter books like Percy Jackson and The Chronicles of Narnia. But in the end, I always came back to these books for […]
Q+A With Angie Cruz, Author of “How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water”
Dominican-American novelist Angie Cruz received widespread acclaim for her novel Dominicana. Her newest and fourth novel How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water follows Cara Romero as she loses her factory job during the Great Recession and returns back into the job market. Over twelve sessions, she tells the story of her life […]
Why the Downfall of the ‘Scream’ Franchise Feels So Personal
“Scream” was the franchise that got me into horror movies but with Melissa Barrera’s firing and Jenna Ortega’s exit one day later, I’m out.
Q+A With Elizabeth Acevedo, Author of ‘Family Lore’
In “Family Lore,” Elizabeth Acevedo traces each of her character’s lives to create a single, overlapping, and powerful portrait of a family.
Q+A With Marisa Tirado, Author of ‘Selena Didn’t Know Spanish Either’
Check out this interview with Chicana, Puerto Rican, and New Mexican Marisa Tirado on her “Selena Didn’t Know Spanish Either.”
Is ‘No Hard Feelings’ Really Bringing Back 2000s Comedies?
It shouldn’t even try. “No Hard Feelings” left me feeling extremely uncomfortable, conflicted, and frustrated.
Q+A With Claire Jiménez, Author of ‘What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez’
Claire Jiménez’s debut novel, “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” follows the Ramirez family still reeling from daughter Ruthy’s disappearance.
Zoe Saldaña Shines as We Say Good-Bye to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
The MCU’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, exceeded my expectations, thanks in part to Zoe Saldaña’s stand out performance as Gamora.