It’s Women’s History Month and we’re lifting up Latina actresses from before the 1940s, the trailblazers and icons who opened the door for Latinxs to represent our culture on the silver screen. You may be surprised to know that there was a solid squad of (light-skinned) Latinas who made their mark on Hollywood as early as the 1910s — at a time when Hollywood was segregated and blackface was the latest entertainment “craze.” Yet, these Latinas helped found Tinseltown and deserve to be remembered.
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V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi is one of the top writers on Latinx topics. The Colombian-American is the Style Editor of BELatina, and has written for HipLatina, BoldLatina, R29Somos, and LatinaMedia.Co, in addition to over 20 other publications on style, pop culture history, San Francisco, and more. Alex is also a vintage bookseller at Old Souls Club Books, and will chronicle Latinx pop culture history as a part of the upcoming Vintage Latinos website. You can follow her on social media @latinxexpert.