These iconic Cholo films showcase Chicanos’ pride in our heritage, toughness in the face of violence, and love for our barrios.
V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi
V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi is a Colombian-American writer and pop culture historian, whose work focuses primarily on Latinx culture and history. Her work has appeared in HipLatina, BoldLatina, LatinaMedia.Co, Refinery29 Somos, #WeAllGrow Latina, BELatina, the San Francisco Examiner, Mission Local, 7x7, and The Bold Italic. She is also a published poet, co-founded the online Latina Writers community, and is launching the Latina Pop publication and bookstore. You can see her work at alexshewrote.com.
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Let’s celebrate Native American Heritage by shining a much-deserved spotlight on Indigenous Latinxs in Hollywood.
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Superheroes inspire us, especially the Latinx ones in Netflix’s much-loved, kickass production, “The Umbrella Academy.”
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To celebrate Halloween, and just to all things scary, here are five spooky Latinx books that will creep you out–in the best way possible.
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Thankfully, more and more of these new books are being written by, and about, Latinxs. So put these seven new Latinx books on your list!
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Latinxs have long had a love/hate relationship with Hollywood, including on 90s TV, but we can still celebrate the Latinas who shined.
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Wondering what we need to do to start succeeding in Hollywood? Let’s turn to what Latinx leaders in the industry have said needs to happen.
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There are lots of problems keeping Latinx from getting the recognition in Hollywood that we deserve. Getting our authentic stories on screen is hard, but sometimes it seems like keeping…
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These five inspiring Latinas were breaking barriers on 80s TV, showing we can do it all – shoulder pads, big hair, and big roles.
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It’s officially summer so, of course, we at LatinaMedia.Co found five must-read Latinx summer books for all your poolside needs.