Coupling Weddings and Death in Cinema
“Til death do us part” sets us up to reckon with the oddly phantasmagorical glory of marriage and death, a pairing my favorite films explore.
Justicia and Cultura
American Girl Still Matters to This 24-Year-Old Latina
I love American Girl dolls but have a complicated relationship with Josefina, who shares my Mexican American heritage but not my glasses.
Jessica Alba’s “Trigger Warning” Pushes Harmful Rhetoric
“Trigger Warning” may slap a Latina sticker on this action movie and call it a day – but that doesn’t mean we have to accept it as ours.
Latina Journalists Unpack Presidential Debate
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and honestly, who could blame you?), you probably caught wind of the first presidential debate last night. Shockingly, it was the dumpster fire we all expected, starring a degenerate racist and an octogenarian president. They’re proving the obvious: old white men shouldn’t be running the country. The showdown […]
“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” Is Uncannily Accurate in How it Portrays Bisexuality
“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” brought this old-fashioned lesbian to my knees, reminiscing of a love I thought I was over with.
11 Latinx Pride Books to Share with The Kids In Your Life
As a mother and author, I demonstrate my love for my daughter by reading to her every night, including titles like these Latinx Pride books.
“Beautiful Sin” Doc Shows What Happens with an IVF Ban
With an IVF ban in the news again, we need to reevaluate our society with the help of documentaries like “Beautiful Sin.”
5 Important Latina Magazine Covers to Know
To document Latina history and serve as inspiration, here are five important Latina magazine covers of major US publications.
Why Brazilian Horror Matters
Horror is ripe for place-based innovation as it invites reflections on what destabilizes society, something Brazilian filmmakers know about.
Madrastras Redefining the Evil Stepmom Narrative
There are no evil stepmoms without spineless, absent fathers. But blaming women has always been easier. Thank goodness, that’s stopping.