Three Latina Oscar Snubs in 2025 – We Can Do Better
…today. Sujo, the title character, begins as a four-year-old boy whose father is murdered by the local cartels. From there, his life remains immersed in Mexico’s particular, perpetual cycle of…
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At the 2025 Golden Globes, Latinos Didn’t Win Many But We Won BIG!
…not win. Ironically enough, Central Station was also directed by Walter Salles who directed Torres in I’m Still Here. Emilia Pérez, the French-directed film about a Mexican drug cartel leader…
“Down the Rabbit Hole” is a Sharp Satire on “Narco” Families
…11-year-old pre-teen who lives among the myriad luxuries afforded by his father, Yolcaut (Manuel García-Rulfo), the tough and ruthless head of the Sinaloa Cartel. Directed by Manolo Caro, acclaimed Mexican…
"Emilia Pérez" is THE Female Force To Be Reckoned With
…grandes ojos marrones have ever been blessed with. When I tell you it’s a French-directed film about a Mexican cartel drug lord who undergoes a sex reassignment surgery to become…
Season 3 of “The Lincoln Lawyer” Deals Masterfully with Guilt
…suspicious death is linked to the Tijuana cartel’s top official, Hector Moya (Arturo Del Puerto), whom she ratted out to U.S. authorities. The truth, however, turns out to be much…
"Ana" is a Coming of (Middle) Age Triumph
…a Veracruzana woman running from the cartel. Being from Veracruz herself, she tries to tell the story more responsibly. Dressed in a hyper-feminine style, she opts to change her look…
Sundance Winner “Sujo” Honors Mexican Youth
…Sujo is orphaned young, his mother dying in childbirth, and his father murdered thanks to his involvement in the drug trade. The cartel wants four-year-old Sujo dead too, so he’s…
Sofía Vergara's "Griselda" Falls to Its Worst Telenovela Instincts
…She littered Miami and New York with corpses to become the OG Narco Queen of the 70s and 80s. Feared by the Ochoa cocaine family, Medellin cartel, and narco Pablo…
15 Latinx Sundance Titles to Watch For
…film follows Juan Jesús Varela in the titular role as a young man who loses his cartel gunman father at the age of four and then must construct his own…
2024 Latina Shows to Watch
…the Latin cartels: Ana Griselda Blanco Restrepo, also known as La Viuda Negra, La Madrina, or La Reina de la Coca. The drama miniseries starring and co-produced by Sofia Vergara…