La Pecera is a Latinx Climate Film. We Need More Of Them
…back to her hometown in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The film is a stunning meditation on the themes of cancer, colonialism, and climate disaster, all intertwined with the strong bonds of…
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Netflix's Wednesday Explores Themes of Latinx Heritage & Anti-Colonialism
…others but to dive into anti-colonialism and to embrace her Mexican ancestry as well. Netflix released Wednesday in late November, and the show has already surpassed Netflix’s Stranger Things as…
#TheLatinaPress: Native Heritage Month
…light-skinned and white-passing, we are erasing history and many people along with it. In Wakanda Forever, colonialism serves as a monster that looms over the entire film. But some parts…
Three Reasons to Watch 'The Gordita Chronicles' NOW
…lesson to come. The American Dream is connected to U.S. colonialism and capitalism, perpetuating the idea that anyone can succeed in the United States with enough hard work. “The Dream”…
#TheLatinaPress: Issue 3
…celebrating our LGBTQ+ community, particularly seeing folks uplift genderqueer Latinx excellence. For Elite Daily, Rhyma Castillo interviewed three third-gender activists about how ideas around gender, Indigenous traditions, and colonialism all intersect in their lived experiences. …
Reimagining the Salvadoran Diaspora Through Poetry: A Q+A with Janel Pineda
Janel Pineda’s debut poetry chapbook Lineage of Rain (2021) is striking in all the right ways. From its playful experiments with form and structure to its moving descriptions of the…
Q&A with “The Five Wounds” Author Kirstin Valdez Quade
Kirstin Valdez Quade’s debut novel The Five Wounds is just out. Originally a short story by the same name, Valdez Quade’s new novel is about a family grappling with addiction,…
11 Latinx Podcasts Changing the White Voice of the Industry
…Spanish too. Timestorm Imperialism and settler-colonialism has erased the true, ancient histories of hundreds of cultures around the world. Puerto Rico, one of the still extant American colonies of the…
What Four Latina Critics Have to Say About “Cursed”
…‘fun’ you expect from YA series, and, though there were instances of magic and lore, the series is, at best, a mythical reflection of colonialism… Frankly, I think what makes…
Sleeping with Your Priest: From "Fleabag" to "El Crimen del Padre Amaro"
Pheobe Waller-Bridge created something rare and amazing with Fleabag — a show that completely inhabits a complicated (some may say “damaged”) woman’s perspective and finds humor and humanity. The second season won all…