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Adrian Carrasquillo Adriana Santos Adrienne Nicole Levario Alan Baez Alberto C. Medina Alejandra Martinez, MSIS Alexa De La Fuente Alexis Terrazas Alicia Ramírez Alyssa Lizarraga Alyssa Reynoso Morris Ana María…
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“I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me” Plays with Belief to Lampoon Colonialism
…low expectations of Latinx art. It plays expertly with its elements, juxtaposing its comic elements with growing suspense to make a taught work of social commentary that lampoons colonialism. And…
“At the Gates” Makes White Supremacy the Villain
White supremacy is scary as fuck. It’s the evil idealogy powered by the colonial world order, creating a hierarchy of humans as if light skin can equate to worth rather…
“De La Calle” Celebrates Urbano Music and the Latinx Musicians Who Make It
De La Calle is an Anthony-Bourdain-style travel show but instead of food, its organizing principle is music – specifically Latin, street music. In each of the eight episodes, the show…
TheLatinaPress Nº31: Adios y Abrazos
…hag, Bustamante’s version frames her murdering her children as a response to the violence of colonialism, choosing death for her kids in lieu of suffering a lifetime at the hands…
Q+A With Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Writer/Creator of La Borinqueña
…2015, then-Governor Padilla of Puerto Rico announced that the U.S. colony had amassed an unpayable debt of $80 billion. This exasperated an already struggling economy since the U.S. repealed Section…
Q+A With Elizabeth Acevedo, Author of 'Family Lore'
…is the first site of colonialism in this part of the world, this rupture of cultures. There’s something curious about what both these islands mean and what they mean and…
Q&A with Rosamary Berríos Hernández, Director of "Santiago de Las Mujeres"
…I am), I now had agency over my own story and felt encouraged to explore what it means to be Afro Caribeña. Thinking about our colonial situation and how we…
How Everyone on S2 of “The Bear” Dives Into Self-Growth
…a safe place and the time to heal. Every second counts towards self-growth. Chef Tina Stands Tall This season, Chef Tina (played by Liza Colón-Zayas) gets a new opportunity to…
Latino Stereotypes: How Hollywood Transformed Us into a Monolith
…the USA’s history of colonialism nor its racism towards LATAM countries and Indigenous cultures. In Hollywood, it doesn’t matter if it’s Colombian, Argentine, Peruvian, or Brazilian, it is all just…