Beyond “Barbie:” The Diverse Dolls that Defined My Youth
…that many of today’s Latinas will find familiar: she treasures her relationships with her family (including tíos, tías, and her abuelita), speaks Spanish (a glossary was included in the back…
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"Ana" is a Coming of (Middle) Age Triumph
…the final episode. They laugh at a clip of Ana telling her mom how to act before they go inside somewhere and awkwardly reenact a moment where their family spills…
Filmmaker Lina Rodriguez & Her Slow Meditations on the In-Between
…my abuela recount their stories to me over and over again. Revealing new parts of themselves every time. Throughout my life, I’ve listened to the Colombian women in my family….
4 Latin Literature Classics as Valentine's Day Books
…Harbor, Alma and Ichimei’s relationship is shattered when the authorities move the Fukuda family (like countless Japanese) to an internment camp in Utah. Spun with mastery and charm, The Japanese…
On-Screen Latinx Couples To Watch this Valentine’s Day
…Mexican woman, who, as the youngest daughter, must follow family tradition – here, taking care of her mother and forgoing marriage. She falls in love with Pedro, however, but her…
"Bob Marley: One Love" is Fun and Forgettable
…“Rita Marley”, Aston Barrett Jr. as “Family Man Barrett”, Tosin Cole as “Tyrone Downie”, Kingsley Ben-Adir as “Bob Marley”, Hector ‘Roots’ Lewis as “Carly Barrett”, “Antonio ‘Gillie’ Gilbert”, Anna-Sharé Blake…
"Selena & Yolanda" Deserves the Outrage
…will exclusively divulge her “interpretation of events.” Of course, there will also be the “never-before-revealed documents and recordings” and first-time interviews with Saldivar’s family members to add to the toxic…
Klaudia Reynicke’s “Reinas” Re-Writes the Immigration Movie
…seems full of. “I wanted to tell the story of a family, that is not a family anymore, that recreates itself in a way before separating for good,” Reynicke explains…
Sundance Winner “Sujo” Honors Mexican Youth
…her family escaped the dictatorship. Some of her family disappeared during that dictatorship. So she herself has this empathy but she’s very clear as [to] her role as an educator,”…
The Two Latinas in “Netflix is a Joke” Fest
…girl in her nuclear family. Laredo is a tight-knit Mexican and Mexican-American community, and Gonzalez makes a lot of references to Texas, family, and her heritage in her routine. Her…