"Ana" is a Coming of (Middle) Age Triumph
…roll to the right of bloopers and behind-the-scenes-style clips reminiscent of a different era in television. In the Season 3 finale, Ana even brings her own mother to react to…
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Filmmaker Lina Rodriguez & Her Slow Meditations on the In-Between
…Tenderness, which premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, follows a Colombian woman, Aurora, who’s fled to Toronto with Lucia, her daughter (the aforementioned Latina) after the murder of…
Relationship Goals with "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"
…a mother-in-law during their first vacation trip, to farting for the first time in bed together, their super spy ways don’t erase the fact that they’re still human and this…
4 Latin Literature Classics as Valentine's Day Books
…Esquivel’s stellar debut. Magical, bittersweet, and full of recipes, Like Water for Chocolate takes place during the Mexican Revolution and follows the story of Tita, the youngest daughter of the…
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…
"Selena & Yolanda" Deserves the Outrage
…was in the newsroom working the day Selena died. When I heard the news, I called home and asked the babysitter to turn off the television and radio. My daughter,…
“Igualada” Director Juan Mejía Botero Believe a New Type of Politic is Possible
…single mother at a very young age [and who] worked as a domestic worker cleaning homes for wealthier families,” Mejía explains. “But who, from a very young age, became an…
Klaudia Reynicke’s “Reinas” Re-Writes the Immigration Movie
…Lucia (Abril Gjurinovic) and 14-year-old Aurora (Luana Vega) as their mother Elena (Jimena Lindo) prepares for the three of them to immigrate from the militarized Peru of the 90s to…
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…
The Two Latinas in “Netflix is a Joke” Fest
…star was rising just as her mother got cancer, and González moved back to Laredo briefly to help with her mother’s care. She’ll participate in Netflix is a Joke along…