5 Latinas Who Were Holding It Down on 80s TV
…going strong, is Puerto Rican Lisa Vidal. You may have seen her on more recent shows like The Baker and the Beauty, Grey’s Anatomy, ER, and Being Mary Jane, but…
…going strong, is Puerto Rican Lisa Vidal. You may have seen her on more recent shows like The Baker and the Beauty, Grey’s Anatomy, ER, and Being Mary Jane, but…
Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, as a way to uplift the city of New York after the September 11 attacks, the Tribeca Film Festival (now…
…my oldest sister, a result of losing her virginity to my father. By the time she was 20, she had three kids and the equivalent of an 8th-grade education. She…
…to be more inclusive and reflect on our anti-Blackness. For KQED, Blanca Torres interviewed and highlighted several Afro-Latino leaders from the Bay Area about the evolution of Afro-Latinidad in their communities. For Refinery29, Janel Martinez spoke…
…2022 by V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi Amazon Prime’s With Love Normalizes Latinx Romance With Holiday Cheer By Cristina Escobar Latinas Are Leading the Great Resignation—Here’s Why By Janel Martinez…
…being raped they were worthless to other men. Virgin brides were prized. Women had very little power, their voices were regularly silenced, their feelings rarely considered. Not nearly enough progress…
…development central to the plot without making these topics feel forced. At the fictional Scarlet magazine, we meet Jane the writer, Sutton the assistant, and Kat the head of social…
…just her hair – it erased Black and brown Latinas. For HipLatina, Virginia Isaad celebrated the importance of Gomez opening up about her struggles with mental health. And, for a…
…the darkest non-Black person I’d seen up until then. After the series ended, the trend didn’t stop. From Coco to Jane the Virgin to Gentefied, Latinxs were becoming brown on-screen…
…Jane the Virgin, Fresh Off the Boat, etc). But a more nuanced and rawer portrayal of Latinx family dynamics, specifically the after-effects of deportation is rarely highlighted. Shows like Genera+ion…