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…
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"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…
Director Lila Avilés Explores Grief Through a Child's Eyes in “Tótem”
…“[The child’s] world would collapse because that’s [their] structure.” Sadly, Avilés was connected to Sol in this way in real life. She was a young mother when her daughter’s father…
How Trauma Shapes The Women of “The Bold Type”
…women today. Let’s start with Jane — her past casts a profound shadow over her present. The absence of her mother during her formative years etches a poignant impact on…
Sundance Winner "In the Summers" Is A Poignant Picture About Dads, Daughters, and Development
…with the youngest versions of Violeta (Dreya Castillo) and Eva (Luciana Elisa Quinonez) being welcomed by an excited father, Vicente, eager to spend time with his daughters. Vicente carries on…
How to Make Like Isabel Allende, Who Resolves to Write a New Book Every Year
…Venezuela, her mother told her from Chile that her grandfather was very ill. Unable to visit him due to her status as a refugee during the Pinochet dictatorship, she began…