Uruguayan Director Fede Álvarez on Crafting Horror in "Alien: Romulus"
…group of young space colonists who confront the most terrifying life form in space while exploring an abandoned space station. On a busy day, Álvarez sat down with Latina Media…
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Celebrating the 2024 Latina Emmy Nominations – and People of Color in General
…the kitchen, especially for Liza Colón-Zayas. She earned an Emmy nomination as a supporting actress in a comedy for her role in The Bear. Colón-Zayas (who celebrated a birthday earlier…
"Inside Out 2" is a Packed Emotional Odyssey
…when Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Tony Hale), Disgust (Liza Lapira), and Anger (Lewis Black) have solidified Riley’s sense of self, new feelings disturb to the mix. Anxiety…
5 Must-Read 2024 Books By Latinas
…Juan de Rojas. She is navigating and balancing her two cultures – the colonized and the colonizer – while promising to preserve the Popol Vuh, the K’iche’ sacred book of…
5 Episodes Showcasing "This Fool" As A New Classic Comedy
…the references woven into this episode are exceptionally funny. Episode 109: F*ck the Rich Rhonda (Eliza Coupe) and Robert (Fred Armisen). Photo by: Gilles Mingasson/Hulu The penultimate episode of season…
Dropping "Mexican Gothic" Adaptation is Part of a Racist Pattern
…in representation is of no concern to anyone in charge. They see Latines as one big amalgam, that too often includes Spain, our colonizers. If we’re lucky enough to get…
“One Life” and Its Parallels with Palestinian Children
…to the colonization and illegal settlement of Palestinian land (i.e., revisit the infamous 1917 Balfour Declaration), but it neither recognizes the State of Palestine nor does it have an official…
The LATAM-US Divide on Who is “Latina”
…American society. Regardless of how our stories have been changed and molded by colonization, immigration, and assimilation, Latin America heritage – as broad as it may be – is enough….
"My Dead Friend Zoe" Is a Different Veteran Film
…(Utkarsh Ambudkar). The cinematic colonel of this project is writer/director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes. A veteran of the Army, he served five years as a US Army paratrooper in Iraq, earned a…
"La Guagua Aérea" and the Not So Promised Land
…the character of Orlando Colón (Ángel F. Rivera), an arrogant Puerto Rican businessman who frequently travels between the archipelago and New York City. Mostly speaking in Spanglish, his voice drips…