…room, and so much of what the writer-director jokingly calls “production value.” By combining death with silliness (a talking lizard features prominently), Rains Over Babel is able to explore themes…
…interrogates issues like colonialism, identity, and systemic inequality, forcing institutions and audiences to rethink entrenched norms. Supporting Latina artists means fostering innovation, expanding the scope of art history, and creating…
…with the discomfort of these questions. How do we go back? Can we go back? For Puerto Rico, where the impacts of colonization now morph into the violence of gentrification,…
…Latina Nava Mau did too. So, we are putting that in the “win” column for the gente. Latinas Liza Colón-Zayas (up for best television supporting actress) and Selena Gomez (double…
…stereotypes. So where do you land? Best Awards Run: Liza Colón-Zayas We’ve been fangirling for Liza Colón-Zayas. She’s phenomenal in The Bear and whenever she shows up (like in If…
…the effects of intergenerational trauma, centuries of colonization, and sexism, she attempts to heal the pain that is so often embodied in female family lines in Tías and Primas. Break…
…magnum opus that embodies Latin American colonialism and banana republicanism? How do you adapt to film a profoundly visual story that left Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes “crushed?” You make it…
…storytelling, glyphs and calendars revealing the Mayas’ linguistic and scientific prowess, helping to counteract some of the more negative and colonial depictions of the Maya empire in the film. Pueblo…
…the home. Celestina – being a free, educated, unmarried, and childless Black woman – defied everything the colonial system represented. (Note: the vile institution of slavery would be abolished here…
Actress Dascha Polanco (Orange Is the New Black) can’t remember a time in her life when she didn’t watch children’s TV shows. Classics like Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, and Mister…
