Q+A With Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, Author of "Plátanos Are Love"
…something. I want my readers to know that they matter, their culture matters, the food they eat matters, their experiences matter, their family loves them and cares about them, and…
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"Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird" is an Ode to Friendship
…the death of some friends and family, band reunions, and everything in between. To obtain this type of access, Davies first had to gain Rodríguez-López and Bixler-Zavala’s confidence. Director Nicolas…
Uncomfortable, Intimate SXSW Film “Malta” Portrays a Different Colombian Experience
…at the SXSW Film Festival. Malta gets uncomfortably close to Piñares’ Mariana, a young woman dreaming of escaping her toxic family and in an act of rebellion, traveling to the…
Why "Designing Miami" is Latinx TV Excellence
…united front since his family is giving that very-Latinx nudge for them to have to have the then ahora. It’s the family, laughter, love, warmth, comida, and culture that we…
SXSW's “Switch Up” Brings an Easy Latinidad to US Rom-Coms
…Latino leads. In the world of Switch Up, no one is much concerned with race or ethnicity though. They note Cassandra’s blended family and move on. Johnson’s Marcus makes at…
Why “Solito” by Javier Zamora Matters
…had already left the country years before he joined them. We meet his family, community, teachers, and classmates and as readers, we too have to let them go as we…
4 Iconic Oscar Isaac Roles to Celebrate His 45th Birthday
…largely in her professional ambitions. Everything seems to be going well for the family: good jobs, wealth, a lovely daughter, a monogamous relationship. Yet Mira couldn’t be more miserable in…
The Short List of the 8 Oscar-Nominated Women Directors
…woman the previous year. The Power of the Dog is an introspective, dark drama that focuses on a family with complicated fraternal ties. Campion also won for adapted screenplay for…
"Past Lives" Is a Mediation on (Immigrant) Sacrifice Wrapped in a Love Story
…the awkward pauses (or talking too loudly) during my video chats with family. Nora saying, “I only speak Korean with you and my mom” when Hae Sung jokes that her…
Jackie Cruz Taps into Her Maternal Instincts for “History of Evil”
…(Paul Wesley), and young daughter, Daria (Murphee Bloom). On the run from a right-wing evangelical militia, the family takes shelter in an abandoned house with a dark history stemming from…