The Mixed Bag of Latinos This Awards Season
…heavyweight in Frankenstein. Helmed by Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, and starring Guatemalan actor Oscar Isaac (who also earned a nomination in the Best Actor category for the Golden…
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Mourning Rob and Michele Reiner & Trump's Vile, Calculated Response
…the outcome of political obsession rather than a human tragedy. This was not a misstatement or an offhand remark. It was a deliberate attempt to control the narrative. Let’s be…
Consider the First AI "Actress" Tilly Norwood a Warning
…erosion of personhood. AI “actors” don’t disrupt this logic. They perfect it. They are the technological extension of an already-colonial workflow that views human beings as risks, liabilities, or delays…
"Accidente" Season 2 Delves into the Consequences of Revenge
…one year after the childhood tragedy and takes us back to Santa Cruz as the affected families desperately try to rebuild. The new episodes delve deeper into the emotional, moral,…
Rudy Ruiz’s "The Border Between Us" Humanizes the Border, One Story at a Time
…families and within ourselves. Over time, Ramón learns to see his brother not as an obstacle but as a teacher, someone whose perseverance offers a quieter model of strength. Art…
7 Latina Body Positive Books to Read This Holiday Season
…to her mother for comfort, all she gets are a bunch of weight-loss shakes. Model and activist Agustina Cabaleiro opens her book, Te Lo Digo Por Tu Bien, by recalling…
With "My Fair Señor," Alana Quintana Albertson Gives a Classic a Latinx (but Retrograde) Twist
…and Tacos series delivers beloved literature classics with Latinx flavor. The newest installment in the series, My Fair Señor is a multicultural, gender-swapped retelling of the classic My Fair Lady…
After Season 2, "English Teacher" Needed to be Cancelled
…Yes, the characters are still messy, relatable, unhinged in delicious ways. But it’s 2025. Can we at least pretend we have the emotional tools to self-interrogate for more than 17…
Netflix's "Me Late Que Sí" Dramatizes the Famous Mexican Lottery Heist
…story received its first Hollywood treatment with Corazonada: La Leyenda del Mexican Dream. Now with this second production, it’s confirmed – the MeLate scandal is a made-for-the-screen story. “Me Late…
Chatting "Frankenstein" with Guillermo del Toro
…Oscars, most recently for 2023’s Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. For Frankenstein, del Toro once again has a paternal relationship at the center of his project. The theme is everywhere from…