We Need Telenovelas' Validation of Female Rage
…tropes melodrama – double identities, family betrayal, etc. – the characters we came to love were formed. These telenovelas were about women and for women. They showed them fighting for…
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“Down the Rabbit Hole” is a Sharp Satire on “Narco” Families
…Rabbit Hole is at its best when it cleverly interweaves visceral conflicts between Tochtli’s childishness and the harsh reality of his father. So, Should You Watch It? Biting, thrilling, and…
"A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" Revamps the Girl Detective Story
…her to the heart of the truth. In short, she acts and feels like a real person. If this were a different timeline, maybe that wouldn’t be such a radical…
Manifesting My Future After Watching “Shawn Mendes: In Wonder”
…and more positive-filled life through gratitude journaling and brujeria. As Latines, I think nuestra cultura really embraces spirituality. We have seen plenty of cases where we are literally able to…
“Valeria” Taught Me About Self-Love and Friendship
…amor real sana” (real love heals) from her beloved friends and not the men in her life. Valeria is a love letter to love itself, whether platonic or romantic. It…
Oh, So You Wanna Talk about Latino Men? Me Too
…Trump.” Amazing. And here I thought mainstream media only cared about us during Hispanic Heritage Month. Latino men really went from being blamed for drugs, crime and stealing jobs by…
"As the Crow Flies" Exposes Journalism as the Modern Workplace
…challenging viewers to consider the cost of success. Lale, on the other hand, is confronted with the reality of an evolving industry that threatens to undermine her values and professional…
HBO's ‘Como Agua Para Chocolate’ Is an Intoxicating Reinterpretation
…the love triangle binds the three of them to a tortuous and long-lasting closeness. Como Agua Para Chocolate is a surreal story about a forbidden and everlasting love, but it…
Letter from the Editor on the Day After the Election
…of government may not survive this. Scared for the immigrant communities that will be torn asunder. Scared for the women who will die thanks to these policies. Scared for the…
"Pedro Páramo" Doesn't Do Right by its Women
…surprisingly narrow in its depiction of women. The women of the film might be meant to stand alone as signifiers in Pedro Páramo’s greater narrative as an allegory for self-discovery…