The “Luck” of Immigrant Women in Entertainment
…could afford to have. I’ve seen so many women (especially Hispanic/Latina women) in this industry overextend themselves because they understand how difficult it is to get here. Sometimes that means…
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Y'lan Noel is Making Afro-Latino Identity Visible in Hollywood
…a franchise built on social commentary and action in equal measure. Now, he’s headlining one of Netflix’s biggest crime dramas. In Nemesis, Noel plays Coltrane Wilder, a real estate mogul…
Why “Colonial Stockholm Syndrome” Matters
…our economy, politics, language, education, and sense of self. That is not only a political condition. It is a psychological one. That realization became the foundation for what I call…
Why I'm Rejecting the Telenovela Script Around Love
…freeze my eggs or find a surrogate, but the stress and pressure of a pending deadline are no less real. The telenovela love script still preaches that women need to…
“Soy Frankelda” Personifies the Relationship Between Creator and Creation
…the journey of a young artist determined to defy her era and claim her voice, both in the real world and in her own fiction. Soy Frankelda is a true…
I Can't Stop Thinking About the Father-Daughter Relationship in "Office Romance"
…Brit who happens to be the airline’s newly appointed in-house lawyer. Despite the pair’s rocky start at a deposition, Jackie and Daniel quickly realize there’s some major chemistry between them….
"Every Year After" Brings Back Endless-Summer Romance
…a frenemy. But, the more we get to know her, the more we realize she is fiercely loyal — not only to Percy, but to everyone around her. And while…
"Obsession" Subverts the Tóxica Trope
…own person again. Nikki’s the victim of something women have been experiencing since the dawn of time, and women of color especially so: the burden of men’s perceptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMC8kkwbIQQ After…
Netflix's "México 86" Satirizes the Business Side of the World Cup
…star Hugo Sánchez. Just when everything seems to be going smoothly for the scoundrel Martín, reality throws a wrench in his plans. The tragic 1985 earthquake devastates the country’s capital…
8 TV Shows to Help Talk to Your Friends About Social Justice
…one of multiple marginalized communities who have felt the rhetorical wrath and real violence of Trump’s second term. As an added blow, the number of Latinx Trump supporters or apolitical…