Q+A With Elizabeth Acevedo, Author of 'Family Lore'
…families, ourselves, and our communities when there isn’t always a clear demarcation of what’s happening. Truth is subjective here and if nothing else, writing helps us come to our own…
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I Binged "Cristela." You Should Too.
…a lot of pressure to live up to an opportunity as big as having your own primetime sitcom, and the expectations that come from being the first to do anything….
In "Cassandro," Queer Joy is Liberating and Defiant
…a moment that pays off later in the film when a young gay man tells Cassandro/Saul he was able to come out to his family because of him. Cassandro handles…
With her Memoirs, Esmeralda Santiago Tells the Young Immigrant Story
…in particular, may resonate with these themes – after all, the parentification of immigrant children isn’t new. There’s always pressure involved in attempting to translate complex themes in high stakes…
'A Million Miles Away' Is an Ode to Latinx Tenacity
…the force behind it, in this case, that of women and a community. A Million Miles Away and the Story of the Latinx Community To read online reviews of Amazon’s…
TheLatinaPress Nº29: Summer Film Season Ends
…genres we love, but it does seem unfair to put this responsibility on the shoulders of a cast and crew that had a limited budget in comparison to more mainstream…
Q+A With Marisa Tirado, Author of 'Selena Didn't Know Spanish Either'
…but in the initial communications before signing with that particular publisher, I experienced microaggressions from an editor and an environment that communicated how I was an exception for being successful….
The New Latina Stereotype
The first time I saw Amy Santiago on Brooklyn 99, I beamed. An intelligent Latina woman, in a mainstream sitcom, starring alongside another Latina (Rosa Diaz) — I was hooked….
35 Years Later, "Stand and Deliver" is Still Latinx Gold
…they have already been tasked with. In addition to this, the kids are from lower-income households, which means they are often distracted from homework and studying by family obligations, jobs,…
What to Make of “Hispanic Heritage Month”
…think we should. That being said, Guillermo from What We Do in The Shadows comes pretty close. I’m half Dutch Indonesian and the fact that Guillermo is a Dutch Latino…