The Barbie Telenovela Crossover Was Formative for Latinas
Both Barbies and telenovelas peaked at the turn of the millennium, leading to an implosion of feminine world-building for Latinas like me.
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30 Years Later, 7 Reasons ‘Mi Vida Loca’ Has Become a Classic
In 1993, a movie dropped that has since become a chola, Chicana, and Latinx cult classic: ‘Mi Vida Loca.’ Let’s breakdown why.
5 Classic Cholo Films You Must See
These iconic Cholo films showcase Chicanos’ pride in our heritage, toughness in the face of violence, and love for our barrios.
Blackness and Latinidad, They Go Together
To overlook the African roots throughout Latin America is to tell a drastically incomplete story of our beautiful culture. I am a Haitian, Cuban, Italian Afro-Latina, but that is not always something I felt comfortable fully embracing. To explore why, I recently convened other Afro-Latinx femmes to talk about Black identity within the Afro-Latinx community […]