The New Latina Stereotype
Hypercompetent and strong, the new Latina stereotype may be positive but it’s still damaging. We deserve to see more of ourselves on screen.
One Day At a Time
Latino Stereotypes: How Hollywood Transformed Us into a Monolith
As far back as the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood has been perpetuating Latino stereotypes, failing to care what we actually look and sound like.
I Can’t Protect ODAAT’s Elena From My Family
The disdain my parents have for ODAAT Elena is blatant. I want to protect her, like I have myself, but her sitcom trappings make it impossible.
#TheLatinaPress: Espooky Season
As we close out espooky season, we thank members of #TheLatinaPress who are covering all things scary, fall, and familial.
Celebrating Women’s History Month with Young, Latina Hollywood
To close out Women’s History Month, we hosted a conversation with next-generation Latinas, shifting our focus to women’s future! Spend an hour with us and our inspiring guests: Isabella Gomez, Alycia Pascual-Pena, Emily Tosta, and Haskiri Velazquez.
40 Years of ‘This Bridge Called My Back’
The first time I read This Bridge Called My Back, I was a junior in college. My favorite gender studies professor started a book club and bought everyone a copy of the recently released 4th edition. The department loved to talk about intersectionality, even though it was mostly led by white American and European women. […]
Our Favorite Latina-Helmed Shows of 2020
Vida. One Day at a Time. Station 19. Latinas and femme Latinxs may be the least likely to be represented on TV but that doesn’t mean we’re absent.
A Love Letter to Justina Machado
Justina Machado is one of those actors who you’ll watch whatever they’re in because they’re in it. This is our love letter to her, a Latina queen in a time when it’s pretty hard to even get on TV.
What to Watch Instead of Election Coverage
We have no idea what’s going to happen. We don’t know who’s going to win the election, when we’ll know the results, or how Trump and his cronies will respond to any of it. We do know that sitting in front of the TV, watching mostly white male pundits flap their jaws in the face of all […]
10 Latinx Stars That Should be Nominated for an Emmy
We’re disappointed but we’re not surprised. Yet again 2020 is another year with no Latinx people getting Emmy nominations. It’s not that we haven’t tried – 2019 featured some amazing talent. From MJ Rodriguez’s iconic role as Blanca in the critically acclaimed Pose to Julissa Calderon’s stand out performance in Gentified, this year was filled […]