In February 2009, the musical that would change Mexican pop culture forever premiered: Mentiras, el Musical. With 4,000 performances to its credit, a tenure of more than a decade on the billboards, and even a drag show (Mentidrags), it is one of the longest-running and most resonant theatrical productions in Latin America. By José Manuel […]
“The Better Sister” is the kind of show that sucker punches your weekend plans and has you texting your therapist mid-season.
“Overcompensating” satirizes today’s anti-gay and anti-woman groupthink that at worst is the mark of an emerging fascist rule.
With “Étoile,” the Palladinos are building a deep reflection on how ethical dilemmas intersect with the need to preserve art.
Streaming platforms are creating a new telenovela with innovative formats available for the quick consumption modern Latinx viewers like.
To fuel our inner fire, here are five Latinx documentaries that chronicle moments of legendary resistance from our peoples.
With South Asian women in front and behind the camera, “Picture This” is the type of representation we love, even if the film is imperfect.
2024 was A YEAR. Looking back, here are our superlatives in Latina media – our favorites (and most random moments) of the year. Best Rom-Com: Música Staring our girl Camila Mendes and Brazilian filmmaker Rudy Mancuso, this SXSW and Prime Video rom-com has all the things. Beautiful people falling in love. A hilarious take on […]
British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse would have turned 41 this year. In honor of the woman whose voice is part of our collective soundtrack (“Rehab” is one of mine), I decided to stream Back to Black, the biopic directed by British filmmaker and photographer Sam Taylor-Johnson. Although the media mostly trashed the film, I suspended my […]
“I hope to make Argentinian and Latina girls feel seen,” said Maia Reficco of “One Fast Move,” noting that we “are worth fighting for.”