“The Summer I Turned Pretty” Brought Us Together… Again
Growing up, my cousins and I devoured “The Summer I Turned Pretty” book series and now the show has us debating Belly’s choices again.
Teen
“An Unforgettable Year – Summer” Shows Truths About Carnival
In many ways a typical teen romance, “An Unforgettable Year – Summer” weaves in deeper themes by using Carnival as a connecting thread.
“Never Have I Ever” Taught Me How to Talk to My Mother
I never saw my particularly-fraught relationship with my Colombian immigrant mom represented, until I stumbled on “Never Have I Ever.”
SXSW’s “Sister & Sister” Captures the Loneliness of Teenage Years
‘Sister & Sister’ takes the longing of adolescence and hangs it over everything, bringing empathy, care, and warmth to its heroines.
Let’s Celebrate ‘Gossip Girl’ Luna La While We Can
Zión Moreno’s Luna La made the recently-canceled version of “Gossip Girl” my favorite – so let’s enjoy the two seasons we got of her!
‘Do Revenge’ Fixes the Problem with My Favorite 00s Teen Movies
‘Do Revenge’ is the perfect mix of everything my younger self wanted in a teen movie: impeccable outfits, drama, and a complex Latina lead.
‘Crush’ is the Queer Latina Representation I Needed as a Teen
‘Crush’ is a hilarious, heartwarming movie about embracing identity, being fearless, and letting go of fantasies—all in the name of queer love.
‘Never Have I Ever’ and Fabiola Torres, the Afro-Latina Lesbian I’ve Been Waiting For
The thing that differentiates ‘Never Have I Ever’ from other series for me is Fabiola Torres, the shy, nerdy, robotics-loving, polo shirt-wearing wearing Afro-Latina lesbian I’ve been waiting for.
Alexxis Lemire of “The Half of It” Deserves More
No matter how many times I watch ‘The Half of It’ or how little recognition Alexxis Lemire gets, the movie makes me more hopeful for queer Latinas like me.
The Latinidad of Veronica Lodge
I like Riverdale. Everything is both earnest and ridiculous and the same is true of Veronica Lodge’s ethnicity.