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.
Television
Latinxs in Space
In these dark time, I want to visit a future where together we “boldy go where no one has gone before.” You know? So join me in celebrating these, my favorite Latinxs in space.
Five Hopes for the Third Season of “Charmed”
I have high hopes for the CW’s Latinx ‘Charmed’ reboot. But the show needs some tweaks to live up to the promise of its WOC brujas premise.
Let’s All Go Live in Ashley Garcia’s Universe
Back in college, I couldn’t imagine a life like the one in “The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia,” one where I got to be myself and be successful in science.
Straddling Two Worlds in “The Baker and the Beauty”
It’s validating to see primetime TV like “The Baker and Beauty” delve into the trials and tribulations of being Latinx and bicultural.
From Dolores to Shirley, Mrs. America Centers the Wrong Story
A stylistic period piece, Mrs. America delves into the debate over the Equal Rights Amendment. Everything about this show oozes beauty, from the perfectly quaffed hair of Phyllis Schlafly’s followers, to Gloria Steinem’s glasses, to Shirley Chisholm’s graphic jacket-dress ensembles, but good television should be about more than just the nostalgia for its time period. […]
Brown People Deserve More Stories About Grief
People like to believe grief is far away. A dramatic and inevitable part of our existence to avoid talking or thinking about. It’s one of those unfortunate things people simply get to when they “get there.” But this is often not the case. Especially for Devi Vishwakumar, the high school heroine of Mindy Kaling’s new […]
The Emancipation of ‘Station 19’s’ Andrea Herrera
Station 19’s finally letting Andy free in all her Latina glory and I’m rooting for her to chart her own course, parents and lovers be damned.
Sex and Intelligence: ‘Vida’ Is Simply The Best
Usually, shows about sex aren’t sexy. But Tanya Saracho’s ‘Vida’ manages to have insightful, smart things to say about sex, sexuality, and sexual politics while also being just plain hot.
‘Roswell’ is Fun and That’s All I Want Right Now
Sometimes, I just want to escape to where the stakes are low, the people are beautiful, and I don’t have to think too hard – aka to ‘Roswell, New Mexico.’