“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.”
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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.
“How To Get Rich” – Is This Sound Financial Advice?
When I noticed Netflix’s “How To Get Rich,” I felt a dose of relief and skepticism as an eldest immigrant daughter curious about finances.
How ‘Jane the Virgin’ Launched a New Generation of Strong Latina Leads
‘Jane the Virgin’ brought forth a new era of millennial, high-quality telenovelas showing strong Latina leads.
Q+A with Aaron Mark, creator of “The Horror of Dolores Roach”
On creating a Latina serial killer in “The Horror of Dolores Roach,” writer Aaron Mark says “Justina Machado should …play Walter White.”
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.
“Shiny Happy People” Exposes More than the Duggar Family
“Shiny Happy People” problematizes the Duggar family as entertainment, showing how Discovery+ normalized fundamentalist conservative values.
(Body) Hair We Go Again: Women Shaving in Film and TV
Hollywood positioning shaving as a staple of femininity and attractiveness is outdated and reductive. It’s time to cut it out. Pun intended.
‘With Love’ Season Two Is A Refreshing Take on Latinx Love (and Sex!)
Whenever I think of the phrase “happily ever after” the first image that comes to mind is Cinderella and her Prince Charming waving from the back of a horse-drawn carriage (understandable since we’ve been conditioned by movies and fairytales to believe that’s what a happy ending looks like); I rarely think about people who don’t […]
A Fond Farewell to ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
After five marvelous seasons, we sadly close the time-travel vault and say farewell to Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. In its final season, show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, gave us new belly laughs, past season references, and classic Maisel-Weissman family dynamics. Colorful sets, fantastic outfits, and incredible dialogue aside, the final season closed out the […]