Virginia Isaad, Author at HipLatina

Digame: Boricua Therapist Natalie Gutierrez Talks BIPOC Trauma & Healing

Virginia IsaadMay 24, 2022May 24, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 24, 2022May 24, 20220486

Latine Natalie Yvette Gutiérrez, LMFT is a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist in New York of Puerto Rican heritage. Much of her work is dedicated to providing trauma counseling to Black, Indigenous, and people of color healing from intergenerational trauma...

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Tanya Saracho Developing Drama Series About Mexican Americans in Love in London

Virginia IsaadMay 24, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 24, 20220401

It’s been two years since beloved series Vida was cancelled and creator Tanya Saracho is back now with a new series on Starz revolving around complicated relationships. Lovesong follows two Mexican American childhood friends living in London as they become...

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Mexican American Country Singer Leah Turner is Shaking up the Music Industry

Virginia IsaadMay 20, 2022May 24, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 20, 2022May 24, 202203036

If there’s a genre in the music industry that’s considered to be one of if not the least diverse it’s country music but singer Leah Turner is hoping to change that. Her mother is a first-generation Mexican American and her...

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J Balvin Announces Upcoming Bilingual Mental Health App Oye

Virginia IsaadMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 19, 2022May 19, 202201505

Colombian reggaetonero J Balvin has been open about his struggles with mental health having previously shared his struggles with anxiety and depression. In a tweet from 2019 he revealed he was in an “infierno” for two months of battling mental...

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Izabella Alvarez to Star in Teen Comedy Series ‘Wild Life’

Virginia IsaadMay 18, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 18, 202201153

Izabella Alvarez is just 18 years but the young actress is a rising star in Hollywood with roles on the hit HBO series Euphoria and Nickelodeon’s The Casagrandes. It was just announced that now she’ll be starring in the teen...

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George Lopez Comedy Series with His Daughter Mayan Set to Air on NBC

Virginia IsaadMay 12, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 12, 202203075

George Lopez is returning to television 15 years after the end of his beloved eponymous sitcom and this time the 61-year-old comedian is going to be joined by his real-life daughter, Mayan Lopez. It was first announced that they’d be...

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The Economic Impact on Women if Roe v. Wade is Overturned

Virginia IsaadMay 11, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 11, 202201363

Kara Pérez is the founder of Bravely Go, a financial platform focused on feminist economics and inclusive personal finance. When Politico leaked the Supreme Court document stating plans to overturn abortion rights, my stomach dropped. It showed that Roe v Wade, the landmark...

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‘Father of the Bride’ Trailer Debuts with Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan

Virginia IsaadMay 9, 2022May 9, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 9, 2022May 9, 202204459

Many of us grew up watching (and loving) the 1991 Father of the Bride with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton and so the upcoming Latinx remake is the movie we didn’t know we needed but one we are thrilled about....

Culture

The Impact of Racial Microaggressions on the Mental Health of Black Women

Virginia IsaadMay 5, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 5, 202202302

First-gen Afro-Latina Dr. Angel Jones is an educator, activist, and critical race scholar whose research explores the impact of racism on the mental health of Black students with a focus on racial microaggressions, Racial Battle Fatigue, and gendered-racism. Despite claims...

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How the “Miguel” Episode of ‘This Is Us’ Made Me Feel Seen

Virginia IsaadMay 4, 2022May 5, 2022

by Virginia IsaadMay 4, 2022May 5, 202203532

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD On paper I don’t have much in common with the character of Miguel Rivas (Jon Huertas) on the drama This Is Us besides being Latinx and immigrating to the U.S. (even though Puerto Rico is a U.S....

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Bad Bunny is Marvel’s First Latino Live-Action Film Lead as El Muerto

Virginia IsaadApril 26, 2022April 26, 2022

by Virginia IsaadApril 26, 2022April 26, 202205318

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny participated in WWE’s Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania in 2021 and tapped into his acting skills for Netflix’s Narcos:Mexico and his upcoming debut film, Bullet Train. Now he’s combining both interests with his upcoming...

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Digame: Kara Perez is Helping Improve Financial Literacy Among Latinxs

Virginia IsaadApril 25, 2022

by Virginia IsaadApril 25, 202202038

Financial feminist Kara Perez is the founder of Bravely Go, an award-winning international financial education company specifically aimed at women of color. Perez, who is half Dominican, was inspired to help her community after her own financial struggles and lack...