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How Living Sin Miedo As An Investigative Journalist Gets You Closer To The Truth

Annie LealNovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021

by Annie LealNovember 24, 2021November 24, 202101027

Sponsored by: Being an investigative journalist takes a lot of guts, determination and utmost bravery, which are all traits that award-winning correspondent and investigative journalist Mariana van Zeller possesses. Tienes que vivir sin miedo and it’s these powerful traits that...

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Selena Gomez Receives Her First Grammy Nom for Spanish Album

Virginia IsaadNovember 24, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 24, 202102887

Selena Gomez is officially a Grammy nominee after her first Spanish language album, Revelación which received a Best Latin Pop Album. The 29-year-old singer has sold over 7 million albums worldwide with Revelación being her fourth studio album. Though it’s her first...

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Latin Grammys 2021: Cuba Protest Anthem ‘Patria y Vida’ Wins Song of the Year

Sofía AguilarNovember 19, 2021

by Sofía AguilarNovember 19, 202101399

This year’s 22nd annual Latin Grammys may have been the most exciting awards ceremony yet! Held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and broadcasted by Univision on Nov. 18th, this year’s theme was “Rediscovering Life Through Music”,...

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Meet the Afro-Latino Director of ‘King Richard’ Reinaldo Marcus Green

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonNovember 19, 2021November 19, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonNovember 19, 2021November 19, 202101622

The much buzzed about film King Richard starring Will Smith, Jon Bernthal and Tony Goldwyn premieres on today on HBO Max and in theaters about the father and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. It marks a...

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Latina-Owned Alamar Cosmetics Releases Special ‘Encanto’ Collection

Virginia IsaadNovember 18, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 18, 202101221

Latina-owned beauty brand Alamar Cosmetics, founded by Cuban American Gabriela Trujillo, launched its largest collection yet in collaboration with Disney’s Encanto and it all started with a DM. Trujillo founded Alamar — named after the barrio in Havana where she...

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Encanto’ Clip Featuring Maribel Voiced by Stephanie Beatriz

Virginia IsaadNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 18, 2021November 18, 202101226

We’re all excitedly anticipating the release of Disney’s Encanto set in Colombia and centered on the magical Madrigal family. The all-star Latinx cast includes Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo, Wilmer Valderrama, and Diane Guererro who all play characters with different powers...

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Harvard’s Oldest Student Newspaper Elects Its First Latina President

Sofía AguilarNovember 17, 2021

by Sofía AguilarNovember 17, 202101465

We love to see Latinas breaking barriers everywhere, especially in prestigious spaces like academia that remain white and male-dominated. This month, history and literature student Raquel Coronell Uribe became the first-ever Latina president of The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University’s student...

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Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait Becomes Most Expensive Work by LATAM Artist Sold in Auction

Virginia IsaadNovember 17, 2021November 17, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 17, 2021November 17, 2021019757

Iconic Mexican/German artist Frida Kahlo remains one of the most recognized and coveted artists from Latin America and on Tuesday her artwork broke an auction record. One of her famous self-portraits has become the most expensive work by a Latin...

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Netflix Cuts ‘Hurtful and Derogatory’ Latina Role from Upcoming Series

Virginia IsaadNovember 15, 2021November 16, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 15, 2021November 16, 202102349

Latinas in Hollywood have typically been portrayed as either the “Spicy Latina” or the maid and now Netflix has announced it’s dropping a Latina role as a housekeeper following backlash. The upcoming Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother)...

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‘On My Block’ Star Jessica Marie Garcia Announces Pregnancy

Sofía AguilarNovember 12, 2021

by Sofía AguilarNovember 12, 202106154

Amara La Negra recently announced she was pregnant with twins and now another one of our favorite Latinas announced she’s also expecting a baby. Jessica Marie Garcia, known for her roles as Jasmine on Netflix’s On My Block and Camilla...

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“Loud” Podcast Tells the History of Reggaetón Including its Afro-Latin Origins

Virginia IsaadNovember 12, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 12, 202103095

Growing up on the brink of Reggaetón’s commercial rise, the heavy baseline and quick Spanglish rhymes were the soundtrack to the countless winters in Nueva York and humid summers in the Dominican Republic. Despite me being far too young to...

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‘Gentefied’ Returns for Yet Another Powerful and Emotional Season

Virginia IsaadNovember 11, 2021November 11, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 11, 2021November 11, 202101635

Netflix’s Gentefied is one of those rare TV shows that has it all—Afro-Latinx/Latinx representation, commentary on racism, colorism, xenophobia, family, and rejection of machismo. With an undocumented immigrant character as the patriarch who isn’t made a martyr or a victim,...