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11 Latina-Led Films to Watch in Honor of Women’s History Month

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Women’s History Month is a time of year to celebrate women and support their voices. Even though we should be doing that everyday, there’s no better time than now to support women in film both in front of and behind...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Issues Apology for Lack of Afro-Latinx Representation in ‘In The Heights’

Since its release a week ago, the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights has come under fire for a lack of Afro-Latinx representation in the film’s top-billed cast inciting claims of colorism in the Latinx community and in...
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11 Films Depicting Latinxs as Criminals That are Problematic AF

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It’s no secret that Latinos have been portrayed negatively in Hollywood since its inception. Characters have often been criminals, starting with the banditos of early film, which became the drug lords and criminals of today. We are all for Latinos...
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12 Latinx Documentaries to Watch Now and in the New Year

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Documentaries are great. They are little windows into real life, often a behind-the-scenes look at something important that we normally would have limited — or no — access to. It’s part entertainment, and part education. That is why it’s so...
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13 Films About Life in Mexico–United States Border Towns

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Films reflect real life, educate us on notable people and their stories, and entertain. A handful of films even represent the complexities of the Chicanx experience. How Chicanos, especially in border towns, straddled the United States and Mexico and find...