Entertainment

For a lot of Latinas who live constantly straddling two cultures, watching America Ferrera in Our Family Wedding, opening in theaters today, March 12, will be kind of like looking in a mirror. She plays Lucia, a modern, independent, ambitious girl—who turns into a wuss when she’s with her traditional Latin family: They don’t know she’s dropping out of law school to pursue a dream, let alone that their angelita lives with her boyfriend and has hot sex on the couch. She is thoroughly relatable.

Argentina’s Banda de Turistas is here to stay. The quintet made their U.S. debut in February with Magical Radiophonic Heart (Nacional Records), a compilation of their first two previous albums, and quickly won over critics with their 60’s-influenced cosmic pop. Next up, they’re headed to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas in a few weeks. I recently caught up with vocalist/guitarist Tomas Putruele and here’s what he had to say:

How did you all meet?