Few people in the world are as tapped into Latin music’s discography as Gia Fu, a Chinese DJ and producer from Hong Kong. To date, Gia’s career has been impressive, from throwing salsa parties in Hong Kong and headlining some in New York, to producing a big band album with [...]
Sofia Ordaz, the designer of the Mexican jewelry brand Serpentine, focuses her brand on life’s mysticism. Drawing inspiration from the natural and organic elements of life, Ordaz has created a jewelry line that asks more questions than it answers. She told LATINA, “My inspiration has always been magic and the [...]
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards brought a burst of Latinidad, a celebration of hip hop’s 50th anniversary, provocative new pop performances, and more to music’s top stage. The show began with Bad Bunny’s performance, singing hits “El Apagón” and “Después la Playa” from his album Un Verano Sin Ti. Nominated [...]
The phenomenon of sonideros, or cumbia dances led by sonidos (DJs), is a product of Mexico City’s late 1950s music scene. What started as humble street dances in working class neighborhoods, led by DJs spinning cumbia records on homemade sound systems (many resembling the towers of Jamaican sound system culture) [...]
In an industry where Latinos make up just over five percent of lead actors and two percent of film directors, representation on top stages is a high priority. That rings especially true at Sundance Film Festival, a world-renowned incubator of independent cinema, where small budget indie films are often launched [...]
LATINA has teamed up with TUMBAO as their official media partner to highlight rising talent in fashion and art from Latin America. Through the duration of the pop-up, we’ll be featuring its founder and collaborators, curating a holiday gift guide, and spotlighting a few standout designers from TUMBAO’s lineup. TUMBAO, [...]
TUMBAO (@tumbao.popup), the pop-up concept celebrating fashion, art, and craft by emerging Latin American artists, is running in New York now through December 23rd. The pop-up slash event-series hybrid, founded by Valentina Pozo, is presented in partnership with designer Genoveva Pedrero of the accessories line de María. In its few [...]
After working a few years in the fashion industry, Valentina Pozo felt that she hadn’t seen the full potential for a space for Latin art, design, community, and hospitality realized. The result? She founded her own: TUMBAO. TUMBAO, launched two years ago, is a pop-up concept showcasing the work of [...]
El Carrito” tells the story of a Mexican American street vendor, Nelly, living in Queens, New York. At the center of this story is her street cart, the titular carrito, which forces her to confront the ways she navigates her life for survival. Nelly has a hard choice to make: [...]
“The Bronx to me is the Mecca. Call me crazy but I play with the idea God was born here.” Did you know that over half of the population of the Bronx is Latino? The Boogie Down Bronx, New York City’s northernmost borough, is overflowing with culture, history, and joy. [...]