Author: Gabriella Aguirre

Gabriella Aguirre has published 16 articles.



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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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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: [...]

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“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. [...]

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Much of Puerto Rico is still without power after Hurricane Fiona struck the island three weeks ago, causing a nationwide blackout and leaving thousands without water or electricity. This storm hit the island just five years after Hurricane Maria, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell expects the damage estimate to once [...]