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New Music Picks: Shakira & Manuel Turizo, Becky G, Jenni Rivera, and More

Culture|MUSICA 

New Music Picks: Shakira & Manuel Turizo, Becky G, Jenni Rivera, and More

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes Shakira’s sultry collaboration with Manuel Turizo, Becky G’s corrido with Gabito Ballesteros, and the new album from Jenni Rivera. Also on the list: BRATTY’s alternative rock anthem, Letón Pé’s futuristic take on tropical music, and Juan [...]

Gabriel Luna Has a Front Row Seat to the Dawn of Large-Scale Genre TV

Culture|Entertainment 

Gabriel Luna Has a Front Row Seat to the Dawn of Large-Scale Genre TV

As the rise of big-budget television continues to encompass what would normally be reserved for the silver screen, the lines between streaming and theatergoing continue to blur. Even as cinemas goad people back into the seats with cushy recliners and subscription based ticket sales, it’s hard to argue against someone [...]

At the Edge of Perception: Ingrid Rojas Contreras on Reclaiming ‘Curanderismo’

Culture|LIBROS 

At the Edge of Perception: Ingrid Rojas Contreras on Reclaiming ‘Curanderismo’

Ingrid Rojas Contreras is soft-spoken, yet her words carve a space to remember. Her debut novel, set in Colombia against the backdrop of political instability and Pablo Escobar’s violent reign, “Fruit of the Drunken Tree,” was a semi-autobiographical novel. It vividly summons the turmoil of Colombia in the nineties [...]