New Music Picks: Shakira & Manuel Turizo, Becky G, Jenni Rivera, and More
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 [...]
Angelo Baque Is Waking Up New York’s Streetwear Scene
Angelo Baque Is Waking Up New York’s Streetwear Scene
By the time you read this Angelo Baque will be chillin' on a boat somewhere on the Mediterranean coast. “Ideally Sardinia,” he jokes over email. The Queens-born streetwear titan is taking a well-deserved break after the recent opening of his Awake NY brick-and-mortar store. The brand’s aim has always been [...]
The World is Going Coconuts for Jessica Wild for Good Reason
The World is Going Coconuts for Jessica Wild for Good Reason
One of the brilliant and striking outfits that Jessica Wild packed to compete a second time on RuPaul’s Drag Race was inspired by the Spanish transgender singer and television personality Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, also known as “La Veneno.” During her now revered lip sync performance, Wild wore a sequined red [...]
Gabriel Luna Has a Front Row Seat to the Dawn of Large-Scale Genre TV
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 [...]
New Music Picks: Anitta, Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Niko Rubio, and More
New Music Picks: Anitta, Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice, Niko Rubio, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes the return of Brazilian superstar Anitta, Nicki Minaj’s “Barbie Girl” remake with Ice Spice, and the new album from Mexican singer Peso Pluma. Also on the list: The emergence of rising bilingual artist Niko Rubio and [...]
The Riotous Art of Jean-Pierre Villafañe
The Riotous Art of Jean-Pierre Villafañe
Jean-Pierre Villafañe's work might make you blush, smile or look twice. The New York City artist is rapidly gaining prominence. At this year’s Armory Show, he was awarded The Present Prize for outstanding booth with Embajada Gallery. At the upscale New York City bar Cecchi’s, his figures dance jovially [...]
At the Edge of Perception: Ingrid Rojas Contreras on Reclaiming ‘Curanderismo’
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 [...]