Culture

The pandemic came with drastic changes to Omi Hopper’s career plans. The Puerto Rico native had been working as a makeup artist, but the lockdown prompted her to trade her brushes for cooking pots. She had always enjoyed cooking, but when she began filming the process and sharing it on [...]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Isabella Castillo's big duet with Valentina in the movie La Usurpadora The Musical, Yahritza y Su Esencia's cumbia bop with Grupo Frontera, and Melanie Martinez's album Portals. Also on the list: Estevie and DannyLux's dreamy collaboration, [...]

Welcome to LATINA’s Friday Film Roundup, our bi-weekly picks for the new movie releases on our radar. This week’s biggest release, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is already on track to becoming one of the year’s most successful movies. Not to be lost among several new big-name blockbusters are [...]

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Gaby Moreno's beautiful duet with Oscar Isaac, Becky G's corridos tumbados with Peso Pluma, and Natti Natasha's club-ready anthem. Also on the list: Feid's freaky collaboration with Young Miko, PAMÉ's empowering "Bullet Put Down" and [...]

Every February since 1973, Brazil hosts several of the largest carnaval celebrations in the world. In Rio de Janeiro, the festival — which marks the date when Brazil became a Portuguese colony — has evolved into one of the most famous festivals in the world. Now signaling the beginning of [...]