DJ Oscar Nñ on Honduran Identity, Buoyant Desires, and Inclusive QTPOC Spaces
DJ Oscar Nñ on Honduran Identity, Buoyant Desires, and Inclusive QTPOC Spaces
Oscar Nñ is a Honduran American creative, Brooklyn-based DJ, and a co-founder of Papi Juice, an NYC art collective that aims to affirm and celebrate the lives of queer and trans people of color. Oscar sat down with Latina’s Alissa Lopez Serfozo at Papi Juice’s studio in Bed Stuy to [...]
Jodosky Champions Body Positivity with “Quien Dijo Que Los Gordos No Perrean?”
Jodosky Champions Body Positivity with “Quien Dijo Que Los Gordos No Perrean?”
Puerto Rican rapper-producer Jodosky, praised for his old-school take on reggaetón, champions body positivity in his new track encouraging plus sized people to feel sexy and confident in their own bodies by dancing reggaetón. His single, “Quien Dijo Que Los Gordos No Perrean?” comes out Friday, July 23 and Latina [...]
Muxxxe — a Third Gender Artist — and the Cemetery of Dreams
Muxxxe — a Third Gender Artist — and the Cemetery of Dreams
From a distance, border towns appear to be an attractive gateway to a better life. Yet, hundreds of migrants travel miles on foot — and risk their lives to get closer to the gates of “opportunity” — only to face the harsh reality of xenophobia and crushed dreams. For Muxxxe, [...]
Conversaciones on Queerness: Georgel
Conversaciones on Queerness: Georgel
Mexican singer Georgel pivoted from a successful songwriting career for many of Latin pop’s biggest stars such as Gloria Trevi, to a R&B solo debut “Meteorito” in 2018. With an oeuvre referencing past, future, nature, his marriage, and even his daughter, Georgel is a proudly gay artist who wants to [...]
Conversaciones on Queerness: Niña Dioz
Conversaciones on Queerness: Niña Dioz
Soy quien la gente ve rara, La que rompe con la caja … La bruja, guerrera, la que siente que no encaja … Monterrey-raised Niña Dioz has a knack for standing out. Pale with diminutive features and fiercely masc energy, Niña Dioz is a gay rapper in Mexico’s machista hip-hop [...]
Conversaciones on Queerness: San Cha
Conversaciones on Queerness: San Cha
Mexican-American San Cha is a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter known for her explosive voice — one that carries on the traditional gravitas of Mexico’s greatest mariachi and bolero dames, such as Chavela Vargas and Lola Beltran. On stage, her persona radiates an undeniable contemporaneity that blends drag femme grandeur and [...]
SXSW Award Winner Nuevo Rico’s Psychedelic Visions of Latinx Futurism
SXSW Award Winner Nuevo Rico’s Psychedelic Visions of Latinx Futurism
Puerto Rican Filmmaker Kristian Mercado Figueroa sat down with Alissa Lopez Serfozo to discuss his new short animated film, “Nuevo Rico,” which recently won a jury award at the SXSW film festival. Conceived as a piece of Latinx Futurism, the dystopian short is rendered in a vibrant vapor-wave palette of [...]