Culture

Growing up, Eréndira Ibarra looked up to the character “Trinity” from “The Matrix” (1999). Today, Eréndira stars as “Lexy” in “The Matrix Resurrections” (2021). To mark the film’s release, the Mexican actress sat down with LPV host Christina Reid for a Matrix-themed episode of #LaPrimeraVez. The two talked about Eréndira’s creative relationship [...]

Art has always been an anchor through difficult times. So while the uncertainty of the pandemic continues, let art be your respite. Here are seven thought-provoking exhibitions in Los Angeles bringing traditionally excluded Latinx narratives to the forefront. Narsiso Martinez, “Fruit Catcher” 2021, ink, charcoal, gold leaf and collage on [...]

Actress Roselyn Sanchez sat down with LPV host Christina Reid for a NYE-themed episode of #LaPrimeraVez. The two talked about Roselyn's epic new hosting gig, as well as Puerto Rico joining the ranks of LA and NYC as the first-ever Spanish language countdown for “Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.” And to thank [...]

Founder Amy Collado giggles as she recalls the mission statement she wrote six years ago for the first Butter Roll skate event: “To maintain the overall well-being of New Yorkers through roller skating, art and social justice politics.” Looking back she admits she had no idea how it would all [...]

Growing up, Mexican-Lebanese actress Emeraude Toubia looked up to the likes of Rita Moreno, Jennifer Lopez and other Latina actresses in the film industry, and she dreamt of one day becoming an actress herself. Her parents raised her in Brownsville, Texas, a predominantly Latino border town where Toubia saw countless [...]