Ariana DeBose Went from Broadway to Hollywood to ‘West Side Story’
Ariana DeBose Went from Broadway to Hollywood to ‘West Side Story’
Thespian and big-screen actress, singer, and dancer Ariana DeBose got her professional start on reality television, where she vied to be crowned America’s best dancer. When she participated in season 6 of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” she made it to the Top 20 but was eliminated before [...]
Kid Freeze: Boricua from the Bronx to B-Boy
Kid Freeze: Boricua from the Bronx to B-Boy
Kid Freeze pictured by Taranita Costales. This four-part series spotlights generations of New York City Latine hip hop artists, each of them trailblazers in their respective elements. Featured artists: Kid Freeze, a b-boy pioneer who got his start in the 1970s and the inventor of continuous headspins and [...]
Gloria Calderón Kellett is Ushering in a New Golden Age of Latino Television
Gloria Calderón Kellett is Ushering in a New Golden Age of Latino Television
This profile is based on an interview between Gloria Calderón Kellett and Alissa Lopez Serfozo. For someone who just signed an eight-figure deal with Amazon Studios, Gloria Calderón Kellett seems mostly unfazed. More concerned with impressing her parents than anybody in a boardroom, the compulsively busy multi-hyphenate, whose latest original [...]
America Ferrera’s Evolution
America Ferrera’s Evolution
On Twenty Years in Hollywood and Creating Stories by Latinos for Latinos America Ferrera has catapulted herself to mainstream success by making the most ordinary characters seem all but ordinary. She has played the roles of teenage girl on the cusp of college-age adulthood, big-box store employee, and overworked assistant, [...]
PATRON Gallery Founders Are Forging an Atypical Path in the Rigid Art Market Terrain
PATRON Gallery Founders Are Forging an Atypical Path in the Rigid Art Market Terrain
It’s not an easy thing to sell art — something so ineffable, so personal, so often useless in the pragmatic sense of the word — while truly supporting those who make it as they pursue their craft. But that’s exactly what Julia Fischbach and Emanuel Aguilar set out to do [...]
‘Cooking Con Omi’ Chef Takes Her TikTok Fame with a Side of Sofrito
‘Cooking Con Omi’ Chef Takes Her TikTok Fame with a Side of Sofrito
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 [...]
New Music Picks: Isabella Castillo & Valentina, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Estevie, and More
New Music Picks: Isabella Castillo & Valentina, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Estevie, and More
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, [...]