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Un Festival De Diseño en Guadalajara Se Enfoca en El Talento Creativo Mexicano

Culture|DESIGN 

Un Festival De Diseño en Guadalajara Se Enfoca en El Talento Creativo Mexicano

Read in English Lejos de querer emular a la Ciudad de México, la cultura tapatía ha formado a sus propios grandes maestros y movimientos artísticos sin la necesidad de ir a buscar la fama fuera de Guadalajara. Durante el siglo XX, una comunidad de diseño muy unida estableció la reputación [...]

Guadalajara Design Festival Salón Cosa Highlights Mexican Creative Talent

Culture|DESIGN 

Guadalajara Design Festival Salón Cosa Highlights Mexican Creative Talent

Leer en español Guadalajara’s culture has always formed its great masters and artistic movements without the need to seek fame outside of Jalisco or emulate the art scene of Mexico City. During the twentieth century a tight-knit design community established the Jalisciense capital’s reputation as a domestic and international destination [...]

In Claudia Llosa’s ‘Fever Dream,’ Motherhood Is Terrifying

Culture|FILM 

In Claudia Llosa’s ‘Fever Dream,’ Motherhood Is Terrifying

Peruvian Filmmaker Claudia Llosa’s “Fever Dream” wastes no time delivering on the promises of its title. Its opening moments are a barrage of disorienting imagery and unbodied narration as Llosa offers answers to questions that haven’t been asked yet. Amanda (María Valverde) is being dragged through the forest; by who, [...]

Digital Archive Project ‘Nuevayorkinos’ Is Redefining NYC’s Latine History

Culture|CREADORXS 

Digital Archive Project ‘Nuevayorkinos’ Is Redefining NYC’s Latine History

Djali Alessandra Brown-Cepeda is a New York City-born-and-bred filmmaker, racial justice advocate and archivist. You may recognize Brown-Cepeda from her digital archive project Nuevayorkinos, which was born in 2019 out of a void in representation for Latinx people in New York City. Brown-Cepeda describes this project as her “homage to [...]

Friday Film Roundup: Air, Super Mario Bros, Dungeons and Dragons, and More

Culture|ENTERTAINMENT 

Friday Film Roundup: Air, Super Mario Bros, Dungeons and Dragons, and More

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 [...]