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For her 50th birthday, Bamby Salcedo thought it might be a good time to reflect. Bamby has lived enough for several lifetimes. From her beginnings in Guadalajara to her emergence as an internationally-recognized transgender activist, Bamby has no plans on slowing down anytime soon. Surrounded by the people who helped [...]

In his sprawling debut feature “Poderoso Victoria,” writer-director Raúl Ramón gives locomotive a whole new meaning. Set in the late 1930s, Ramón’s film centers around a small Guadalajaran community that bands together to build “un imposible tren de vapor.” During this period, a glut of American sanctions banned the Mexican [...]

Latin Grammy-nominated Venezuelan artist collective Rawayana releases sentimental video for track “En Tu Mar” from their latest studio album "Cuando los Acéfalos Predominan." Fer Casillas' sweet and expressive voice and Cheo Pardo's guitar perfectly complement this heartbreaking song, a down tempo emotional ballad which presents both sides of the coin, the two [...]

COASTCITY, the renowned Puerto Rican Latin alternative R&B duo, comprised of singer-songwriter and producer Jean Rodriguez and musician and producer, Danny Flores, is gearing up to release their new single “XO” on Tuesday, October 26. Latina has a first-look at the new music video, below. The Miami based production duos teamed up to deliver [...]

Álvaro Díaz is watching you. To be fair, he’s watching everybody. Díaz, the 31-year-old rapper and lyricist who hails from San Juan, Puerto Rico, is chronically observant. This becomes clear as he stares back at me from across the Zoom screen. Díaz is all ears, which is a good disposition [...]