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Aztec Beliefs and Political Satire Shaped Día de los Muertos Into a Distinctly Mexican Holiday

Culture|EL JIMADOR X LATINA 

Aztec Beliefs and Political Satire Shaped Día de los Muertos Into a Distinctly Mexican Holiday

When ancient Nahuas wanted to honor those who had passed away, they marked the season with a special day that we know today as Día de los Muertos — The Day of the Dead. The holiday, celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2 across Mexico and Latin America, is a time [...]

Q&A with ‘Backstreet to the American Dream’ Director Patricia Nazario

Culture|GUADALAJARA FILM FESTIVAL 

Q&A with ‘Backstreet to the American Dream’ Director Patricia Nazario

The food truck revolution, which started as a grassroots movement for struggling chefs and working-class families, is now a billion-dollar industry. Parades of trucks offering endless varieties of cuisines now pepper the streets of almost every major city, redefining our idea of the American melting pot. Intrigued by the intersection [...]

Review: Nightmarish Stop-Motion Film ‘The Wolf House’ Depicts Spiritual and Moral Decay

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Review: Nightmarish Stop-Motion Film ‘The Wolf House’ Depicts Spiritual and Moral Decay

“The Wolf House,” a semi-fictionalized attempt to make some sense of the real-life atrocities of Colonia Dignidad, is singularly subjective, placing viewers inside the mind of a young girl named Maria who manages to escape the infamous Chilean-based cult and takes refuge in a dilapidated house nearby with two stolen [...]

Q&A with Bamby Salcedo, ‘LA QueenCiañera’ Lead and TransLatin@ Coalition President

Culture|GUADALAJARA FILM FESTIVAL 

Q&A with Bamby Salcedo, ‘LA QueenCiañera’ Lead and TransLatin@ Coalition President

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 [...]

New Music Picks: Rosemarie, Elena Rose, Isabella Lovestory and More

Culture|MÚSICA 

New Music Picks: Rosemarie, Elena Rose, Isabella Lovestory and More

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features the emergence of rising R&B star Rosemarie, a heartfelt single from Elena Rose and Isabella Lovestory's empowering "Latina". Also on the list: Lupita Infante carries on the legacy of Pedro Infante, Justin Quiles' epic collaboration with [...]