In L.A., a Neighborhood Honors Their Past & Present Through Celebration
In L.A., a Neighborhood Honors Their Past & Present Through Celebration
On November 4th, 2023, the vibrant streets in the community of West Adams, Los Angeles were alive with color, music, and a palpable sense of community at the First Annual Dia de los Muertos Block Party Festival. Hosted by Midcity Mercado and District 10 of Los Angeles, this event marked [...]
New Music Picks: Sofia Reyes, Emilia & Tini, Tokischa, and More
New Music Picks: Sofia Reyes, Emilia & Tini, Tokischa, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes new albums from Mexico’s Sofia Reyes and Argentina’s Emilia and an epic collaboration between reggaeton icons Don Omar and Wisin y Yandel. Also on the list: an empowering dembow banger from Tokischa, Arcángel’s inspiring “La Chamba” [...]
Ursula Brings New Mexican Chile Roast Tradition to Brooklyn
Ursula Brings New Mexican Chile Roast Tradition to Brooklyn
A few hours before his flight, Eric See sits in the backyard of his newly expanded Bedford Stuyvesant restaurant, Ursula, his phone lighting up with notifications every few minutes and his doberman Luka at his feet. The Brooklyn-based chef is leaving soon for New Mexico, where he’s picking up 1,500 [...]
Friday Film Roundup: ‘Bottoms,’ ‘The Equalizer 3,’ ‘Perpetrator,’ and More
Friday Film Roundup: ‘Bottoms,’ ‘The Equalizer 3,’ ‘Perpetrator,’ and More
The first weekend of September is full of blood, guts, and gore. All five films we’re highlighting this weekend are pretty brutal affairs. We have the Denzel Washington-led Equalizer threequel, a bloody spoof of high school comedies, and two ultraviolent, indie horror films that are most definitely not for the [...]
Raizado Festival: The Latinx House Plants its Roots in Aspen
Raizado Festival: The Latinx House Plants its Roots in Aspen
Among its incredible vistas and high-alpine charm, Aspen, Colorado is also known to be expensive and inaccessible to most. The Raizado Festival is looking to change that. The premise of the festival is simple: to bring together Latino changemakers and to uplift the workers who often [...]
New Music Picks: Kenia Os, Selena Gomez, Omar Apollo, and More
New Music Picks: Kenia Os, Selena Gomez, Omar Apollo, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes the return of Selena Gomez, the latest Latin pop bop from Kenia Os, and Omar Apollo's ode to his coming out story. Also on the list: the emergence of Mexican act Latin Mafia, Feid's feel-good song, [...]
Friday Film Roundup: ‘Gran Turismo,’ ‘Our Father, the Devil, ‘ ‘Vacation Friends 2,’ and More
Friday Film Roundup: ‘Gran Turismo,’ ‘Our Father, the Devil, ‘ ‘Vacation Friends 2,’ and More
Well, that’s a wrap, folks. The temperature is starting to drop, the kids are back in school, and we’ve reached the end of the summer movie season. Despite a handful of pretty spectacular bombs, 2023 is on track to be the highest-grossing year at the movies since 2019 (because we [...]