Friday Film Roundup: The Flash, Elemental, The Blackening, and More
Friday Film Roundup: The Flash, Elemental, The Blackening, and More
With the summer movie season officially in full swing, expect to see a lot of marquee releases stacked on top of each other. This weekend, we have a three-way battle between a long-awaited superhero movie, a Pixar release, and the sequel to one of the most popular Netflix originals [...]
Nicki Nicole Bares Her Soul In ‘Alma’
Nicki Nicole Bares Her Soul In ‘Alma’
As the most-streamed Argentine woman on Spotify, Nicki Nicole is at the top of her game. The rising pop star recently overcame one of the lowest points in her personal life, a high-profile breakup. Nicole lets her guard down and channels her ups and downs into a cathartic and ambitious [...]
Artist Tilsa Tsuchiya: Nikkei Visionary of Peru
Artist Tilsa Tsuchiya: Nikkei Visionary of Peru
Tilsa Tsuchiya is regarded as perhaps one of the greatest Peruvian visual artists of the 20th century, receiving the prestigious Teknoquimica Prize for painting in 1970. Tsuchiya has credited her unique mytho-Surrealist aesthetic both to her education at leading art institutions in Lima and Paris and to the influence of [...]
Staff’s Note on Hispanic Heritage Month
Staff’s Note on Hispanic Heritage Month
This past May, we re-launched our platform with a new vision and a new look. We committed to creating a space that celebrated distinct cultures, voices, and stories. We told ourselves that above all else, we wanted to avoid being put in a box. We’ve all experienced this box - [...]
HBO Max Pa’lante! Celebrates Latin Heritage Month 2021
HBO Max Pa’lante! Celebrates Latin Heritage Month 2021
HBO Max has crafted a month-long program of events in celebration Latin Heritage Month. Programming throughout the month includes a free closing night event at the New York Latino Film Festival, a panel at the Latin Billboard Conference, a Pa’lante! pop-up event in Los Angeles, and more. Pa’lante! was founded [...]
Trans Kids Need Our Support, 12-Year-Old Adelyn Shares Why
Trans Kids Need Our Support, 12-Year-Old Adelyn Shares Why
When Adelyn was 7-years-old, she would regularly pray for one thing before going to bed at night: that God would make her a girl after death. Now, at twelve, she is living openly as a transgender girl in South Texas. In a newly released video, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) [...]
The History of California’s Punjabi-Mexican Communities
The History of California’s Punjabi-Mexican Communities
In 2017, a video began to spread across Twitter and Facebook, capturing an “impromptu neighborhood dance party” that began when neighboring Punjabi and Mexican families in suburban Stockton, California, combined their respective house parties in the street. Clips of the party captured on cell phone were edited to show how [...]