Friday Film Roundup: The Little Mermaid, The Machine, Kandahar, and More
Friday Film Roundup: The Little Mermaid, The Machine, Kandahar, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s Friday Film Roundup, our weekly picks for the new movie releases on our radar. Somehow, on the same weekend that Disney’s “Little Mermaid” remake comes to theaters, so do two films based on the stand-up routines of two of the world’s most popular [...]
Latin Pop’s Secret Weapon GALE is Unleashed in ‘Lo Que No Te Dije’
Latin Pop’s Secret Weapon GALE is Unleashed in ‘Lo Que No Te Dije’
After shaping the sound of Latin pop music as a co-writer for stars like Christina Aguilera and Shakira, GALE is ready to break the mold with her debut album. In Lo Que No Te Dije, the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter blends her Caribbean roots with elements of pop, dance, and punk [...]
Zoe Saldana Opens Up About Motherhood & Defying Gender Roles
Zoe Saldana Opens Up About Motherhood & Defying Gender Roles
Although Zoe Saldana is in an all-male household, she and her husband, Marco Perego-Saldana, raise their three sons in a gender-neutral environment. The Guardians of the Galaxy Star rarely speaks publicly about her personal life, but in an interview with Us Weekly recently Saldana gave a glimpse of her experience of motherhood [...]
Meet Nancy Ruffin, The Self-Proclaimed Latina Oprah
Meet Nancy Ruffin, The Self-Proclaimed Latina Oprah
It’s hard to believe that Nancy Ruffin, life coach and host of The EmpowHERment Hour podcast, didn’t have any girlfriends. “Women are lead to believe that we’re ‘catty,’ and we cannot support each other and for a long time, I believed that,” says the mami of two adorable daughters. In [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Raul Castillo Wants People To Have Uncomfortable Conversations About Race and Culture in this Country
EXCLUSIVE: Raul Castillo Wants People To Have Uncomfortable Conversations About Race and Culture in this Country
Raul Castillo became a household name after starring on HBO’s Looking, but it’s his continual choice of roles that helps him stand out in Hollywood. The Texas-born stage and film actor recently debuted his latest series, Seven Seconds alongside Regina King, David Lyons, Russell Hornsby, and Beau Knapp in Los Angeles. Castillo [...]
10 Memes You’ll Understand If You Have a Dominican Mom
10 Memes You’ll Understand If You Have a Dominican Mom
Dominican mom are certainly a breed of their own. We all know the fear that comes into us when we hear our Dominican mami calling us and we don't respond that's why some of these memes will have you cracking up. 1. This should sound familiar especially when you think about the [...]
How Los Defensores Is Keeping The Dream Alive for the Next Generation of American Immigrants
How Los Defensores Is Keeping The Dream Alive for the Next Generation of American Immigrants
The United States prides itself on being the great melting pot. We are a country not just built by immigrants, but made great by them; their entrepreneurial impact has made a lasting impression on the American economy. Consider some of these staggering facts about immigration and Fortune 500 companies, according [...]