Friday Film Roundup: The Mother, Knights of the Zodiac, Hypnotic, and More
Friday Film Roundup: The Mother, Knights of the Zodiac, Hypnotic, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s Friday Film Roundup, our bi-weekly picks for the new movie releases on our radar. Following the massive, nearly $120 million opening for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” last weekend, this Friday is a decidedly lowkey affair (probably to encourage viewers to see “Guardians'' a second [...]
Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Self-Care Splurges, the Luar Weekender, a Chic Tostonera, and More
Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Self-Care Splurges, the Luar Weekender, a Chic Tostonera, and More
“La Mamá, solo hay unica,” my very own Mom likes to say. Every woman figure you’ll celebrate this Mother’s Day is reflected in this concept; she’s either guided you in becoming who you are, acts as the confidant to your life experiences, or is the matriarch of the line of [...]
Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait “Diego y Yo” Expected to Sell for a Record $30 Million
Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait “Diego y Yo” Expected to Sell for a Record $30 Million
The story of how Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera met is well known in Fridalandia lore. It was 1928 and Kahlo was a young artist. She asked the established Rivera, 20 years her senior, for advice on her work—showing him her art and asking if she should pursue [...]
Q&A: Illustrator Carmen Pizarro is Inspired by Horror Films and Kitsch
Q&A: Illustrator Carmen Pizarro is Inspired by Horror Films and Kitsch
Name: Carmen Pizarro Age: 28 Home base: New York City, NY Tu país: I was born in the US but my family immigrated from Viña Del Mar, Chile What's been your journey to becoming an illustrator? My family embraced my artistic nature as a kid and encouraged me to pursue art [...]
Indonesian-Peruvian Artist Angelica Yudasto On Crafting Ethereal Tapestries
Indonesian-Peruvian Artist Angelica Yudasto On Crafting Ethereal Tapestries
Angelica Yudasto is an Indonesian-Peruvian artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Yudasto composes site-sensitive arrangements of ethereal tapestries and sculpted glass forms that act as a physical representation of her past traumas and inner anxieties. In her work, transient moments become static evocations printed on free-flowing silk. Latina's [...]
Q&A: Illustrator Elise Miguel Finds Her Muse in Plants and Hands
Q&A: Illustrator Elise Miguel Finds Her Muse in Plants and Hands
Name: Elise Miguel Age: 24 Home base: Montclair, NJ Tu país: Cuba, Puerto Rico What's been your journey to becoming an illustrator? I majored in illustration/animation in college and have been freelancing since I was 18 years old. I knew that I wanted to pursue the arts since I [...]
A Brief History of Gay Bars
A Brief History of Gay Bars
The landscape before, during, and after Stonewall. In 2021, a gay bar is hardly a niche venue. Quite the opposite: Most folks will tell you that dedicated queer nightlife venues have a notable reputation for particularly raucous and lively environs –– or rather, for being a damn good time. However accurate that superlative may be, [...]