For What’s Next on the Menu, the ‘Higher Dining’ Experience Hits Different
For What’s Next on the Menu, the ‘Higher Dining’ Experience Hits Different
While growing up, sisters Roshelly and Shanelly Pena would have never thought they’d one day become chefs. Let alone chefs who curate savory cannabis-infused menus — yes, entire menus — of what they refer to as “power dishes,” desserts, and mocktails, all centered around flower. The sisters turned business partners [...]
New Music Picks: Danna Paola, Ice Spice, Kenia Os and More
New Music Picks: Danna Paola, Ice Spice, Kenia Os and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Danna Paola's breakup anthem “1Trago,” Ice Spice's surprise collaboration with Nicki Minaj, and Kenia Os' ode to love with Gera MX. Also on the list: Lali samples Britney Spears, RaiNao remakes a club classic with ÌFÉ, [...]
Muxxxe — a Third Gender Artist — and the Cemetery of Dreams
Muxxxe — a Third Gender Artist — and the Cemetery of Dreams
From a distance, border towns appear to be an attractive gateway to a better life. Yet, hundreds of migrants travel miles on foot — and risk their lives to get closer to the gates of “opportunity” — only to face the harsh reality of xenophobia and crushed dreams. For Muxxxe, [...]
Conversaciones on Queerness: Georgel
Conversaciones on Queerness: Georgel
Mexican singer Georgel pivoted from a successful songwriting career for many of Latin pop’s biggest stars such as Gloria Trevi, to a R&B solo debut “Meteorito” in 2018. With an oeuvre referencing past, future, nature, his marriage, and even his daughter, Georgel is a proudly gay artist who wants to [...]
Conversaciones on Queerness: Niña Dioz
Conversaciones on Queerness: Niña Dioz
Soy quien la gente ve rara, La que rompe con la caja … La bruja, guerrera, la que siente que no encaja … Monterrey-raised Niña Dioz has a knack for standing out. Pale with diminutive features and fiercely masc energy, Niña Dioz is a gay rapper in Mexico’s machista hip-hop [...]
Conversaciones on Queerness: San Cha
Conversaciones on Queerness: San Cha
Mexican-American San Cha is a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter known for her explosive voice — one that carries on the traditional gravitas of Mexico’s greatest mariachi and bolero dames, such as Chavela Vargas and Lola Beltran. On stage, her persona radiates an undeniable contemporaneity that blends drag femme grandeur and [...]
Vaginal Davis: Genderqueer Godmother of the Queercore Movement
Vaginal Davis: Genderqueer Godmother of the Queercore Movement
Since the late 1970s, genderqueer artist, filmmaker, performer, and curator Vaginal Davis has indelibly shaped the underground art and music scenes through “low-cost, high impact” genres of club performances, queer zines, and experimental film and video productions. Through her art, Davis has sought to disrupt and question the social norms [...]