‘Cooking Con Omi’ Chef Takes Her TikTok Fame with a Side of Sofrito
‘Cooking Con Omi’ Chef Takes Her TikTok Fame with a Side of Sofrito
The pandemic came with drastic changes to Omi Hopper’s career plans. The Puerto Rico native had been working as a makeup artist, but the lockdown prompted her to trade her brushes for cooking pots. She had always enjoyed cooking, but when she began filming the process and sharing it on [...]
New Music Picks: Isabella Castillo & Valentina, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Estevie, and More
New Music Picks: Isabella Castillo & Valentina, Yahritza y Su Esencia, Estevie, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Isabella Castillo's big duet with Valentina in the movie La Usurpadora The Musical, Yahritza y Su Esencia's cumbia bop with Grupo Frontera, and Melanie Martinez's album Portals. Also on the list: Estevie and DannyLux's dreamy collaboration, [...]
WATCH: Happy Hour with YOLA Mezcal
WATCH: Happy Hour with YOLA Mezcal
Bianca Valle and Camila Legaspi sit down (virtually) for a mezcal with the trio behind YOLA — Yola Jimenez, Lykke Li, and Gina Correll Aglietti — to discuss the history behind the Oaxacan drink, the industry’s gender gap, and the perfect mezcal cocktail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oOruZTEUAo
Yaris Sanchez is Healing Her Community, One Mofongo at a Time
Yaris Sanchez is Healing Her Community, One Mofongo at a Time
To some, Yaris Sanchez is most commonly known for her appearances in The Dream’s remixed “Rockin’ That Thang” and French Montana’s “Shot Caller.” To others, Yaris is recognizable from her many fashion campaigns, ranging from Good American, Calvin Klein, and Nike, to Outdoor Voices. But these days, the Afro-Latina is [...]
Textile Artist Uzumaki Cepeda on Spirals and Grief
Textile Artist Uzumaki Cepeda on Spirals and Grief
Textile artist Uzumaki Cepeda sat down with Alissa Lopez Serfozo to talk candidly about domestic spaces, dressing in all white, living with multiple generations, being called “crazy,” and the comfort of faux fur. Here are 4 takeaways from the conversation that took place inside Uzumaki’s gallery in Chinatown, LA. Uno. [...]
How Parade CEO Cami Téllez’s Latinx Heritage Inspires Her Business
How Parade CEO Cami Téllez’s Latinx Heritage Inspires Her Business
When Parade CEO Cami Téllez’s parents were in their mid-20s, they fled their home in Baranquilla, Colombia to escape the civil unrest that had taken over the country for decades. Determined to start a better life and build a future for their family, they moved to California and began [...]
Op-Ed: On the Freedom to Thrive
Op-Ed: On the Freedom to Thrive
Ten-year-old Wilton and his mother Meylin fled their home in Nicaragua seeking freedom and safety in the United States after enduring years of domestic abuse. When they finally arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border, where Meylin hoped to reunite with relatives and start a new life away from danger, immigration officials [...]