New Music Picks: Rosemarie, Elena Rose, Isabella Lovestory and More
New Music Picks: Rosemarie, Elena Rose, Isabella Lovestory and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features the emergence of rising R&B star Rosemarie, a heartfelt single from Elena Rose and Isabella Lovestory's empowering "Latina". Also on the list: Lupita Infante carries on the legacy of Pedro Infante, Justin Quiles' epic collaboration with [...]
El Museo Del Barrio’s Exhibition ‘DOMESTICANX’ Challenges Gender Roles in Domestic Spaces with Power and Grace
El Museo Del Barrio’s Exhibition ‘DOMESTICANX’ Challenges Gender Roles in Domestic Spaces with Power and Grace
LATINA is highlighting the work of Latinx creatives and visual artists through our column, Curated by KCV. Each month, Art Curator and Processa founder, Kiara Cristina Ventura, will speak on exhibitions and inspirational artists within the Latino community. When I walked into the Domesticanx exhibition at New York City's [...]
This Mayan Entrepreneur Implements Ethical Business Standards
This Mayan Entrepreneur Implements Ethical Business Standards
Elisa Sapalú has been helping her parents make ends meet since she was 7 years old. Born and raised in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, Elisa and her parents are indigenous Mayans, just like the majority of Atitlán residents. Elisa learned the ancestral art of beading necklaces and bracelets, and for each [...]
The Creative Orbit of Nancy Gamboa and Her Daughter Paloma
The Creative Orbit of Nancy Gamboa and Her Daughter Paloma
On a predictably bright and balmy day in aseasonal Los Angeles, Nancy Gamboa and her daughter Paloma Maisonet sat down with me for a conversation that was all but predictable. The pair flowed effortlessly from discussing a wide array of artistic expression to elaborating on their expansive (if somewhat divergent) [...]
A Digital Platform to Heal and Find Solace
A Digital Platform to Heal and Find Solace
More than a year has passed since COVID-19 changed the pace of how many live. For some, this period has been marked by estrangement - from loved ones, vital communities, and especially one another. For others, this period has also been shaped by loss, pain, and survival. A virus that [...]
La Musulmana Gringa: Inheriting Culture, Unveiling Faith
La Musulmana Gringa: Inheriting Culture, Unveiling Faith
“Mira que divinas esas piernas.” One of the first compliments I ever received. I was somewhere between 4 and 5, and the shape of my legs created an excitement in the women of my family that echoed all the way through puberty. There was a sense of pride around [...]
Your Top-Level Guide To Birth Control
Your Top-Level Guide To Birth Control
From hormonal patches to good ‘ol fashioned condoms. Joy of child-bearing aside, sex, in the 21st century, has just as much to do with pleasure as it does reproduction. Joy and intimacy are fundamental byproducts –– the stakes surrounding each of our sexual encounters need not be so wildly high. [...]