Friday Film Roundup: Barbie vs. Oppenheimer
Friday Film Roundup: Barbie vs. Oppenheimer
Throughout the summer movie season, studios tend to stay out of each other’s way as much as possible. If three huge movies come out in the same weekend, they’re more likely to disappoint at the box office. If just one of them is released per week, the chances of them [...]
A Guide to the Bay Area’s Summer Art Scene
A Guide to the Bay Area’s Summer Art Scene
This summer, the Bay Area art scene is replete with many “firsts.” With great joy, Chicana pioneering artists Yolanda López, Amelia Mesa-Bains and Juana Alicia get long-overdue solo exhibitions. Friends and artists, Mario Ayala, rafa esparza, and Guadalupe Rosales will unveil collaborative new works. Patrick Martinez paints his first [...]
This Week’s New Music Releases: Becky G, Karol G, Romeo Santos, and More
This Week’s New Music Releases: Becky G, Karol G, Romeo Santos, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly round-up of the best new music. This week many of the releases are linked by the theme of moving on from breakups. Inglewood and Colombia collide in Becky G and Karol G’s “Mamiii;” the queens lyrically torch their exes to a crisp. Another star, Goyo, goes [...]
“Marry Me” Doubles as a J-Lo Comeback Tour
“Marry Me” Doubles as a J-Lo Comeback Tour
The lifespan of a successful pop star bears little resemblance to that of the average individual. Pop stars are, in essence, Phoenixes: they soar, plummet, and then disintegrate, finding rebirth in their ashes, stronger and smarter than their previous incarnation. No name defines this phenomenon better than Jennifer Lopez, the [...]
In ‘Dos Estaciones’ a Tequilera Fights to Keep Her Legacy Alive
In ‘Dos Estaciones’ a Tequilera Fights to Keep Her Legacy Alive
In the somber drama, “Dos Estaciones,” María García, the heir of a once-glorious tequila factory, is a beacon for her townspeople in isolated Atotonilco, Jalisco. García (respectfully referred to as Señora María) helms a tequila fabrica, which has been hindered by a plague that threatens blue agave and the encroachment [...]
Bolivia’s Lithium is its Future, but That Future is Uncertain
Bolivia’s Lithium is its Future, but That Future is Uncertain
Introducing a three-part series exploring the current state of South America’s “Lithium Triangle,” comprising Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. We'll explore the challenges each country faces in successfully mining and monetizing “The New Oil.” The area of South America known as the “Lithium Triangle” is both a catchy moniker and a [...]
Five Black and Latinx Artists Who Expand Definitions of Love, Healing, and Community
Five Black and Latinx Artists Who Expand Definitions of Love, Healing, and Community
Latina is highlighting the work of Latinx creatives and visual artists through NYC art guides and thematic stories in our new column, Curated by KCV. Each month, Art Curator and Processa founder, Kiara Cristina Ventura, will speak on exhibitions and inspirational artists that everyone should keep on their radar from [...]