Latina Hot List: Summer Skin Edit
Latina Hot List: Summer Skin Edit
Step into Latina's Hot List, a monthly roundup carefully curated by Latina Editors. We handpick a medley of experiences to share with you, from our latest product obsessions to exciting dining destinations and beyond. For the very first edition, we’ve selected the must-have skincare products we’re raving about right now. [...]
New Music Picks: Ivonne Galáz, Nicole Zignago, Bruses, and More
New Music Picks: Ivonne Galáz, Nicole Zignago, Bruses, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes Ivonne Galáz's heartfelt EP, Nicole Zignago's ode to getting over a toxic relationship, and Bruses' anthem about universal love. Also on the list: Camila Fernández proudly represents her family's dynasty in mariachi, Rauw Alejandro's epic collaboration [...]
Family Drama and Climate Anxiety Fuel Francisca Alegría’s Debut Feature
Family Drama and Climate Anxiety Fuel Francisca Alegría’s Debut Feature
Francisca Alegría, a student of the Sundance Writing Labs, premiered her short film, “And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye,” in 2017, the same year she started writing what would eventually become her debut, 2022’s “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future.” Alegría spent four [...]
A History of Latinos at the Winter Olympics
A History of Latinos at the Winter Olympics
Latin America is perhaps most recognized worldwide for its warm climate, vast rainforests and jungles, beautiful beaches, and humid temperatures. However, outside perspectives tend to forget that there are some of the world's tallest snowy mountains and best ski resorts in the southernmost parts of the region and where the [...]
New Short Explores the Act of Hair Relaxing and the Search for Self-Love
New Short Explores the Act of Hair Relaxing and the Search for Self-Love
In their latest short film, "the ritual to beauty," co-directors Maria Marrone and Shenny De Los Angeles ask the viewer: how do we break generational curses? Part-documentary, part-spoken word, the film follows three generations of Dominican women — grandmother, mother, and daughter — as they explore their respective relationships to [...]
Beijing Olympics 2022: Latino Athletes to Look Out For
Beijing Olympics 2022: Latino Athletes to Look Out For
The 2022 Winter Olympics are just around the corner, and Latinos from all over the world have their skis, skates and bobsleds packed and ready for Beijing. Athletes from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago will be shredding the slopes in [...]
Alfonso Herrera Stays Grounded
Alfonso Herrera Stays Grounded
Alfonso Herrera, 38, who appears as cartel scion Javi Navarro in the fourth and final season of Netflix’s dark family drama "Ozark," takes Zoom calls lying in his beloved hammock. In mid-January, I interviewed Herrera, the acclaimed actor and musician, on the evening the new season of “Ozark” premiered on [...]