New Music Picks: Greeicy, Yailin La Más Viral, Sofía Valdés and More
New Music Picks: Greeicy, Yailin La Más Viral, Sofía Valdés and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Greeicy unleashing her alter-ego, Yailin La Más Viral’s response to her split from Anuel AA, and Sofía Valdés’ personal anthem. Also on the list: Conexión Divina’s haunting single, Barbara Doza’s collaboration with Doja Cat’s producer, and [...]
Nicki Nicole Bares Her Soul In ‘Alma’
Nicki Nicole Bares Her Soul In ‘Alma’
As the most-streamed Argentine woman on Spotify, Nicki Nicole is at the top of her game. The rising pop star recently overcame one of the lowest points in her personal life, a high-profile breakup. Nicole lets her guard down and channels her ups and downs into a cathartic and ambitious [...]
Exclusive: Netflix’s ‘Gentefied’ Creators Share Season 2 Takeaways
Exclusive: Netflix’s ‘Gentefied’ Creators Share Season 2 Takeaways
Netflix's "Gentefied" is a bilingual half-hour dramedy about three Mexican-American cousins scrambling to save Mama Fina’s — their grandfather's beloved taco shop — while also chasing their unique dreams. The Morales cousins confront the forces of gentrification upending their LA neighborhood, all while dealing with new love, new babies, and [...]
‘Eternals’ is Equal Parts Superhero Origin Story and Dysfunctional Family Drama
‘Eternals’ is Equal Parts Superhero Origin Story and Dysfunctional Family Drama
Inviting "Nomadland" director Chloe Zhao to helm Marvel’s latest release, "Eternals," may have seemed like an odd choice to some. But to those familiar with the studio’s well-documented habit of drafting indie darlings to the big leagues, Zhao’s inclusion was business as usual. In a movie full of surprises, perhaps [...]
Exclusive: Netflix’s ‘Gentefied’ Stars Share Season 2 Takeaways
Exclusive: Netflix’s ‘Gentefied’ Stars Share Season 2 Takeaways
Netflix's "Gentefied" is a bilingual half-hour dramedy about three Mexican-American cousins scrambling to save Mama Fina’s — their grandfather's beloved taco shop — while also chasing their unique dreams. The Morales cousins confront the forces of gentrification upending their LA neighborhood, all while dealing with new love, new babies, and [...]
Amalia Ulman’s ‘El Planeta’ Asks How Far Can Self-Delusion Take Us?
Amalia Ulman’s ‘El Planeta’ Asks How Far Can Self-Delusion Take Us?
Amalia Ulman’s feature-film debut “El Planeta” starts with an awkward rendezvous: Leonor, nicknamed Leo and played by Ulman herself, meets a man at a nondescript café somewhere in Spain. We realize quickly that the man is a john. They’re setting up a recurring encounter, during the man’s breaks from work. [...]
How Opportunism Made Tulum an Eco-Chic Playground
How Opportunism Made Tulum an Eco-Chic Playground
Everything in Tulum — a trendy, laid-back oasis in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula — is designed to make you feel good. Not good in the glitzy, over-indulgent style of St. Tropez, Miami, or Ibiza, those infamous playgrounds for the moneyed classes. Rather, Tulum promises an atmosphere that will elevate your consciousness [...]