The Top Moments at 2023 Sueños Music Festival
The Top Moments at 2023 Sueños Music Festival
Sueños Music Festival brought all the Latin hit-makers to Chicago this past weekend. Grant Park was taken over by acts like Becky G, Ivy Queen, Wisin y Yandel, Young Miko, Feid and more. The two-day festival featured all kinds of genres in the Latin music space, from reggaeton and Latin [...]
In the Plant-Based Movement, Black and Brown Women are Catalysts for Change
In the Plant-Based Movement, Black and Brown Women are Catalysts for Change
A sea of fuschia and pastel girl boss suits eagerly filed into a warehouse venue in Brooklyn on an early Friday morning for a jam-packed agenda at the 2023 Vegan Women Summit (VWS). On May 19th, attendees fueled up on Impossible sausage stuffed breakfast burritos for a weekend-long marathon of [...]
Dior Rodriguez and Camila Falquez Present ‘The Land of Milk and Honey’
Dior Rodriguez and Camila Falquez Present ‘The Land of Milk and Honey’
Dior Rodriguez alongside Spanish, Mexican & Colombian photographer Camila Falquez debut a collection of photos and a short film celebrating Latin dance and music through the lens of what it means to be Black and of Hispanic and Latin descent. This collection marks the second edition of The Land of Milk [...]
Op-Ed: Here’s What To Know About Latina Equal Pay Day This Year
Op-Ed: Here’s What To Know About Latina Equal Pay Day This Year
News about the Latina pay gap is about to overtake the social media platforms, and, unfortunately, it will only tell part of the story. You will hear that the gap has closed by two cents -- from 55 cents to 57 cents, but this is not completely accurate. When it [...]
Q&A: Doris Muñoz on Creativity and Community
Q&A: Doris Muñoz on Creativity and Community
Name: Doris Anahi Muñoz (she/her) Age: 27 Homebase: Los Angeles (Tongva Land) Tu país: Born in the US to immigrants from Mexico Describe your professional role(s): I am the founder of Casa Mija — formerly known as mija mgmt — a home for music industry mentorship with more to come. I am also the [...]
Gigi Saul Guerrero is Horror’s ‘Muñeca del Terror’
Gigi Saul Guerrero is Horror’s ‘Muñeca del Terror’
When Mexican-Canadian filmmaker Gigi Saul Guerrero was just seven years old, she visited a Blockbuster in Mexico City and discretely plucked a “Child’s Play 2” VHS off the shelf, careful not to let her mom see. Chucky, the demonic doll, glared menacingly on the cover. It was enough to cause [...]
Q&A: Zoila Darton’s Path to Cultural Storytelling Was Anything But Linear
Q&A: Zoila Darton’s Path to Cultural Storytelling Was Anything But Linear
Name: Zoila Darton Age: 36 Homebase: Cali, but I’m a New Yorker forever Tu país: I rep Panama, Jamaica, New York and Eastern Europe. Describe your professional role(s): I’m the founder and creative director of WORD. We are an evolving creative studio dedicated to cultural storytelling that puts historically marginalized voices [...]