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The 20th celebration of Latinx talent happened in the first week of June in Los Angeles, California. LALIFF is a festival that showcases films, shorts, television shows, music and conversations led by Latinx talent. This year’s content included a conversation with Raya and Last Dragon Director, Carlos Lopez Estrada, music by DJ Zuri Adia and a…
There’s a reason why Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs hashtag everything they create with #dreamswithfriends, Blindspotting is an embodiment of the greatness that can happen if you choose to lift up your community and fellow creatives. Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs have expanded on their original love letter to the Bay Area. The TV show Blindspotting, is a continuation…
Being a part of the LGBTQ+ community means that watching our stories on the big screen often involves reliving so much of the pain that’s been endured by us for decades. Often our narratives are led by our struggle, but imagine how refreshing it is to discover a film that shines the light on our…
“Little details that tell the world, we’re not invisible.” Though available on HBOMax, I found it absolutely necessary to experience In the Heights in a movie theater while sitting between two of my favorite people. From the mind of Lin-Manuel Miranda comes a story about Washington Heights. Full of exciting music, thrilling stories and joyful…
In a year that tested my patience and my ability to survive with very little human interaction, I had to force myself to find things that brought me joy. It definitely wasn’t easy, on the bad days I couldn’t even bring myself to enjoy music and then I remembered that books exist. Look, when I…
As if you didn’t see enough social media posts about love yesterday, here I am bombarding you with some more love on this lovely Monday morning. I get it, there’s only so many roses and chocolate-covered strawberries that someone can take but please indulge me as I share six of my favorite love songs with…
I was lucky enough to virtually attend my first major Film Festival last week and let me just tell you, Sundance 2021 was absolutely invigorating. There’s nothing like watching someone else’s finished work. It instantly makes me want to work on my own creative projects. I watched so many great films and you can read…
I hate nothing more than giving something a bad review. I am aware of the hard work that it takes and of the certain way that the stars need to align, in order for a TV show to come to fruition. I just can’t find a positive spin on Selena: The Series, which premiered on…
I feel like I’ve been listening to the same 5 Latin artists for a few years now and I can now happily say that I may have found a new artist to add to the rotation. Camilo. He’s been around for a while but I’m just starting to appreciate his music. The Colombian singer/songwriter first…
Nobody puts Mon Laferte in a corner. Talk about an artist who dives into every genre! Being a fan of Mon Laferte, feels like you’re discovering a new artist every single time she releases something new. Her latest collaboration is not something I would have seen coming, but it’s something I quickly fell in love…