Culture2024-03-26T13:14:33-04:00

New Music Picks: Emilia & Ludmilla, Alaina Castillo, Daymé Arocena and More

Culture|MÚSICA  

New Music Picks: Emilia & Ludmilla, Alaina Castillo, Daymé Arocena and More

Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Emilia and Ludmilla's fierce collaboration, Alaina Castillo's dance track, and Daymé Arocena's ode to the Caribbean. Also on the list: Las Villa's debut album, Fangoria’s epic team-up with Paulina Rubio, and Gaby Moreno's acoustic EP Plus, [...]

Alejandra Márquez Abella on Directing ‘A Million Miles Away’ as a Double Minority

Culture|ENTERTAINMENT 

Alejandra Márquez Abella on Directing ‘A Million Miles Away’ as a Double Minority

Earlier this year, a meteorite glided across the luminescent night skies of Michoacán, Mexico, capturing the attention of everyone who could see it. These were the same skies that José Hernández, the first Mexican migrant worker to become an astronaut, was looking at when he realized why he was put [...]

Tattooing on Clothes with Chainstitch Embroidery Artist Samantha Saavedra

Culture|FOUNDER STORIES 

Tattooing on Clothes with Chainstitch Embroidery Artist Samantha Saavedra

Samantha Saavedra chain stitches with a hundred-year-old Singer sewing machine. What began as a tailoring stint at Levi’s led to running a business out of her home. Then, in 2022, Saveedra opened Mira Flores, a retail and tailor shop specializing in chain stitch embroidery and denim repair. For the artist, [...]