Ceremonia’s Babba Rivera Keeps Proving People Wrong
Ceremonia’s Babba Rivera Keeps Proving People Wrong
When Babba Rivera hops on our Zoom call toward the end of October, the Ceremonia founder is wrapped up in blankets and looking cozy. She’s in her house in upstate New York, a place she retreats to on the weekends, and where she and her family carve out time and [...]
Friday Film Roundup: The Thanksgiving Special
Friday Film Roundup: The Thanksgiving Special
Yes, we know, it’s not Friday. But holiday releases are tricky like that. When it comes to the big ones, like Thanksgiving and Christmas, days off from school and work means more butts in seats halfway through the week. The late-year holiday weekends are a total grab bag, offering broadly [...]
Marco Castro Wants to Transport You to the Peruvian Rainforest
Marco Castro Wants to Transport You to the Peruvian Rainforest
On a warm Saturday in Brooklyn, sounds of cumbia, R&B, and the crush of a strobe light alternated rhythms in a small photography studio. A cast of queer and POC models periodically filed in, each posing for the camera to their chosen soundtracks — music they were asked to select [...]
For This Famed Peruvian Restaurant, L.A. Is Just The Beginning
For This Famed Peruvian Restaurant, L.A. Is Just The Beginning
Peruvian food might be one of the most talked about cuisines right now – especially after the Lima-based Central won the coveted title of Best Restaurant in the World 2023 – but that wasn’t always the case. For Peruvian expats moving overseas in the 80s, finding traditional ingredients and restaurants [...]
Premios Juventud Rewind: The Most Memorable Moments
Premios Juventud Rewind: The Most Memorable Moments
Premios Juventud celebrated 20 years in a big way on Thursday night. All the Latin music stars came out for the award show that encouraged everyone to embrace who they are. Here's five of our favorite moments from the epic event, which aired live from Puerto Rico on Univision. Shakira [...]
New Music Picks: Bad Bunny & Travis Scott, Ice Spice, Young Miko, and More
New Music Picks: Bad Bunny & Travis Scott, Ice Spice, Young Miko, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list includes Chiquis’ fierce anthem with Snow Tha Product, the deluxe edition of Ice Spice’s EP, and Young Miko’s new spin on a classic by Las Ketchup. Also on the list: Ángela Aguilar’s breathtaking bolero, the debut album [...]
Inside the Fashion Show Made For — and by — L.A.’s Freaks
Inside the Fashion Show Made For — and by — L.A.’s Freaks
Last Friday, Freak City L.A. brought us into the world of the “freaks” with the debut of their Spring/Summer ‘24 collection, “THE NEW LA”, at L.A.' s Stomping Ground. The essence of their brand mixes referential pop-nostalgia with the identity of L.A.— that is, their L.A. — the city of [...]