Friday Film Roundup: ‘Priscilla,’ ‘Radical,’ ‘The Marsh King’s Daughter,’ and More
Friday Film Roundup: ‘Priscilla,’ ‘Radical,’ ‘The Marsh King’s Daughter,’ and More
This is maybe the quietest weekend we’ve ever covered during our run of Friday Film Roundups. Sometimes, there are two, even three, big movies coming out in one weekend. Sometimes, there’s only one. But then there’s the rare weekend, like this one, where nothing coming out looks like a movie [...]
A Look Back on New York’s Bushwig Drag Festival
A Look Back on New York’s Bushwig Drag Festival
There was a bittersweet undertone to this year’s Bushwig festival back in early September. The yearly celebration of the local drag community was started in Brooklyn more than a decade ago by queens Horrorchata and Babes La Beija. The organizers were inspired by another, now-defunct drag festival called Wigstock. Eventually, [...]
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 [...]
New Music Picks: Sofia Reyes & Danna Paola, J Noa, Corina Smith, and More
New Music Picks: Sofia Reyes & Danna Paola, J Noa, Corina Smith, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s weekly roundup of the best new music. This week’s list features Sofia Reyes' epic duet with Danna Paola, the explosive debut EP from J Noa, and Corina Smith's heartfelt album. Also on the list: Ana Macho's playful ode to excess, Kany García's healing ballad, and Monogem's feel-good [...]
Friday Film Roundup: The Little Mermaid, The Machine, Kandahar, and More
Friday Film Roundup: The Little Mermaid, The Machine, Kandahar, and More
Welcome to LATINA’s Friday Film Roundup, our weekly picks for the new movie releases on our radar. Somehow, on the same weekend that Disney’s “Little Mermaid” remake comes to theaters, so do two films based on the stand-up routines of two of the world’s most popular [...]
The Mexican Sound Wave: Regional Music Takes Center Stage
The Mexican Sound Wave: Regional Music Takes Center Stage
Música Mexicana is everywhere right now, and for all the right reasons. Trap corrido, or corridos tumbados, is the mix of regional Mexican sounds with reggaeton and urbano — a new blend pioneered by Gen-Zers that is taking the world by storm. On April 17, “Ella Baila Sola” by [...]
Latin Pop’s Secret Weapon GALE is Unleashed in ‘Lo Que No Te Dije’
Latin Pop’s Secret Weapon GALE is Unleashed in ‘Lo Que No Te Dije’
After shaping the sound of Latin pop music as a co-writer for stars like Christina Aguilera and Shakira, GALE is ready to break the mold with her debut album. In Lo Que No Te Dije, the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter blends her Caribbean roots with elements of pop, dance, and punk [...]