Camila Dejesus

Camila Dejesus has been writing since she was a child and enjoys all forms from creative writing down to narrative analysis. She graduated from Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in Television and Radio Production and is working full-time at Latinitas Magazine. In her free time, she loves writing stories and doing creative projects such as water coloring or creating poem collections. However now, her greatest passion is trying to find new topics that will engage and inspire Latinx youth.

Snow Tha Product on Her Identity, Upcoming Tour, and New Music

Snow Tha Product is a phenomenal Mexican-American rapper and singer from San Jose, California who’s been killing it in entertainment for years now. Whether she’s going viral for her 24-hour challenge freestyle or lending her talents in an iconic collab with Bizarrap (the latter of which has now surpassed over 252 MILLION views, by the…

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Join Latinitas and JCPenney at the ‘Culture is Strength’ Fashion Show This Month

JCPenney and Latinitas are celebrating their now years-long partnership with a fashion show, and Latinitas Magazine has all the info. On Saturday, August 17th JCPenney and Latinitas will be hosting the Culture is Strength Fashion Show to promote JCPenney’s Hope & Wonder Hispanic Heritage Month collection that will be coming out later this fall in…

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Actress Shakira Barrera On Her Career and the ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest

Nicaraguan-American Actress Shakira Barrera moved from New Jersey all the way to LA when she was just twenty-three years old to follow her dreams. Eleven years later, Barrera has built an incredible career in Hollywood, starring in projects like Netflix’s Emmy-nominated GLOW or the highly anticipated Marvel series, Ironheart. Now, she’s talking to Latinitas Magazine…

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Latinitas Purple Party Pickleball Tournament Was A Dill-ightful Success: A Recap

This past Saturday, June 1st, Latinitas held their annual Purple Party Fundraiser, but with a fun twist! The guests traded in their fancy dresses and tall shoes for sneakers and shorts as the first-ever Latinitas Purple Party Pickleball Tournament was held! A nearly all-day affair where guests were asked to enjoy the copious vendors, bid…

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Latinitas Conversando Podcast Workshop Empowers Teens: Recap With Student-Created Episodes

This Spring Semester Latinitas launched a new media program, a virtual Podcast Workshop, in partnership with the University of Houston Downtown and in collaboration with Latinitas’ very own podcast, Conversando! Throughout four sessions, high school aged students learned how to create their own podcast by coming up with a concept and using different resources to…

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