En las próximas semanas, Austin, Texas se preparara para su evento anual South by Southwest o mejor conocido como SXSW. Fundado en 1987, SXSW se ha hecho un nombre al reunir a creativos de diferentes origines y ha creado una comunidad donde profesionales y principiantes puedan unirse para aprender unos de otros. A continuación, se…
Released in 1979, Boulevard Nights is a film centered on two characters played by Richard Yniguez (Raymond), and Danny De La Paz (Chuco). The story focuses on Raymond and Chuco, two brothers living in East Los Angeles who navigate adolescence and young adulthood whilst being surrounded by temptation along with local street gangs. Older brother…
Light up those sparklers and get ready for a Party In the USA, it’s the fourth of July yet again! This Independence Day may be in the middle of a week, but don’t let that rain on your (4th of July) parade. Latinitas Magazine has four fun ways to ring in the 4th, and have…
Yesterday evening, AFS Cinema was aglow as cinephiles and celebrities made their way into the 27th Annual Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. The Fest kicked off with an impressive red carpet event, featuring filmmakers, musicians, and actors who were all here to celebrate a weekend of Latino and Indigenous films thrown by the non-profit,…
Having just premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, Agniia Galdanova’s documentary “QUEENDOM” is a raw, emotional journey that chronicles the life of Gena Marvin. As explained in the official film synopsis, the documentary follows the life of, “Gena, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, [who] dresses in otherworldly costumes made from…
Que quizá he acabado con las letras y todas sus conjugaciones o quizá ya no hay nada acá dentro que quiera salir para dejarte entender lo que siento. Que quizá ya siento que nada de lo que llevo por dentro ahora te importe. Más bien he dejado de escribirte quizá porque ya no…
In 2013, Natasha Allegri, storyboard artist and writer for Cartoon Network, created a 10-minute episode introducing the world to the quirky and loveable Bee and Puppycat. The episode told the strange tale of a charming girl in her early 20s, Bee, struggling to navigate adulthood when all of the sudden a creature, not a dog…
I have, for as long as I can remember, liked gossip. The way words can be whispered—promised, hidden, unpredictable—trickling in from you to me, or me to you. Words about boys, mostly. Girls, too, of course. Strangers, sometimes. Teachers, always. Friends, rarely. Family. Family friends. Family enemies. (Exes.) This is something that’s widely frowned upon,…
Yesterday, March 6th, Latinitas was invited to record a live taping of our podcast Conversando for SXSW EDU! The episode “Building An Ecosystem for Latina Prosperity” featured three panelists, Stephanie Garcia from the Intercultural Development Research Association, Johanna Moya Fábregas from Con Mi MADRE, and our incredible Executive Director Gabriela Kane Guardia from Latinitas. Supporting…
