LatinaLista — Back when former LA Times reporter Sonia Nazario decided to record the story of one boy’s journey from Honduras to the United States, through gang-infested areas of Guatemala and Mexico riding on the dangerous roofs of moving…
LatinaLista — The most common criticism of the illegal immigration debate is why doesn’t Mexico help their own people. Well, a quick review of the country’s history shows just how embedded corruption and discrimination are in Mexico’s government that…
LatinaLista — Across the country, indie (independent) films haven’t just been gaining in popularity because of their originality but for their creativity in the venues where they’re showing. Some “studio movie grills” have sprung up where you can order…
LatinaLista — What happens when video cameras are put into the hands of teenagers and they are instructed to create films about the American Dream, community violence and immigration? Three powerful documentaries, one which was selected to be screened…
LatinaLista — For filmmaker Chris Burgard, the issue of undocumented immigrants didn’t hit home until he worked alongside a group of them one summer and heard firsthand their terrifying stories of crossing illegally into the United States. The issue…
LatinaLista — Today, Chile may enjoy the leadership of one of the few women Presidents in the world, Michelle Bachelet, but the country’s sad history of terror and torture under the watch of General Augusto Pinochet when more than…
LatinaLista — When it comes to the movie industry, Latinos have arrived. There’s no better measure of the rise of Latino film talent, both in front and behind the camera, than when the European press takes notice like at…
LatinaLista — There was a time when documentaries were considered the “nerds” of the film genre. No more. Nowadays, documentaries are as popular as the latest action adventure films. They just don’t tell a good story — they tell…
LatinaLista — Tomorrow, across the nation, a new film opens with its three leading characters all Latinas — strong Latinas. Lucy Gallardo, America Ferrera and Elizabeth Peña lead the cast in the new film, How the Garcia Girls Spent…
LatinaLista — The Latino independent filmmakers talent pool is growing everyday. Unfortunately, there’s never been enough outlets or appreciation of Latino talent to get the word out to the greater community or for the community to support this budding…
LatinaLista — This week, PBS aired a program about the legendary Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente. The show was part of the PBS series American Experience. Baseball player Roberto Clemente I was planning on blogging about the film…
LatinaLista By Jonathan Browning Jonathan Browning is a Midwest-raised actor and filmmaker who now lives in Los Angeles, California pursuing his passion. With a background in comedy, it’s not unusual for Browning to see things from a “twisted” angle….
LatinaLista — This weekend in a section of Los Angeles some very talented mujeres are meeting up to share some very important works — their films. It’s the third annual Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza (BHLIFE) in Los…
LatinaLista — Utah filmmaker Nathan Jones is an Anglo through and through, but he has a corazon of a Latino due to a background that has included a stint as a high school teacher in South Central Los Angeles…
