LatinaLista — Slam poet, actor and playwright Carlos Andrés Gómez is a proud Colombiano-Americano. What that means is Carlos is proud of his Hispanic heritage, even though to many non-Latinos he doesn’t fit the stereotypical image of what Hollywood…
LatinaLista — In 2013, Latina Lista shared the story of a feature-length documentary about to be released that dealt with the femicide epidemic in Guatemala. Justice for My Sister followed one Guatemalan woman, as she battled a machismo culture and a gender-biased…
LatinaLista — Elisa Goodkind worked for over 20 years as a New York fashion stylist. Over time, she saw that commercial fashion was less about exhibiting a bold individuality but more about fitting a predetermined mold. At the same…
LatinaLista — Undocumented students, better known as DREAMers, have both a unique and common story. Each of their stories is unique because each has a family history unique to themselves. Yet, their stories share a commonality in that each…
LatinaLista — Mexico is a country under siege by rampant impunity and corruption. From small time gangs and organized cartels to local police forces, the military and politicians, powerless Mexicans are subjected to levels of personal violence that easily…
LatinaLista — Juan Felipe Herrera is the first Latino granted the distinction of being U.S. Poet Laureate. With a background iconic of the migrant farmworker experience, Herrera's trajectory from the son of migrant farmworkers is reflective in his works,…
LatinaLista — Saying undocumented immigrants are here in the United States only for handouts and to take advantage of the system is nothing more than rhetoric by desperate politicians who want to capture votes on the tailwind of manufactured…
LatinaLista — September 26 marks the one-year anniversary when more than 100 young students, from the Escuela Normal Rural of Ayotzinapa, were attacked by local police, resulting in the deaths of 3 students, more then 20 injured, and the…
LatinaLista — The name Carlos Varela is quickly becoming known among festival theatergoers thanks to the award-winning music documentary The Poet of Havana. Though mainstream audiences are just now discovering Varela’s story and music and his constant censorship battles…
LatinaLista — In 1961, Jim Tracy, F.W. “Mike” East, and Larry C. Morris were three young Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. Their final duty, before the U.S. Embassy shut its doors for what would be…
LatinaLista — In December 2014, the Nobel Women’s Initiative launched a three-part mini documentary series spotlighting the women of Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico who have committed their lives to fighting for human rights. Women Crossing the Line, provides the…
LatinaLista — The emotional distress of a child having a parent incarcerated has been documented enough in film and books to understand that there is trauma felt by members of the family, but what about when a sibling or…
LatinaLista — Bless Me, Ultíma catapulted author Rudolfo Anaya onto the national literary stage in 1972. His magical plot weave of Hispanic tradition with modern-day challenges, a mix of both English and Spanish text and portrayal of Chicano culture…
LatinaLista — Given the recent disparaging remarks by Donald Trump about Mexican immigrants, it’s always good to be reminded of the long history Mexicans have with the United States. Included in that story, is the diverse growth of the…
LatinaLista — The word “cartel” has become synonymous with Mexico. The term conjures a morbid game of word association: blood-thirsty, femicide, murderers, brutality, depravity, rapists, drugs…fear. For anyone who is involved with cartels, it’s pretty much assumed to be…
LatinaLista — Veracruz, Mexico has been described as possibly the most dangerous place in the world for journalists by Dario Ramirez, director of Article 19, an organization that keeps global track of aggressions against journalists. According to Ramirez, in…
LatinaLista — Phil Jimenez has been drawing for as long as he can remember. He’s been drawing popular comic characters since at least the age of 7 when he drew a pretty darn good Wonder Woman. Little did he…
LatinaLista — More and more people around the world raising the alarm over humankind’s impact on the environment. Whether it’s overdeveloping land for new homes and disrupting the natural habitats of animals or draining underground water tables or polluting…
LatinaLista — On January 18, 2015, Argentinian special prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment. It just happened to be the day before he was scheduled to testify against President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, and some members…
LatinaLista — In 2013, during the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat, one action on the court made it into the annals of unforgettable — and it had nothing to do with making a basket….
LatinaLista — This year’s YouthfulCities Index found young people, ages 15-29, voted New York City (NYC) their favorite town. The survey cited three areas where young people gave NYC high points: film, fashion and music. Any visitor to NYC…
LatinaLista — In the small town of Concepción Chiquirichapa in the highlands of Guatemala, two young Mayan girls did an extraordinary thing that gained them international attention. Bucking cultural tradition, Elba and Emelin spoke up for the girls in…
LatinaLista — What does a zombie, whiskey and an outlaw have in common? They are the main characters of a new short film by aspiring, and recent California State University Fullerton graduate, Colombian filmmaker Carlos Cortes. The action-horror short,…
LatinaLista — Earlier this year, Latina Lista highlighted the trailer of a short film titled “La Loteria” by filmmaker Shahir Daud. The Spanish-language short film, La Loteria, epitomizes life’s unpredictability both in front of and behind the camera. Written…
By Sara Ines Calderon Mas Wired Carlos Villaseñor is a man with a vision. And when it comes to BioVideo — the company he founded in Monterrey, Mexico and then subsequently moved to San Antonio, Texas — that vision…
