From musica Mexicana heavyweight Peso Pluma to Guatemalan shoegaze band Asimov, here are the 8 acts we are most excited to check out at SXSW.
DE LOS
We are from here and from there. Somos de los dos lados. Columnist Suzy Exposito writes about the launch of De Los and the search for identity as U.S. Latinos.
In Depth
‘In the Summers’ is the first project by Luz Films, an L.A.-based company focusing on producing Latinx prestige pictures. The film took the top prize at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
La Vanguardia
Our inaugural LA Vanguardia class is an amazing array of Latino talent shaping the movies, TV, music, fine arts and literary scene of today — and tomorrow.
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‘FERNANDOMANIA @ 40’ DOCUSERIES
Everybody wants to have a hero | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 1
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How Mike Brito discovered Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 2
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Why the Dodgers are haunted by Chavez Ravine ghosts | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 3
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Before Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers needed a 'Mexican Sandy Koufax' | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 4
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How Fernando Valenzuela’s 1981 Opening Day happened | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 5
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Fernandomania changed the Dodgers fanbase forever | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 6
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What made Fernando Valenzuela's screwball so unhittable | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 7
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How the media had to adapt to Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 8
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How immigration policy changed once Ronald Reagan met Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 9
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How Fernando Valenzuela's mound artistry inspired other artists | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 10
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The World Series game that turned the tide for the 1981 Dodgers | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 11
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Special Projects
Esta institución cuenta con oficinas en más de 90 ciudades del mundo, cinco sedes del Instituto Cervantes se encuentran en Estados Unidos
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A new book aims to reframe the conversation of grit in education by changing the system rather than pushing the narrative of resilience.
In the cradle of Latino political power, rivalries are downright biblical. Friends turn into enemies and enemies become friends, among politicians and pretenders.
From the Eastside to the Valley to South L.A. to Southeast L.A. County, columnist Gustavo Arellano dives into the key moments and alliances in Latino polotics in Los Angeles.
Steve Barajas is a mechanical engineer on NASA-JPL’s Europa Clipper 2024, the mission looking for an ocean beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa.
We spoke to Chris Estrada, creator of ‘This Fool,’ about the cancellation of the beloved Hulu series.
‘Pictures of Ghosts,’ a new documentary by Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, takes a look at what happens when old movie theaters are abandoned.
The show’s untimely end brought the same reaction as previous cancellations, but the problem is as much with Latino viewers who failed to watch as it is with Hollywood.
Better known by her radio persona Old School Becky Lu, Rebecca Luna has been at the helm of ‘The Art Laboe Connection’ since her mentor’s passing.
A report shows that from 2010 to 2020, Glendale, Pasadena and South Pasadena had large disparities between the rates of arrest for Black and Latino populations versus those of their white and Asian counterparts.
Dubbed as ‘la Madonna Mexicana,’ pop diva Yuri talks reinvtention, showing up for her fans and her ever-changing hair.
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