Hosted by Manoela Torres Editor’s Note: This is a transcription of Latinitas Magazine’s SoundCloud podcast “20 Questions With,” where we invite bold and creative individuals to discuss their experiences and background. Listen along by clicking the link! Hola Chicas! Welcome to 20 Questions With, a podcast in conjunction with Latinitas Magazine. Latinitas Magazine is a strong…
Last Saturday, February 10, Latinas Love Sneakers presented their inaugural Galentine’s Sneaker Gala & Fundraiser in Houston, Texas. The founder Yvonne Guidry, affectionately known as “Spoiled Latina,” started Latinas Love Sneakers to amplify the Latina sneaker-loving community through digital content and pop-up experiences. She organized this first event to benefit her new nonprofit organization, Jefita…
This Giving Tuesday Latintias invited supporters and sponsors to their home office for some cozy festivities at their annual open house event. The theme was Navidad Tropical, and true to it the organization had fun holiday music, beautiful decorations, and a tiki hut courtesy of Texas Tiki Time. As guests mingled and discussed their love…
Based out of Los Angeles, California, Chicano Hollywood is a platform that promotes and advocates for Chicanos and Latinos in all walks of the entertainment industry. Founded by Johnny Murillo, Chicano Hollywood has been groundbreaking and has gained a large following on social media since its inception and has gained a large interest from Latino…
There’s a sort of ritual that happens whenever a new vehicle is bought in our household. And usually, the late 80’s American Hard Rock band — Guns ‘n Roses–is part of it. My dad will climb into the driver’s seat and usually, one of my siblings or I will sit on the passenger side. We’ll…
Roxette Solis will soon be crowning her successor at the Miss US Latina Pageant taking place in Miami the weekend of August 4th – 6th. For the past two years, Solis had the privilege of representing the United States as Miss US Latina, initially winning the crown in the summer of 2021. Prior to winning…
As soon as I found out that AARP was partnering with the New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) to host a free screening of Say a Little Prayer at Regal Edwards Houston Marq’E, I knew I just had to see it and immediately registered with my guest. This film was written by Nancy De Los…
If you’re anything like me, you love a good Rom Com. A love story so perfect it transports you to a fictitious world where nothing bad could ever happen, and if it does, it’s merely a stumble on the road to happily ever after. I grew up on Rom Coms, and though my tastes have…
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,…
