This year’s SXSW featured a plethora of riveting panels from famous casts to famous musicians, and for a moment it seemed as if every celebrity in the world was in the Lone Star State. As if the festival couldn’t get any more exciting, NASA decided to hold a keynote session with the astronauts who will…
Compiled by Anna Martinez Maria Mendoza was drawn to the field of nutrition after having an honest conversation with herself about what she was passionate about. Her father had a garden when she was growing up so participating in the food process was always important to Mendoza. She grew to enjoy this experience and enjoyed…
Brownsville, Texas couple, Jennifer Serrano and Veronica Vasquez will celebrate 10 years this November since the launch of their “Pink Latina Power Tee”. The t-shirt that laid the foundations of their trendy lifestyle brand, JZD. JZD is a collection of stylish apparel, accessories, and custom embroidery items. From t-shirts to loungewear, tote bags, jewelry, and…
Chilean Actress Manuella Martelli, previously known for her roles in earlier works like 2004’s Machuca and Gonzalo Justiniano’s B-Happy, is making her directorial debut this August here in Austin. Inspired by her Chilean heritage, her debut film Chile ‘76 takes place during the early days of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship. This political thriller centers around a…
In the United States book banning, or even the burning of books has long since been a way for those in power to control what information the public has access to. During the 1980s, largely due to the Cold War and divisive political climate, book banning reached an all-time high, leading to the first-ever Banned…
The polished pageant queen is back! First introduced in Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Alyssa Hunter is making her return on Season 10 of Drag Race All Stars and you don’t wanna miss it.
Momentos antes de su ascenso a las estrellas, Katya Echazarreta se situó al borde de la historia, desafiando las voces que alguna vez dudaron de ella. “Si hubiera escuchado a una sola de ellas, no estaría aquí, a punto de ir al espacio,” dijo, palabras que demuestran su perseverancia. El 4 de junio de 2022,…
With songs like ‘Yisilandia’ and ‘Skittles’, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter GALE is no stranger to heartbreak, but on her latest single, “Sería Cool,” she’s exploring a different perspective. The acoustic-pop anthem finds GALE post-breakup but still sees her imagining what life with her lover could have been like. As GALE explains it, “‘Sería Cool’ is about…
Yes, you read that right. Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 28, as Latinitas, in partnership with AT&T and Human-I-T, will be distributing 125 refurbished laptops to Austin students in need. The event, which will take place at the Latinitas office starting at 8:30 AM, was inspired in part by Latinitas longstanding promise to empower…
