I was scrolling through TikTok, as one does when all of a sudden I was struck by the perfection of this one video. I was reading the caption, “But what if no one likes my Latin-inspired gaming decor?” when, as if on cue, the TikTok audio swooped in with the line “Just trust me you’ll…
El Día de los Muertos es una celebración profundamente arraigada en la cultura latinoamericana, desde el sincretismo entre las tradiciones indígenas, hasta la religión católica traída por los conquistadores españoles. Usualmente celebrado los días 1 y 2 de noviembre, este día no solo honra la memoria de los seres queridos que han fallecido, sino que…
DC Comic film, Blue Beetle was released on August 18th, 2023. The film highlights DC Comic character Jaime Reyes, initially introduced in 2006. 22-year-old actor Xolo Maridueña plays the role of Reyes along with Brazilian actress Bruna Marquezine as the female lead Jenny Kord. Featuring veteran and Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon (Victoria Kord), and…
Disney una vez más nos presenta el poder de la magia y la fantasía en su nueva película Wish-el poder de los deseos; sin embargo esta vez Disney rompe con el estereotipo de la princesa en apuros en busca de un príncipe que le salve y nos presenta la historia de la ciudad de las…
By Bailey Pownall AUSTIN, Texas – Last week the annual South By Southwest festival (SXSW) was cancelled to prevent further Coronavirus outbreaks. For the first time in 34 years, South By Southwest will not take place. Growing up in Austin, SXSW was always the best way to spend spring break. For two weeks in the…
By Heidi Nunez NORTH CAROLINA—I was sitting in Mrs. Lucas, my guidance counselor’s office, with my heart in my stomach. She spoke to my dad over the phone that she believed I needed to be evaluated for my safety. Raised in a Mexican household, mental health has always been a taboo topic. This is why…
On April 13, Latinitas hosted their annual one-day-only conference, Startup Chica, at the Austin Community College Highland campus. Throughout the day attendees, students between the ages of nine and fourteen, were inspired to create their own startup. Through various workshops, the students broke into teams. They brainstormed the idea, cost, and execution of their businesses,…
Entrepreneur Yashira Hiraldo is the founder of Glamrūm, a Chicago-based beauty salon with two locations in the Lincoln Park and Lakeview neighborhoods. The luxury salon offers services such as permanent makeup including microblading, and other spa and medical aesthetic treatments such as lash enhancements, waxing, and body treatments. Originally from Puerto Rico, Hiraldo received her…
V. ALEXANDRA DE F. SZOENYI for Bold Latina Growing up as a Colombian-American in San Francisco, I didn’t see too many other people from my South American nation. Sure, there was a community, but it was tiny in comparison to the larger Mexican, Nicaraguan, Salvadoran and other Latin American communities that no doubt helped raise…
