It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors

It’s Time to Take Down Statues of Conquistadors

Victor Landa October 3, 2017

In 2006, the city of El Paso financed the construction of a 36-foot statue of the infamous Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Oñate riding his horse into battle. For some […]

Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law

Victor Landa July 15, 2017

By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones  (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]

“The Vessel”, written, directed, produced and starring Latinos, recaptures hope

NewsTaco September 15, 2016

*The movie was filmed both in English and Spanish, not dubbed or captioned. VL Movie skillfully navigates a sea change in film making By Arnold García, Crosswind Communications (5 minute read) Years […]

Dances With Mexicans, Disney’s McFarland, U.S.A.

NewsTaco March 9, 2015

By Domino Renee Perez, Ph.D., Director – Center for Mex-Am Studies, University of Texas For two years in a row, Mexico’s native sons have taken home the Best Director Academy Award, […]

Chicanísima Chicago Cultural Calendar: April 2013

Mary Mata April 16, 2013

By Teresa Puente, Chicanísima We’re still waiting for spring to arrive in Chicago, but there are plenty of reasons to get out of the house this month. Here is a selection […]

Film Hopes to Change Latino Stereotypes in Media

Mary Mata March 14, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Miguel Picker was tired of working in the media and film industry for more than two decades and continually seeing Latinos being depicted negatively, and not enough in […]

Pancho Villa! Hollywood Darling

Mary Mata February 7, 2013

From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio The introduction of Tex[t]-Mex is a thinly disguised love letter to Paul Virilio, whose War & Cinema infected my synapses in a determinate fashion back in the […]

See Latin America’s Nominations for 85th Academy Awards’ Foreign Film Category

Mary Mata October 12, 2012

By Hispanically Speaking News On Monday, the films from a record 71 countries vying for the 85th Academy Awards’ Foreign Language Film award were announced. The 2012 official submissions from Latin […]

Film Review: El Regreso by Hernan Jimenez

Mary Mata June 6, 2012

By Jose Luis Benavides, Gozamos The story behind the making of “El Regreso” is almost as gripping as the actual film. Director and actor, Hernan Jimenez may just be the hottest, […]

Film Review: MEN IN BLACK III

Mary Mata May 25, 2012

By Gabrielle Bondi, The Young Folks One of my all-time favorite movies as a kid was Men in Black. My brother and I would watch it almost every day. We loved […]