Cristina Escobar

“Right now in Hollywood, there are so many Latinos who are doing it, making shows and are showrunners. But they’re almost all white Latinxs,” Mercedes tells Latino Rebels. “Indigenous and Black Latinxs (need) the opportunity to develop their own shows (so it’s) not always the same experience that we see.”

Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ continues the original’s tradition of advancing a dangerous narrative even as it offers Latinx people some important opportunities.

Selena Gomez can’t represent our entire community, but her character in the Hulu series ‘Only Murders in the Building’ is a positive addition to the Latinx canon.

When I first watched it, I was worried. Who wants to watch what amounts to a 91-minute Zoom call? It turns out me and I bet you too.

Something is off in this magical kingdom.

The feature film follows one lunch gone awry as old secrets threaten the long-held divide between a rich family and the maids who serve them.

The man at the center of the last big debate about what constitutes Latinidad and how it’s represented in Hollywood is at it again.

There’s no point in building people up just to knock them down. I’d rather learn what we can from her, celebrate the successes she represents, and encourage growth in her and others.

Women are whole people after all, even if we’re not normally portrayed that way.

We need more shows like it and we needed them yesterday.

The truth is no show can make everyone happy nor should it try to.

I’m not willing to say it was a bad night for the Latinx community.

There’s something about watching women of color, in this case, Black and Latina women, save the world every week or so. That’s the premise of CW’s Charmed, and now that we’re halfway through the third season, it’s finally living up to its promise. For those unfamiliar with the show, Charmed is about three sister witches […]

Hopefully, Hollywood is finally catching up.

Documentary filmmaker Cristina Costantini is on a mission.

What is an athlete’s responsibility to the community?

It really needs to change.

I, for one, am glad We Can Be Heroes is having a moment. Like the most famous Latinx superhero film before it, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, We Can Be Heroes celebrates our culture, values, and aesthetic while offering hope that these tools can help build a better future.

Ambiguity is sewn into the fabric of our identity. Which is why it’s so infuriating to see cases like Natasha Bannan’s. She gets the benefits with none of the doubt.

Last Friday, Selena: The Series premiered. And so did the backlash.

Like all stories, the narrative of losing children depends greatly on who’s telling it.