Film

Latino Rebels Radio: December 9, 2021

Sto Domingo Grocery, which was the main filming location of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2021 hit movie ‘In the Heights,’ is experiencing difficult days.

At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10, El Museo del Barrio in Spanish Harlem will be screening the documentary ‘We Still Here/ Nos Tenemos’, which centers on a group of young Puerto Ricans seeking justice in the wake of Hurricane María.

One way that environmental activist Ruth Santiago and some of her neighbors in the Jobos Bay area have sought to call attention to the injustices they face is in the documentary ‘The Power of the People: A Collective Struggle for Life and the Environment’

Reyes reflects on what it meant to go back to Cortés’ route on the 500 anniversary of the fall of the Aztec empire, and what he hopes viewers will take away from his film

The feature-length documentary follows Triste Ordex, a veteran, survivor, and outspoken powerhouse who continues the fight for justice against the military by speaking up about military sexual trauma after the murder of Latina Army soldier Vanessa Guillén.

While the headline may not surprise anyone, a new report commissioned by the Latino Donor Collaborative reveals just how absent Latinos are in TV, film, journalism, and other mainstream media.

“Takeover,” a new short opinion documentary produced by the New York Times, tells the story of the 1970 occupation of Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx by the Young Lords, a Puerto Rican revolutionary organization formed in the spirit of and in solidarity with the Black Panther Party.

These documentaries on the pre-Chavismo era in Venezuela -completely free and available on YouTube- offer important background information on the current political and economic crises in the South American nation.

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.

And it’s not just a film only for Puerto Ricans.

In an effort to bring some light to this debate, it is proper to begin by making a few clarifications.

Documentary filmmaker Heidi Ewing’s first fiction film, ‘I Carry You with Me’ tells the story of two gay Mexican immigrants’ journey to New York City

I realize I’m wading into dangerous waters. Conversations about whether and why Latinos leave, stay, and return —or don’t— to their “countries of origin” can be fraught.

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.

The backlash against those talking about colorism in Hollywood is sucking the air out of the room where real discussions are taking place

Latino Rebels Radio: June 17, 2021

Criticism has come mainly from Twitter, where the film has been labeled as “whitewashed.”