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Somos Latinx
I’m a Disabled Woman in My Maximalist Era. Here’s How I Achieve the Look...
Samantha Jade Durán
Aug 29, 2023
Somos Latinx
Luny Tunes & Noriega’s
Mas Flow
Is Still One of the Best Reggaeton Albums...
Victoria Leandra
Aug 18, 2023
Hot Girl Somos
How Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval Changed My Relationship With My Body
Nicole Froio
Aug 17, 2023
Somos Latinx
The Stakes Are Unfairly High for DC’s All-Latine Superhero Movie ...
On November 17, DC Comics’ Blue Beetle, one of the biggest superhero movies of 2023, starts streaming on Max. As the first superhero film to be written,
by
Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
How Mercedes Baptista Revolutionized Black Modern Dance in Brazil
In 1948, an all-white corps de ballet was the norm in a place like Theatro Municipal, then the most-esteemed performing arts theater in Rio de Janeiro. Get
by
Beatriz Miranda
Somos Latinx
Hulu’s Coming-of-Age Comedy
Miguel Wants to Fight
Ch...
Latines love entertainment. For years, we have been the top moviegoers — even though the films we watch rarely reflect our communities. While we repres
by
Nicole Froio
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Somos Latinx
The Cheetah Girls’
Chanel Was a 2000s Latina Icon — How Do...
Not even halfway through my rewatch of The Cheetah Girls, which premiered on August 15, 2003, I looked over at my husband whose “SMH” smirk had become
by
Mekita Rivas
Hot Girl Somos
How Dancing to Latin Hits Helps Me Navigate My Multiple Sclerosis
Dancing and music have brought me great joy in times of turmoil and frustration. As I have dealt with my multiple sclerosis diagnosis for almost 20 years,
by
Crystal Bedoya
Somos Latinx
Why
Red, White & Royal Blue’s
Taylor Zakhar Perez Ca...
Disclaimer: This interview with Taylor Zakhar Perez about Amazon Prime Video’s film Red, White & Royal Blue was conducted before the start of the SAG
by
Alicia Ramírez
Somos Latinx
Do Hispanic-Serving Institutions Actually Support Latine Students...
Saying goodbye to your family and going off to college for the first time is an extremely daunting and intimidating experience — even more so if you’re
by
Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Best Latine TV Shows of 2023
Latine-led TV shows have always been impactful and essential to US pop culture. In the recent past, shows like Gentefied, Vida, On My Block, and Los Espook
by
Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
“Pleasure is Holy:” How These Latinas Broke Free From...
The story of how I lost my virginity — a tale I long held onto — was a lie. A fiction as false as the construct itself, I fabricated the narrative to p
by
Jessica Hoppe
GG Good Game
This Latine Gaming Nonprofit Has One Goal: To Not Exist
Cristina Amaya has a very simple goal for Latinx in Gaming, the nonprofit she cofounded that aims to connect video game-loving Latines and help them thrive
by
Patricia Karounos
Somos Latinx
Why Children of Immigrants Struggle with the 5 Love Languages — &...
As a child growing up in the Bay Area, Luis Aguirre’s weekend schedule was stacked. Each week, he’d visit the house of one of his 60-plus cousins, wher
by
Gwen Aviles
Hot Girl Somos
Ivy Queen’s “Quiero Bailar” Is Still Essential (& Iconic) 20 Year...
Before Karol G, Natti Natasha, and Becky G, came Ivy Queen. The Puerto Rican pioneer undeniably revolutionized the reggaeton music scene when she challenge
by
Victoria Leandra
Somos Latinx
What Lionel Messi’s Arrival To Inter Miami Means To Latine ...
Last Friday, July 21, I was one of about 21,000 fans who filled the sold-out DRV Pnk Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This wasn’t a regular weekend in So
by
Ashley Garcia Lez...
Somos Latinx
Why So Many Latines Are Breaking Up With Their Parents
Giovanna “Gigi” Gonzalez hasn’t spoken with her mother for almost two years. After years of unresolved conflicts about money, entitlement, and bounda
by
Nicole Froio
Hot Girl Somos
Latina Sneakerheads Build Community & Confidence Through Kicks
As a Dominican New Yorker living between Bushwick and the southside of Williamsburg in the 1990s and 2000s, I grew up surrounded by staples of today’s st
by
Zameena Mejia
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Somos Latinx
Why the Latina
Snow White
Backlash Against Rachel Zegler M...
In July, photos of Disney’s new production of Snow White leaked, showing Rachel Zegler, the New Jersey-born actor of Colombian and Polish descent, in her
by
Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
The Problem With Calling All Latines Brown
While discussing TV shows with her eye doctor, Stephanie Cortez recommended the latest season of With Love, a moving show about a Mexican-American family w
by
Gwen Aviles
Somos Latinx
I’m in My Barbie Era. Here Are 5 Ways I Achieve the Look & Lifestyle
I’ve always adored being the girliest girly girl. Growing up, I was in ballet. And my favorite part of class wasn’t dancing — no, it was
by
Mollie Daniela
Fashion
Inside The Anti-High Fashion Show Making Puerto Rico’s Style Scen...
The sun almost set in Caguas, a town in Central Puerto Rico, when the second annual Paseo Pasarela, a fashion show highlighting local designers, began. But
by
Frances Solá-Sant...
Somos Latinx
Ahead of His
La Vida Es Una
Tour, Myke Towers Preps for Hi...
If it were up to Myke Towers, he’d spend his summer like many of us: absorbing vitamin D on a sandy beach. But as much as the sunny outdoors might call t
by
Brenda Barrientos
Fashion
Why This Cactus Leather Bag Went Viral On TikTok
Behind a small storefront on New York’s Ludlow Street, 29-year-old Puerto Rican designer Mónica Santos has built the shop of her dreams. It’s decorate
by
Frances Solá-Sant...
Somos Latinx
What’s At Stake For Latine WGA & SAG Members on Strike? Mor...
“Television is art,” screenwriter Sierra Teller Ornelas tells Refinery29 Somos. “It’s not meant to be made like a car.” If anyone knows the a
by
Cristina Escobar
Somos Latinx
Are White Latine Emmy Nominations Really
That
Historic?
On Wednesday, the 75th Emmy Awards nominations were announced — and while Latine history could be made this year, it wouldn’t be the kind of historic e
by
Nicole Froio
Cuerpo
Diet Culture Vilifies Latine Cuisine. I Help Latinas Reconnect Wi...
Growing up, I’d wake up to the tune of Juan Luis Guerra and Toño Rosario and the smell of los tres golpes. That meal of salami, fried cheese, eggs, and
by
Dalina Soto
Cuerpo
From South America to the American South, Abortion Bans Devastate...
More than one year after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, local governments banned abortion in 14 states — and according to a s
by
Nicole Froio
Cuerpo
I’m Tired of Men Exotifying My Black Body Because I’...
I usually wear my hair in an afro, but for tonight’s Omega Psi Phi frat party, I switched it up and am donning a blowout. D, the master’s student I’m
by
Melania Luisa Marte
Cuerpo
As a Nonbinary Latine, I Am My Own Wildest Dream
“Maybe God made my brain funky,” I tell Mami in protest when she argues with me as to why I didn’t wear the dress she laid out for the family party.
by
Nic Rodríguez Vil...
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