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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Colombian Singer Elsa y Elmar’s “Spiritual Pop” Welcomes Our ...
Nicole Froio
Apr 24, 2024
Somos Latinx
With Ludmilla’s Historic Coachella Performance, “The Black Girl From...
Nicole Froio
Apr 17, 2024
Somos Latinx
Latinas Are Tired. These ASMR Creators Are Helping Us Relax
Nicole Froio
Apr 16, 2024
Somos Latinx
MĂşsica
Is A Quirky Movie Exploring The Brazilian Immigrant...
As a Brazilian-Colombian culture critic, the lack of specificity and the generalization of Latine people as one group has always been irritating at best an
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
This Latina Socialist Doesn’t Want “The Lesser Evil.&...
Growing up in the South Bronx, Claudia De la Cruz had a lot of questions. The daughter of working-class immigrants from the Dominican Republic — her fath
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Ariana Godoy Defied Publishing Rules & Won With Teen Romance Seri...
When Ariana Godoy started writing her first book, Mi amor de Wattpad (My Wattpad Love), she didn’t have a computer or WiFi connection. All she had were p
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Nicole Froio
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Somos Latinx
A24’s
Problemista
Tells a Weird, Magical Immigration Story...
A24’s Problemista is a weird, magical movie that tackles the confusion and strangeness of early adulthood from the perspective of a soft-spoken but creat
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Latines Are Pivotal To Americana Music’s Past & Its Future
If you look at the history of the Americana music genre — loosely defined by a fusion of folk, blues, country, and jazz — you will find that Latine mus
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Latina Cosplayers Don’t Feel Represented, So They Reimagine...
There are nerds of all ethnicities, races, and genders — but when it comes to cosplaying, there’s a lack of racial and ethnic representation that can b
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Prime Video’s
Upgraded
Reimagines
The Devil Wears...
The first time I watched The Devil Wears Prada, I related to Andy’s struggles as a twenty-something nobody who aspired to be a writer but ended up in a j
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Griselda
Is More Copaganda Depicting Latines As Criminals,...
I started watching Netflix’s Griselda with a healthy amount of skepticism. Following the success of Narcos and Narcos: Mexico, Griselda, featuring Colomb
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Kali Uchis Reclaims The Passionate Latina Trope in
OrquĂdeas
Kali Uchis begins her latest album OrquĂdeas with a premise we can all agree on: she is a goddess. The opening song “¿Como AsĂ?” is one of delicate
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
An Officer Died of Heart Failure While Attacking Virgilio Aguilar...
On the night of May 19, 2023, Virgilio Aguilar MĂ©ndez, 18, was eating some food at the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel he was staying at in St. Augustine
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Best Latine Movies of 2023
Even before calls for more Latine representation in TV and film, Latine filmmaking has been influential in U.S. culture. And in 2023, we saw a growth of La
by
Nicole Froio
La Nota
6 Latine Christmas Movies & Shows to Watch This Season
Latines love entertainment. For years, we have been the top moviegoers — even though the films we watch rarely reflect our communities. While we represen
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Border Stories Too Often Depict Latine Pain. These Artists Center...
Latines who cross the Mexican border into the United States regularly confront misconceptions about immigration and life at the edge of two countries. The
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Nicole Froio
La Nota
6 Essential Latin American Movies That Center Indigenous People &...
Latines love entertainment. For years, we have been the top moviegoers — even though the films we watch rarely reflect our communities. While w
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
The Problem With the Latin Grammys Being Held in Spain
For the first time in its 24-year history, the Latin Grammys, the leading award show recognizing Latin American and Latine artists, will be held at the FIB
by
Nicole Froio
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Somos Latinx
Biden Is Expanding the Border Wall. But South Texans Are Fighting...
Despite President Joe Biden campaigning against former President Donald Trump’s contentious border wall during the 2020 presidential election, he has use
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Why Many Indigenous Folx From Latin America Don’t Identify ...
The region that is now recognized as Latin America wasn’t always known as such. The countries that make up this part of the world are relatively young na
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
We Should Listen to Palestinians, Not Selena Gomez (Or Other Cele...
Nicole Froio is a feminist scholar and writer. In this op-ed, she shares her perspective on why we should be looking to Palestinians, not celebrities, for
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Enter the World of Latine Death Doulas
Death is one thing we all have in common as humans. But, ironically, death, dying, and grief can feel extremely isolating when you’re going through it. T
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Nicole Froio
La Nota
Netflix’s
Neon
Addresses the Whitewashing of Reggaet...
Latines love entertainment. For years, we have been the top moviegoers — even though the films we watch rarely reflect our communities. While w
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Latines Love Horror, But We Rarely See Ourselves In Spooky Movies...
Latine moviegoers can make or break a horror movie at the box office: Latines represent 26% of horror movie audiences, compared with 20% for other genres,
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Rosa Jimenez Was Exonerated for a Murder She Didn’t Commit....
When Rosa Jimenez sat down in court in 2005 for her trial in Austin, Texas, she believed she would be returning home to her one-year-old daughter as soon a
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Nicole Froio
La Nota
Cassandro
Is a Must-Watch Homage to the First Openly Gay E...
Latines love entertainment. For years, we have been the top moviegoers — even though the films we watch rarely reflect our communities. While we repres
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
In
A Million Miles Away,
José Hernández’s Journey From Far...
José Hernández’s inspiring journey from migrant farmworker to NASA astronaut is already the subject of a 2012 autobiography. Now his story is the focus
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
They Protested Against DeSantis. Now The Tampa 5 Face 10+ Years i...
Three University of South Florida (USF) students, one alum, and one community member are currently fighting felony charges after protesting against Florida
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
What Happened When I Stopped Trying To “Fix” My Accent
When Miguel Melo migrated to the United States in his early 20s to pursue acting, he didn’t realize the way he spoke would affect his ability to book job
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Nicole Froio
Hot Girl Somos
How Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval Changed My Relationship With My Body
“It’s photoshoot time,” my friend Yara declared once we were all dressed in our costumes and had applied copious amounts of glitter on our faces and
by
Nicole Froio
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