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Despite What Salma Hayek Said on Oscars Red Carpet, Antonio Banderas Isn’t Latino

Yara Simón — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:53:33 +0000

Maybe it was a slip of the tongue. Maybe it’s the fact that Antonio Banderas has called himself a Latino. Regardless, when Salma Hayek told E! on the Oscars red carpet that Banderas was “the first Latino to make Latinos sexy in Hollywood,” she was incorrect. And many Latinxs groaned and rolled their eyes as

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America Ferrera on #OscarsSoWhite: Academy Members May Not Be Ready to Shift With the Culture

Yara Simón — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:53 +0000

At the end of the 92nd Academy Awards, few people of color will have won. And while we’ll be tuned in for every single moment, we know that we won’t see many Latinx or Latin American winners. On the red carpet, America Ferrera was asked to weigh in on the lack of diversity at this

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5 Natural & Homemade Beauty Masks Passed Down to Us

Yara Simón — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:43:38 +0000

At Remezcla HQ, we love comparing beauty routines. Between masks, serums and moisturizers, we have a lot of thoughts on how to nourish skin. But we realized that whenever we talked beauty, we only discussed store-bought items, even though we’re fans of homemade remedies and have adopted many from our parents and grandparents. (Have you

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‘Hamilton’ Movie With Original Broadway Cast Is Finally Coming to Theaters

Yara Simón — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:56:02 +0000

Years after Lin-Manuel Miranda made waves with Hamilton, a Broadway reimagining of the Founding Fathers, tickets remain inaccessible for many. As a show featuring a largely POC cast, some have criticized how ticket prices shut out the same people it aimed to represent. And unfortunately, many also missed the original cast, including Miranda, on Broadway.

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Guatemalan Actor Enrique Salanic Has Been Denied Entry Into the US & Might Miss Premiere of His Movie

Yara Simón — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:24:30 +0000

On January 31, award-winning movie José will make its United States premiere. As of right now, star Enrique Salanic – who plays a young, gay character who falls in love for the first time – will be absent from the red carpet. The Guatemalan actor has been blocked from entering the country, with the U.S.

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Meet Dasic Fernández, a Chilean Artist Commissioned to Create a Stunning Mural for the Super Bowl

Yara Simón — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:00:22 +0000

When crowds of football fans descend on Miami for Super Bowl LIV festivities on the first weekend in February, a 27-story downtown building with a mural celebrating our connection to each other will greet them. The stunning work, created by Dasic Fernández, is part of a collaboration between the NFL and Goldman Global Arts. As

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Dominican Chef Dayanny de la Cruz Will Oversee the Menus for the Super Bowl

Yara Simón — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:56:04 +0000

The Super Bowl is about more than just football – it’s a chance for visibility, both for those who get the biggest platforms (say Shakira and Jennifer Lopez) and those behind-the-scenes. Dayanny de la Cruz, a Dominican chef who is part of the Centerplate team at the Hard Rock Stadium, is sure to get a

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We May Finally Get a TV Series Adaptation of Sandra Cisneros’ ‘The House on Mango Street’

Yara Simón — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:33:11 +0000

In short vignettes, author Sandra Cisnero tells the story of Esperanza Cordero in The House on Mango Street. The coming-of-age novel, a seminal Chicana feminist text, is as poignant now as it was three decades ago when it was first released. The book, which has been assigned as required reading in schools and had an

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There’s Now an “El Chapo” Beer

Yara Simón — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:47:01 +0000

If you ever wanted to drink El Chapo-branded beer, then you’re in luck. Flexing her entrepreneurial muscles, Alejandrina Guzman – the daughter of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán – has launched an artisinal beer with her father’s face and nickname emblazoned on the label. The beer is part of the “El Chapo 701” company, which includes

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Futbolista Mara Gómez Is First Trans Woman in Argentina’s Top Women’s League

Yara Simón — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 17:34:02 +0000

When Mara Gómez began playing soccer seven years ago, she wasn’t very good at it. She didn’t imagine she’d ever become a futbolista. But recently, when Gómez, 22, joined Villa San Carlos, she became the first transgender woman to join a team in Argentina’s top women’s league. At 15, Mara was figuring out her identity

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