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Meet the Latinas Reclaiming the Stories History Tried to Erase

Zameena Mejia — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:43:42 +0000

It doesn’t have to be Women’s History Month for these Latina trailblazers to get their flowers. We remain some of the most underrepresented when the time comes to recognize women’s historic impacts. And writers Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda and Mirtle Peña-Calderón are on a mission to change that. In The Book of Awesome Latinas, which

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9 Books to Read If You Want to Understand What’s Happening in Venezuela

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:03:30 +0000

Here are 9 books you can read to understand what’s happening in Venezuela now and how it affects Latin America as a whole.

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Xochitl Gonzalez Book ‘Anita de Monte Laughs Last’ Getting Movie Adaptation

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 18:01:03 +0000

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez is getting a movie adaptation with Eva Longoria set to direct.

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INTERVIEW: Jeanine Cummins on ‘American Dirt’ Backlash & Defending Her ‘Latina Roots’

Kiko Martinez — Wed, 28 May 2025 16:26:51 +0000

After gaining acclaim for her 2020 novel American Dirt, which included landing on the New York Times bestseller’s list and being selected for Oprah’s Book Club, author Jeanine Cummins didn’t think she would ever write again. It’s not a typical thought that crosses the mind of someone who writes a book that sells over three

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5 Fantasy Books by Latine Authors If You Love ‘The Wheel of Time’

Lyra Hale — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:32:51 +0000

When it comes to high fantasy, The Wheel of Time is a sweeping story that covers themes of identity, epic quests, and transformation. Written by Robert Jordan, the series began in 1990 with the book The Eye of the World. And it currently spans 14 books within the series, with the last 5 books done in

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5 Thriller Books by Latine Authors If You Like Prime Video’s ‘Reacher’

Lyra Hale — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:53:03 +0000

With book-to-screen adaptations being a dime a dozen, Prime Video’s Reacher stands out. The series is based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series that at this point has 30+ books. And on February 20, 2025, it will be debuting it’s third season with Alan Ritchson as the titular character. This time around the veteran military

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Selena Quintanilla Now Has A Little Golden Book Biography

Jeanette Hernandez — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:11:39 +0000

Selena Quintanilla officially has her own Little Golden Book biography. On January 21, the new Selena: A Little Golden Book Biography went on sale, immortalizing the Tex-Mex icon’s impact from music to beauty in a new way. The new book is described as a “heartwarming tribute” to Quintanilla that “chronicles Selena’s incredible journey to superstardom,

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INTERVIEW: Javiera Balmaceda on Bringing Isabel Allende’s ‘The House of the Spirits’ to Life

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:39:02 +0000

Some people might hear the name Javiera Balmaceda and think of her younger, more famous sibling, Pedro Pascal. But Javiera, the Head of Originals for Latin America, Canada, and Australia at Amazon Studios has been making a name for herself for years and making the kind of impact that means something in our communities. Balmaceda

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INTERVIEW: Argentinian Author Mercedes Ron on the Worldwide Success of the ‘Culpables’ Series

Lyra Hale — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:09:01 +0000

With over 80 million fans (on Wattpad), the Culpables book series by Mercedes Ron is a world-wide phenomenon in the same vein of Anna Todd’s After series and Adriana Godoy’s A través de mi ventana series. The Argentinian author, who Remezcla interviewed, began writing the first book Culpa Mía in mid-2015. By 2017, Penguin Random House in

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How Does ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ the Book End?

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:53:27 +0000

Gabriel García Márquez’s most famous novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, which was published in 1967, is now a Netflix show. The release of the Spanish-language show, filmed entirely in Colombia, has sparked interest in the novel it was based on, and particularly in the ending. This is especially true considering the first eight episodes

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