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This Peruvian Documentary on Star Wars Celebration Is a Joyful Look at The Franchise’s Latino Fan Base

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 04 May 2020 16:11:57 +0000

Even before the likes of Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal and Oscar Isaac were integral figures of the Star Wars universe, the George Lucas franchise had a stronghold in Latin America. My mom, who grew up in Medellin, Colombia, was an avid fan of La guerra de las galaxias. She remembers seeing the original trilogy in

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Meet Destiny Mendoza, the Cosplayer Mixing Folklorico With Anime

Yara Simón — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 16:38:39 +0000

Cosplaying brings out so much creativity in people. While sometimes, people do their best to faithfully recreate a character’s look, sometimes, they decide to give it their own spin. Take Destiny Mendoza, for example. In early July, she dressed up as a folklorico version of Sailor Moon. In a recent post on Cosplay in America,

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5 Latino Characters to Cosplay as During New York Comic Con

Remezcla Estaff — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 22:04:21 +0000

If you’ve spent a little time at New York Comic Con, you might find that you won’t spot too many people dressed as Latino characters. That’s partially because while we’re definitely consumers of popular culture, we’re underrepresented in TV and film. And though we can’t remedy these industry problems, we can at least suggest some

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Meet the Adorable 5-Year-Old Who Cosplays as Diego Luna’s ‘Star Wars’ Character

Yara Simón — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 23:51:02 +0000

When James Estrada, 31, took his wife to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on opening night, he knew his 5-year-old son, known only as J, would take a liking to Cassian Andor, the rebel captain portrayed by Diego Luna. So when J immediately asked for his own rebel fatigues to imitate Andor – who famously

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