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The Latest Episode of ‘Insecure’ Features a Song By Independent Chicano Artist Omar Apollo

Isabelia Herrera — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:34:05 +0000

If you’re a faithful fan of Insecure, you’ll know that music plays an integral role in the hit HBO series. Whether it’s about creating the right mood or contributing to character development, music is an essential part of storytelling in Issa Rae’s beloved show. The first season’s soundtrack was co-curated by Solange and music supervisor Kier Lehman,

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Sarunas Jackson On Persuading ‘Insecure’s Writers to Make Dro Panamanian

Rosy Cordero — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 20:10:20 +0000

The writers on the HBO hit series Insecure managed to wait almost a full ten minutes before bringing Dro Peña back during their season three premiere. And although it was merely his name popping up on Molly’s (Yvonne Orji) phone, just like that, Sarunas J. Jackson, who is on his second season portraying Peña, was

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There Are More Latinos on TV, But Is That Really Progress?

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 23:18:52 +0000

During her unsurprisingly hilarious appearance on Vogue’s “73 Questions With” video, Jane the Virgin actress Gina Rodriguez made sure to balance her lighthearted responses with one sobering stat. When asked what fact she’d recently learned that blew her mind, you could see her seethe with frustration at the numbers she was about to repeat: “In

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5 Times ‘Insecure’ Highlighted the Complicated Relationship Between African-Americans, Latinos and Afro-Latinos

Araceli Cruz — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:38:35 +0000

“Oh Issa…I love you, I really do! But why are you playing us?!” This is something I’ve said to myself, off and on, while watching the second season of Insecure – the HBO hit comedy that continues to excite me every Sunday night. For those of you unfamiliar with the half-hour series that premiered last fall,

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The Little Known Connection Between ‘Blood In, Blood Out’ and HBO’s ‘Insecure’

Toni Gonzales — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 22:14:11 +0000

HBO’s Insecure has been one of the bigger hits for the cable network in the last two years. The mainly black show, now in its sophomore year, has injected a few Latinisms into its episodes as of late. There is little doubt Insecure is casting a wider net and hoping to attract more Latino eyeballs while

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