Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/op-ed/ Our Thing Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:15:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/op-ed/ 144 144 Op-Ed: The Racism Vinícius Júnior Faces Is One of Fútbol’s Biggest Failures https://remezcla.com/features/sports/op-ed-the-racism-vinicius-junior-faces-is-one-of-futbols-biggest-failures/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:11:42 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=481863 It’s a testament to the state of fútbol as an institution that once again Brazilian player Vinícius Júnior is facing racial abuse. On Tuesday (February 18) Viní Jr. reported Argentinian player Gianluca Prestianni for allegedly calling him “monkey” during a Champions League game where Prestianni’s team, Benfica, faced off against Viní’s Real Madrid. What followed

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]]> VIni Jr Credit: Netflix Why Cardi B Launching a Haircare Line Hits Different for Afro-Latinas  https://remezcla.com/features/beauty/why-cardi-b-launching-grow-good-haircare-line-hits-different-afro-latinas/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:09:34 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=481781 For those of us who’ve followed Cardi B's 10-year hair growth journey, the launch of Grow Good Beauty isn’t a surprise.

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]]> Cardi B_Little Miss Drama_2025 Global Citizen Festival Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP. Op-Ed: Odessa A’zion, ‘Deep Cuts’ & Why Calling Out People Works https://remezcla.com/features/film/op-ed-odessa-azion-deep-cuts-why-calling-out-people-works/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:19:43 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=471661 Odessa A’zion being cast in Deep Cuts is real-time erasure of Latine representation in Hollywood. Then the backlash happened.

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]]> New Features Size Odessa A'zion attends the premiere of "Marty Supreme" at Regal Times Square on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Why Belén Matters & Why Latin American Storytelling Has Never Been More Urgent  https://remezcla.com/features/film/why-belen-matters-guest-essay-javiera-balmaceda/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:02:24 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=444326 Read Javiera Balmaceda's guest essay about the importance of Belén, the latest movie to be added to Prime Video.

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]]> Belen Credit: Amazon MGM Studios Op-Ed: Snow Tha Product Has Nothing to Lose Addressing Trump-Voting Family Members & Neither Do You https://remezcla.com/features/music/op-ed-snow-tha-product-has-nothing-to-lose-addressing-trump-voting-family-members-neither-do-you/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:23:50 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=439136 Snow Tha Product has long been known in her career for being outspoken. On Aug. 14, the Mexican-American rapper released her new song and music video for “SABADO,” giving fans and new listeners yet another glimpse into her politically charged mind. For those who don’t know her music well, this might sound like trendy headline

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]]> Snow Tha Product_Before I Crashout Courtesy of the artist. Op-Ed: As a Lifelong Dodgers Fan, Their Silence During ICE Raids Speaks Volumes https://remezcla.com/features/sports/op-ed-lifelong-dodgers-fan-silence-during-ice-raids-speaks-volumes/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:10:40 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=435627 "As a lifelong Dodgers fan, my Latino identity and my proud Mexican-American identity have been intrinsically linked to my Dodger fandom."

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]]> LA Dodgers Members of the Los Angeles Dodgers practice for Game 1 of the NLDS baseball game against the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) How Selena Quintanilla Gave Me The Confidence to Stand Up For Myself https://remezcla.com/features/culture/selena-quintanilla-legacy-confidence-30-years-after-death/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:01:46 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=386561 At 11, I was a friendless, pudgy nerd with unruly dark hair and oily, olive-toned skin who was relentlessly bullied at my Catholic school.  While my 6th-grade Latina classmates in Union City, New Jersey, obsessed over Jennifer Aniston’s iconic Rachel haircut on Friends or listened to TLC and En Vogue, I preferred Gloria Estefan, Celia

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]]> Op-Ed: As a Latina Who Lived in Spain, Karla Sofia Gascón’s Racist Tweets Aren’t Surprising https://remezcla.com/features/film/op-ed-latina-lived-in-spain-karla-sofia-gascon-racist-tweets-emilia-perez/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 21:20:56 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=383790 The fact that there’s a lot of racism in Spain should come as no surprise to anyone. The very public struggles fútbol players of color, particularly Vini Jr., who has been constantly harassed and subjected to racist chants since he started playing in Real Madrid, paint a clear picture. But there was still a certain

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]]> MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – JANUARY 15: Karla Sofía Gascón poses for photo during a Press Conferece of ‘Emilia Pérez’ film at Cinepolis Plaza Carso on January 15, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JANUARY 15: Karla Sofía Gascón poses for photo during a Press Conferece of 'Emilia Pérez' film at Cinepolis Plaza Carso on January 15, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) Op-Ed: ‘La Casa de los Famosos México’ Is More Than Just Reality TV https://remezcla.com/features/film/op-ed-la-casa-de-los-famosos-mexico-more-than-just-reality-tv/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:32:57 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=379066 Reality shows are known to be entertaining. They appear to be real, showcase apparent raw emotion, and candid moments. But the intellectual in me always refused to think reality TV like La Casa de los Famosos México brought anything of actual depth, substance or value to its audience. The show has suprisingly proved me wrong. 

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]]> La Casa de Los Famosos Mexico MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 30: (L-R) Arath de la Torre, Briggitte Bozzo, Gala Montes, Mario Bezares and Karime Pindter pose for a photo during 'La Casa de los Famosos' press conference at Televisa San Angel on September 30, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Jaime Nogales/Medios y Media/Getty Images) Op-Ed: It’s Time Latin American Identity Includes Brazil As Well https://remezcla.com/features/music/op-ed-its-time-latin-american-identity-includes-brazil-as-well/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:42:48 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?post_type=re_features&p=378704 The idea of a Latin American identity is, per se, debatable. First used by French diplomats and key political and intellectual figures of Central and South America in the 19th century, the “Latin American” label carries the mark of colonization: the obliteration of colors and races, the mass killing of indigenous populations, and the forced

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