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‘Vida’s Tanya Saracho Developing TV Series ‘Lovesong’ for Starz

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 19 May 2022 18:16:42 +0000

Tanya Saracho, the creator and showrunner of the Starz series Vida, is returning to the streaming platform with a new, half-hour dramatic series, Lovesong. Lovesong tells the story of two Mexican-American friends living in London, who fall in love with the same musician. English musician and actor Johnny Flynn (Emma) will serve as the composer

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With Its Celebration of Intimacy & Community ‘Vida’s Final Season Feels More Urgent & Timely Than Ever

Manuel Betancourt — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 16:32:03 +0000

Two women lay naked next to one another. Theirs is a known intimacy. They giggle and blush and kiss before the closely-handheld camera catches them playfully wrestling with one another in bed. Chavela Vargas’ “Macorina” scores their morning roughhousing: “Ponme la mano aquí,” she croons. Her order feels directed as much at both of these

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How ‘Pose’ & ‘Vida’ Challenge the Latinx Community to Confront Their LGBTQ Antagonism

Ruben Angel — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 20:21:40 +0000

LGBT folks make up roughly 40% of the homeless youth population, and a large percentage of this number is made up of Black and Latinx LGBT kids. While presenting this reality can be a burden for the few LGBT Latinx creators in mainstream television, Pose and Vida prove they are up to the task. Although

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‘Vida’ Actors Open Up on the Show’s Subversive Use of Sex & Nudity

Gabriela Garcia — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 16:07:08 +0000

When Starz’s half-hour drama Vida returned for season two a few weeks ago, the opening scene’s sexual bravado – an orgy during which Lyn has a personal epiphany – all but confirmed that the show will continue to push the envelope when it comes to exploring sexuality. Creator and showrunner, Tanya Saracho, is changing the cultural conversation

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Starz Renews Critically Acclaimed Drama ‘Vida’ for Season 3

Manuel Betancourt — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:54:46 +0000

After operating on chingona level for its season two, we can’t wait to see what Tanya Saracho and the Vida team will have in store for us in season three. Oh yeah, we buried the lede: the critically acclaimed and queer AF Latinx show is coming back for another season! The GLAAD award-winning show follows sisters Emma and

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‘Vida’s Honest Sex Scenes Honor the Multitudes of Latina Sexuality

Mariana Viera — Fri, 31 May 2019 21:27:33 +0000

The depiction of women’s sexuality and sex acts on-screen has long been the dominion of men. While a patriarchal society has often regarded women’s real-life autonomous expressions of sexuality repulsive, shameful, and wrong, men have never faltered in their fascination with displaying it in film and television. Men’s obsession with producing images of female sex

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‘Vida’ Showrunner Tanya Saracho On Facing Protests & This Season’s Gay Vaquero Wedding

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 22 May 2019 18:43:25 +0000

There are many things Tanya Saracho is eager for audiences to see in the upcoming second season of her show, Vida. But one towers above them all: she can’t wait for viewers of the half-hour Starz drama to fall in love with Nico (Roberta Colindrez), a character she admits is basically her own dream girl, designed

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The Cast of ‘Vida’ Reflects on the Power of Having Latinos in Front of & Behind the Camera

Gabriela Garcia — Mon, 20 May 2019 23:13:59 +0000

Starz’s critically acclaimed series Vida is back for season two and viewers get to catch up on where the Hernandez sisters left off. As Emma (Mishel Prada) and Lyn (Melissa Barrera) take on their commitment to rebuilding their deceased mother’s building and adjoining bar, their own self-discovery and the notion of building a new life

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Ahead of Season 2 Premiere, the ‘Vida’ Cast Shares Why the Show is So Radical

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 15 May 2019 17:38:08 +0000

“There’s no sex for sexy. There’s sex to tell the story.” With that one line Vida actress Melissa Barrero summed up one of the many ways the Starz show is breaking ground on television. Ahead of its season two premiere later this month, Barrero, creator Tanya Saracho, and much of the show’s cast, including Mishel Prada, Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon, Roberta Colindrez, Raul

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Watch the First 3 Episodes of ‘Vida’ for Free Just in Time to Catch Up for Season 2

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 06 May 2019 20:51:59 +0000

There is nothing on television quite like Vida. Set on the Eastside of Los Angeles, the half-hour Starz drama is a probing look at the kind of neighborhood that’s at risk of being gente-fied. More importantly, with an all-Latinx cast and a slew of strong female voices behind the camera — including creator Tanya Saracho — Vida truly feels

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