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Lupita Nyong’o’s Roz Teaches Us the Power of Kindness in The Wild ...

Yuri Lamasbella Is Hilariously Spoofing Everyone’s Obsession With Reality TV

“You Will Be Misunderstood:” How Ariana DeBose Navigates Perception ...

Hit Man’s Adria Arjona Is Stepping Into the Leading ...

Good people may do bad things, but that doesn’t make them bad people. Or does it? That’s the philosophical crux at the center of the movie Hit Man, now

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Dora The Explorer Is Back. Here’s What The Character Has Me...

She’s back. Or, perhaps more accurately, she never left. The she in question? None other than Dora Márquez, the seriously curious, adventure-seeking 7-

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How To Organize Your Home Without Making This One Mistake

If there’s one thing Jessica Torres has learned through multiple apartment moves, it’s that you should never rush to make your home a home. In the past

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Who Has Found Love on Latine Dating Apps? Apparently, These Couples

Yaznil Baez was at a breaking point. It was March 2022 and the 29-year-old administrative assistant was ready to be done with dating. All the typical datin

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How 4 Women Are Processing TikTok’s “Hairy LatinaR...

One reality that’s as ubiquitous as abuela’s cafecito but rarely discussed with the same candor? Body hair. Specifically, Latina body hair. Because let

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What Playing Janis in Mean Girls Taught Breakout Star Auli...

Auli’i Cravalho may never know exactly what ignited her love for performing, but she has a hunch it probably had something to do with her upbringing.&nbs

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A Message for the People Who Judged Me for Being a Latina Who Can...

My relationship with dance is un poco complicado. Having grown up during the 1990s and early 2000s — aka the golden age of the pop star — I couldn’t

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Tefi Pessoa’s Immigrant Parents Didn’t Understand Her Caree...

Tefi Pessoa wants to get back to basics by becoming a clown. “I read a long time ago that Pablo Picasso, it took him his whole life to learn how to

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Becky G Betted on Regional Mexican Music & Won With Esquinas

Becky G is entering a season of absolute abundance. It’s the day before she’s kicking off her Mi Casa, Tu Casa tour — her first headlining tour

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How Aubrey Plaza, Jenna Ortega, & Selena Gomez Helped These Deadp...

Editor’s Note: The article image and headline have been updated to further differentiate this story from a Los Angeles Times article titled “In

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The Cheetah Girls’ Chanel Was a 2000s Latina Icon — How Do...

Not even halfway through my rewatch of The Cheetah Girls, which premiered on August 15, 2003, I looked over at my husband whose “SMH” smirk had become

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From Taina to Primo, Christina Vidal Has Always Bee...

It’s early morning in Christina Vidal’s Los Angeles home office. She’s easing into the day, doing her best not to let her lengthy to-do list creep in

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With Love’s Emeraude Toubia Wants Lily, & All Latina...

Just like her alter ego Lily Diaz on the Amazon Prime Video original series With Love, Emeraude Toubia knows a thing or two about seriously over-the-top ho

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I Watched Chasing Papi 20 Years Later & It’s As Cringe As ...

Rarely do I watch a movie that leaves me truly perplexed. I often have a good sense of what transpired during those two hours, give or take, and don’t re

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Zión Moreno Is Ready to Tell Her Side of the Story

“OK, so full transparency here: I haven’t really spoken about this,” says Zión Moreno. “I feel like all the other cast members have said something

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In Vampire Academy, Daniela Nieves Delivers a New Kind of ...

Ever since she was very young, Daniela Nieves has had a penchant for chit-chat. “Once you know me, just as a person, I love to talk,” Nieves, the

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I Rewatched Gotta Kick It Up! 20 Years Later & It HasnR...

Imagine, for a second, that it’s summer 2002. Social media as we know it doesn’t exist yet, so naturally, in between mall hangs and chatting with frien

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Francia Raísa Gets Grown: The How I Met Your Father Star...

“Thursday is the new Saturday,” Francia Raísa declares as soon as we get on the phone. “Friday is the day to chill. Let’s be real.” She ha

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‘Killing It’s’ Stephanie Noguera Is Using Her P...

Working on a show with a central premise based on snakes isn’t for everyone, but fortunately Stephanie Nogueras did not have to be around too many reptil

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For Your Tias, Primas & More: 8 Latinx Beauty Gifts To Give This ...

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Karrie Martin Lachney Is Forging Her Own Path

Take one look at Karrie Martin Lachney today, and you’d assume she always knew this would be her path: a Honduran-American from Louisiana making a name f

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Celebrity Style

From Matching Sweatsuits To Custom Louis Vuitton — Sophie Turner&...

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The Complicated Case Of Lori Vallow, Her Missing Children, & A Do...

Update: On Thursday, Kauai police arrested Lori Vallow on a warrant after she failed to produce her two children to child welfare workers last month. Vallo

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The Complicated Relationship Between Shapewear & Body Positivity

Modern shapewear — Spanx specifically, which will mark its 20th anniversary on February 15 — was born into a very specific era with a very specific vis

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A New Missouri Bill Calls For Police To Literally Stop Women From...

One Missouri lawmaker is working to make it harder for women to get abortions, while simultaneously redefining what an abortion actually is. Mike Moon, a R

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The Women Senators Who Voted To Impeach Donald Trump Are Not Done...

Just like that, the impeachment trial of Donald Trump is done. If it seems like the process came and went pretty quickly, that’s because it did. Last wee

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