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This is What Grammy Nominee Anitta Thinks About Being Called a “New Artist...
Brenda Barrientos
Jan 25, 2023
Somos Latinx
Amirah Vann Brings Heart & Depth to Black Women’s Stories in Hollywood
Jasmin Hernandez
Jan 24, 2023
Somos Latinx
These All-Women Mariachi Bands Are Rebelling Against Tradition
Eva Recinos
Jan 20, 2023
Somos Latinx
Swapping Clothes Isn’t Just Fun — It’s Community Care
When I was growing up, new clothes only came around twice a year: before the start of a new school year and on my birthday in September. More often than no
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Jacqueline Delgad...
Somos Latinx
These Latina Food Creators Are Helping Us Preserve Latin American...
I’ve never been one to miss a meal. Growing up Honduran in the Bronx, tortillas de harina, pollo guisado, enchiladas, and machuca (or hudutu, as my famil
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Janel Martinez
Somos Latinx
The Mass Deportations of Haitians in the Dominican Republic Is An...
When I first read Edwidge Danticat’s “Create Dangerously,” I was struck by her understanding that the proverbial “immigrant artist at work” is fo
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Marjua Estevez
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Watching
Fantasy Island
Feels Like Magical Realism Therapy...
Latines love entertainment. For years, we have been the top moviegoers — even though the films we watch rarely reflect our communities. While w
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Melissa De Sousa Vindicates The Character We Love to Hate in The ...
From the moment Melissa De Sousa is introduced as Murch’s snarky and domineering girlfriend Shelby in 1999’s The Best Man, to when she reprises her
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Marjua Estevez
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These Travel Essentials Kept Me Calm & Collected On My Last-Minut...
Booking trips is all fun and games until you have to actually pack. What do you take on those last-minute trips that give future you plenty of options with
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Mercedes Viera
Christmas
The Sartorial Joy Of Sala Season
Last weekend, my roommate and I were frantically getting ready for a holiday party. She asked me the night before what I would wear, to which I replied, ?
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Frances Solá-Sant...
Somos Latinx
Behind the Nourishing Holiday Cena by Somos and Neutrogena
December is a challenging time. Whether we are separated from our loved ones due to loss, familial estrangement, or borders or we celebrate the season with
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Raquel Reichard
Entertainment
R29’s Top Stories Of 2022 Didn’t Shy Away From the Big Issues
It’s list-making season, so obviously we had to get in on the fun. That’s why this week’s R29 Twitch stream, hosted by Entertainment Director Melissa
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Patricia Karounos
Unbothered
Waited Until The Last Minute? Here Are 11 Holiday Gift Ideas That...
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Christa Eduafo
Somos Latinx
DACA Might End Soon and I’m Not Ready
The year 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, most commonly referred to as DACA. Over the past decade, th
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Jacqueline Delgad...
Somos Latinx
We’re Giving Women a Seat to Play at the Dominoes Table
Whether you learned dominoes watching your abuelos play against your parents in Cuba or during the holiday parrandas in Puerto Rico, the game has been a st
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Victoria Leandra
Somos Latinx
I’m In My Cozy Girl Era. Here Are 5 Ways I Achieve The Look & Lif...
I’m sitting in front of my laptop assisting with case planning and legal research with a fine-knit, warm matching sweatsuit set. My hair is slicked back
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Glenne Martinez
Somos Latinx
Dear Doñas, the Solteras Don’t Want Your Pity
I’ve always been a fan of the holiday season. I love bringing out my fall and winter wardrobe. Since I live in California, this usually looks like cozy s
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Jacqueline Delgad...
Latinx
How 1960s Chicana Cheerleaders Led the Charge for Civil Rights In...
More than 50 years ago, Chicana teenager Diana Palacios wanted to be part of the cheerleading team at her high school in Crystal City, Texas. Despite havin
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Natalie Arroyo Ca...
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Somos Latinx
Villano Antillano Is a Damn Good Artist & She Knows It
Villano Antillano — self-described as a “really beautiful rapper” — seriously does have a way with words. In “Nena Mala,” a song off the Puerto
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Mercedes Viera
Somos Latinx
I Left the U.S. After Living Undocumented for 21 Years — Here’s W...
When Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential Election, I knew I had to leave my home in the United States. On the campaign trail, Trump talked about canceli
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Grecia Huesca Dom...
Somos Latinx
What’s a Matatana? Just Look at My Dominican Abuelita
I recently turned 29, the last year in the chapter of my life labeled my twenties, and I’m finding myself grieving and rebirthing. This isn’t unusual f
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Melania Luisa Marte
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Designer Jessica Resendíz On The Healing Power Of A Solo Lunch Date
Welcome to Refinery29’s Why I Do It, a series where we ask inspirational, successful people 29 questions about what fuels them on and off the clock.
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Maddy Semerjibashian
Somos Latinx
I’m In My Soft Girl Era. Here Are 5 Ways I Achieve The Look & Lif...
I wake up in the morning engulfed in a white fluffy duvet and dressed in a pink, lace-trim nightgown. Looking across my room, I see my dresser lined with C
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Valerie McPherson
Somos Latinx
I’m a Latina Who Can’t Cook & I Refuse to Feel Guilty
Ya van llegando las fiestas de fin de año, y con eso llega la comelona y el alboroto. But for me, the holidays also bring something else: an emphasis on t
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Ashley Garcia Lez...
Somos Latinx
With Namor,
Wakanda Forever
Does What Latine Media Will Not
Tenoch Huerta Mejía is soaring. Since starring in the superhero epic Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the Mexican actor has been trending for dancing with
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Dash Harris
Somos Latinx
Jenna Ortega Says Latines Carry the Horror Genre & Now It’s...
Jenna Ortega is only 20 years old, but in many ways she feels as grown as her older colleagues. Whether she’s discussing family life or growing up in
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Alicia Ramírez
Somos Latinx
What
Lopez vs. Lopez
Gets Right & Wrong About The Harms of...
Latines love entertainment. For years, we have been the top moviegoers — even though the films we watch rarely reflect our communities. While we represen
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Nicole Froio
Somos Latinx
Chisme Isn’t Just Petty Gossip — It’s a Lifeline
“Why did I let this happen to me? Why did I not fight hard enough? I want to forget. Please God, help me to forget.” These are the words I muttered und
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Lizeth Gutierrez
Mi Casa Es
As an Ecuadorian Immigrant, My Home Has Always Been Aquí y Allá
“Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,” 23-year-old me sang loud enough so that the person next to me could hear that I knew all the w
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Estefania Saavedra
Latinx
We Need More Moms in Politics. But the Election Process Isn’t Bui...
Most of us have ideas of what makes a mama: she’s either pulling up to the school drop-off with a perfect manicure or barely holding it together. As if t
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Jessica Altagraci...
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