Marina Carlevaro is a writer and teacher from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from the University of Buenos Aires and specializes in Literary Theory.
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future.” - Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol The holiday season is upon us! If we had to choose the quintessential Christmas story, our minds might go
Before Karol G, Becky G, there was Selena. Netflix’s new documentary Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy dives into the Quintanilla archive with unseen footage and intimate interviews, showing how a young Mexican-American singer from Texas reshaped Tejano and global Latin pop.
Mexican women who are artists-activists formed Las Nombramos Bordando to embroider the names of femicide victims. Their beautiful quilts turn delicate craft into a forceful memorial and a demand for justice.
October 12 or Indigenous Day carries different names across Latin America each one reveals how societies remember colonization. Read how countries reframed the holiday and why those names still matter today.
The recent global wave of far-right governments and neoliberal administrations has placed the political landscape on its head, with policies that include racist deportations in the US, major cutbacks in public health and education in countries like Argentina, and attacks on women's and minorities’ rights across the
Ecofeminism has become a powerful movement in Latin America. Latinas and Indigenous women are shaping global climate policy with solutions rooted in care, sustainability, and resistance.
From a 1957 comic strip to a 2025 Netflix event, El Eternauta reimagines an Argentine apocalyptic tale for today’s world. The series fuses memory, politics and community and proves Latin American sci-fi has global reach.
New U.S. tariffs on Mexican and Latin America goods could significantly raise prices on autos, produce, tequila, coffee, and flowers. We will be paying more at our local neighborhood tiendas or bodegas.
Despite rising depression, anxiety, and suicide rates in Latinx communities, access to culturally sensitive therapy remains limited by stigma, systemic barriers, and political fears. Learn why inclusive, bilingual care is vital and where to find resources.
These Latinx visionaries were named in National Geographic’s NG33: the duo behind eco‑friendly Conceptos Plásticos, mountaineer Carla Pérez climbing Everest and K2 without supplemental oxygen, and Selena Gomez’s mental health advocacy—showcasing how Latinx innovation is shaping a better tomorrow.
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