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Latina Podcasters Like Rita Bautista Are Ensuring Our Voices Are Heard

Latina Podcasters Like Rita Bautista Are Ensuring Our Voices Are Heard

Here at BoldLatina, we are big on owning our narrative and elevating our Latina/x stories and change-makers in our community. Audio content, podcasts, are gaining not only listening traction with Latinas but also creation interest, to express themselves and point of view. We chat with Rita Bautista, a leading

Life As A Latina Rocker

Life As A Latina Rocker

I was 11-years-old when I attended my first concert. It was an intense night in the Rio Grande Valley with cover bands that were the Latino versions of AC/DC, Guns n’ Roses and Metallica. Not exactly your typical experience as an elementary kid. Yet there I was: little Raven

10 Latinx Feminist Podcasts in Spanish You Can’t Miss

10 Latinx Feminist Podcasts in Spanish You Can’t Miss

One of the few good things the Covid-19 pandemic left us is podcasts. Lots of podcasts. Of all sizes and colors, and about everything. Who isn’t making a Latinx podcast these days? I recently launched two! Exactly because of this, one of the current problems with podcasts is that

How Naya Rivera Empowered Our Latinx and LGBTQ Communities

How Naya Rivera Empowered Our Latinx and LGBTQ Communities

On July 8th, Wednesday Naya Rivera, 33 was reported missing, in Lake Piru – Los Angeles. Just five days later, Monday authorities confirmed that mother, actress, singer and author, Naya Rivera died in the lake. Authorities believe she may have saved her 4-year son from an apparent and potential accident in

Netflix’s Mucho Mucho Amor Looks at Legend Walter Mercado's Life

Netflix’s Mucho Mucho Amor Looks at Legend Walter Mercado's Life

On November 2, 2019, the world had lost an icon, Walter Mercado Salinas, the Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, writer, and best-known TV astrologer to Spanish speaking audiences across the globe, reaching nearly 120 million daily at one point in his television career.  Netflix’s Mucho Mucho Amor looks at

Cristela Alonzo Reveals She Was Not Paid For Cristela And How White Privilege Played A Part

Cristela Alonzo Reveals She Was Not Paid For Cristela And How White Privilege Played A Part

In a series of revealing tweets, Cristela Alonzo reveals she was not paid for the ‘Cristela’ sitcom pilot which aired on ABC from October 10, 2014, through April 17, 2015.  Alonzo’s tweets were triggered in response to The Hollywood Reporter article reporting that actress, Lena Dunham was only 23

New Latinx Travel Series Americanos Celebrates Diverse Latinx Communities In The United States

New Latinx Travel Series Americanos Celebrates Diverse Latinx Communities In The United States

At a time when everyone is cooped up at home and travel planning has stalled for a majority of US Americans, what better time to explore America (via couch) than with a travel show. ‘Americanos’ is a new five-part Latinx travel series taking viewers into powerful Latinx subcultures in cities

Latinas Made History With Rolling Stone Cover Story Featuring Bad Bunny

Latinas Made History With Rolling Stone Cover Story Featuring Bad Bunny

Rolling Stone magazine’s June cover story, ‘Bad Bunny in Captivity’ made magazine history! Bad Bunny who just days ago on Mother’s Day, dropped ten new songs while in cuarentena gives Rolling Stone readers a glimpse into how he has been spending his quarantine time in an Airbnb. The

Netflix's Gentefied Is Our Latinx American Dream

Netflix's Gentefied Is Our Latinx American Dream

There is no doubt Netflix is bringing out Latino-themed stories like we haven’t seen any other entertainment network do. The latest to entertain both mainstream and Latinx Netflix viewers is comedy-drama series Gentefied in its first season executive produced and directed by America Ferrera. It exemplifies our Latinx American

Five Books By Empowered Latinas and Other Women Of Color To Read Today

Five Books By Empowered Latinas and Other Women Of Color To Read Today

Empowered Latinas and other women of color – will continue to trailblaze in the world of literature. For instance, notable author Elizabeth Acevedo who has a prestigious Carnegie Medal among her many awards, for ‘The Poet X’.  Here at BoldLatina, we add on to our reading lists religiously and recommend these

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