Every Day is Magic: Ada Limón
In her 2015 collection, Bright Dead Things, a National Book Award finalist for poetry, Ada Limón writes of moving to Kentucky: “Confession: I did not want to live here.” It’s perhaps not a surprising sentiment coming from a coastally oriented person who was raised in Northern California, attended college in Seattle, and then spent over a decade in New York City.
But Limón and her husband, Lucas, have been in Lexington for seven years now and the effects of settling into this place are noticeable in her new book, The Carrying (Milkweed, Aug.). It’s a phenomenally lively and attentive collection replete with the trappings of living a little closer to nature. While Bright Dead Things is marked by a preponderance of light, such as images of fireflies and neon signs, The Carrying features numerous appearances by various trees, birds, and beetles. Limón also demonstrates a greater willingness to be explicit in naming colors, particularly green. “It’s crazy green, the whole book,” she says. “Lexington is the greenest place I’ve ever lived.” Similarly, where in Bright Dead Things, Limón tells a lot of stories and anecdotes, in The Carrying she is very present in her thoughts and experiences.
As it turns out, these shifts in focus have another, altogether unexpected source. While putting Bright Dead Things together, Limón was diagnosed with chronic vestibular neuronitis, which can cause bouts of vertigo. “If I’m really having vertigo, it’s pretty intense and I really have to focus,”
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Recording Latinx Dance Histories
“…Originally from the El Paso/Juárez border between Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, it was Avelar’s time and work in New York City that crystalized her identity as a fronteriza (borderlands) artist. Early on, she knew her goal was to research and create accessible, inclusive dance practices anchored in Chicanx and Latinx feminism and border theory…”
Becky G Boyfriend: Who Is Sebastian Lletget?
“Gomez was born to Mexican-American parents, Francisco Gomez and Alejandra Gomez. She shares the same parents with her three siblings; two brothers, Alex Gomez and Frankie Gomez and her younger sister, Stephanie Gomez
Gomez was up in Moreno Valley, where at the age of nine her family had to move out of their home owing to financial difficulties and into the converted garage of her grandparents’ home. Gomez started performing voiceover and commercial work as a part-time profession to support her family…”
https://www.ghgossip.com/becky-g-boyfriend-who-is-sebastian-lletget/
2nd Annual Mexican-American Film and Television Festival is Changing the Narrative in Hollywood
“…The MACEF Film Festival submission application is for those individuals who want to showcase their work to other film lovers, filmmakers, and Hollywood industry professional. The two-day festival will feature films and TV content made by Mexican-Americans, featuring Mexican-Americans and championed by Mexican-Americans. The filmmakers will have an opportunity to network with industry professionals and audiences. The festival will be inviting trailblazing filmmakers whose film changed the course of independent filmmaking and will provide a learning experience and a screening of their films with couple of retrospective screening.
Fitting with this year’s theme of “changing the narrative, recognizing who we are”, MACEF’s mission is to change the negative narrative of Americans of Mexican descent by highlighting their stories and their positive contribution to the U.S…”
https://www.politicalcortadito.com/noticias-newswire/?l=mexican-american-film-television-festival
Alejandra Aragón, photographer
“Alejandra Aragón won the Latin America Professional Award for her moving project I Came To La Pinta Because They Told Me My Father Lived Here. We speak to the Mexican photographer about her experimental works and main themes of focus in her work…”
https://www.worldphoto.org/blogs/28-10-22/winners-interview-alejandra-arag%C3%B3n
‘Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican’ paints LA-influenced artistic evolution
“More than 30 years of work and five years of curatorial planning have culminated in “Victor Estrada: Purple Mexican.”
Curator Marco Rios said he wanted to organize a survey show of artist and lecturer of painting Victor Estrada’s work since he first met Estrada more than five years ago. Rios said he was familiar with Estrada’s work from catalogs of “Helter Skelter: L.A. Art in the 1990s,” a seminal 1992 exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art that featured Estrada’s sculpture “Baby/Baby.” The show centers around 40 of the artist’s drawings that have never been exhibited before and opened Oct. 6 at the ArtCenter College of Design – where Estrada earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine arts…”
‘It’s About Being Loved’: Linda Ronstadt Celebrates Her Mexican-American Heritage with New Book
“Linda Ronstadt, the queen of California cool, recalls her heyday and the formative years that inspired her new book Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands — published in early October, amid Hispanic Heritage Month.
When I apologize Linda Ronstadt for having to reschedule our interview after what turned out to be a relatively mild strain of COVID blew through our household, she tells me not to worry….”
UCLA Latinx Film and Theatre Association builds student creativity in safe space
“The UCLA Latinx Film and Theatre Association is making space for Latinx artists.
Founded in 2004, the organization seeks to provide a space for Latinx students to explore their interests in both film and theater. It works to produce student-created short films and plays that premiere at its annual showcase called “Night of Cultura.” Fourth-year communication student and LFTA co-chair Alan Gallardo said if students have no experience or are unfamiliar with film and theater, LFTA can provide a safe space for them to learn about the arts.
“If they don’t know how to write, we will support them and teach them how to write. … If they have a good idea, it’s a good idea, and we are here to help them make that idea a reality,” Gallardo said…”
Mexican actor Gabriel Santoyo will launch as a soloist – PressPerú
“Mexico.- The 22-year-old young actor and digital creator Gabriel Santoyo Navidad, originally from Mexico City, said that having been part of the cast of the Mexican series Kipatla and Señora Acero, although he had a lot of fun in both, clarified that they were two totally different projects.
“Kipatla is about values, empathy, about what it means to be a human being in the fullest sense of the word, and it teaches you to be good, unlike Señora Acero, which is a narco-series that shows action scenes, drug addiction, prostitution and murders.
Of his challenges in his role as an actor, Gabriel Santoyo recalled that the role he enjoyed the most was his character in the movie “Game of Heroes” where he had to play a child with cerebral palsy…”
https://d1softballnews.com/mexican-actor-gabriel-santoyo-will-launch-as-a-soloist-pressperu/
Librarian of Congress Names Ada Limón the Nation’s 24th U.S. Poet Laureate
“…Ada Limón was born in Sonoma, California, in 1976 and is of Mexican ancestry. She is the author of six poetry collections, including “The Carrying” (Milkweed Editions, 2018), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry; “Bright Dead Things” (2015), a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Books Critics Circle Award; “Sharks in the Rivers” (2010); “Lucky Wreck” (Autumn House, 2006); and “This Big Fake World” (Pearl Editions, 2006). She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University and is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women…”
55 Latina And Hispanic Actresses Who Are Changing Hollywood For The Better
“…Hollywood still hasn’t caught up with the fact that while there are so many talented Latina actors,t hey’re still underrepresented in film and television. Latinx actors held just 7.7 percent of top film acting roles in 2021, according to the 2022 UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report. Angered by the disproportionate amount of Latinx folks in the industry, more than 270 Latinx showrunners, creators, and television and feature writers wrote an open letter to Hollywood in October 2020, calling for systemic change, noting: “We refuse to be filtered through a White perspective….”
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/g37091944/latina-actresses/
Saks Spotlights Hispanic and Latinx Designers in New Campaign for Hispanic Heritage Month
“…The luxury retailer tapped Madrid-born fashion designer Alejandra Alonso Rojas, Mexican-American professional soccer player Sofia Huerta, and Black American Dominican filmmaker Djali Brown-Cepeda for the campaign, which also spotlights apparel from Hispanic and Latinx designers available to purchase on Saks.com. Among the designer labels that are featured on the site include Proenza Schouler, Oscar de la Renta, Demarson, Aquazzura, and Manolo Blahnik, as well as pieces from Alonso Rojas’ eponymous brand, which launched in 2016…”
Jenna Ortega Net Worth: Early Life, Professional Life, Personal Life, Ventures, Cars Collections, and Much More!
“…Jenna Ortega started out in the business as an actress. With the help of her mother and agents, she started getting auditions at a young age. In 2012, she made her first guest appearance in the popular TV show Rob, and then she had a short role in the American show CSI NY.
In 2013, she got her start in movies with a small recurring role in Iron Man 3, and in the same year, she made a big impression in the horror movie Insidious Chapter 2…”
Mexican & American Actress Salma Hayek Celebrated her 56th birthday in a Hot Red Bikini
“…On Friday, September 2nd, the beautiful iconic actress posted a video on her Instagram platform – in the video Salma showcased her ageless figure as she danced around on a boat to Stevie Wonder’s 1981 hit “Happy Birthday” in her two-piece red bikini. Hayek completed her vacay vibe with green holographic sunglasses and wore her hair loose, with her long, signature curls blowing in the wind…”
Fronteras: New digital portal makes hard-to-find heritage Mexican American artwork more accessible
“…Museums, curators and art students use search engines and databases to access information on art works dating back hundreds of years.
But searches on art works by communities and cultures of color are often limited by an English, Eurocentric lexicon. Searches using Spanish words as common as “piñata” may yield few or even inaccurate results on Mexican American art.
Two professors on opposite sides of the U.S. created a digital portal that aims to fill that disparity…”
https://www.tpr.org/podcast/fronteras/2022-08-26/fronteras-new-digital-portal-makes-har
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
“Early life
García-Rulfo was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He grew up on a ranch in Jalisco, where he learned to ride horses.[3] At one point, he went to Vermont to study English.[4] He attended Universidad del Valle de Atemajac where he majored in communications before he realized his interest in filmmaking. He studied at the New York Film Academy, but decided to return to Mexico to continue his acting career.[5]
Career
Garcia-Rulfo made his first major American film with Bless Me, Ultima, as Uncle Pedro.[6] In 2016, he played the outlaw Vasquez, one of the title characters, in The Magnificent Seven remake. The role required him to take up gun training, which he thought was difficult, though he stated, “I got blisters, but it was hilarious.”[7] In 2017, he co-starred in Kenneth Branagh‘s adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, playing Biniamino Marquez, a character who originated in the novel as Antonio Foscarelli and was adapted specifically for him.[8]
In early 2021, García-Rulfo was cast as Mickey Haller in a television adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix, replacing Logan Marshall-Green.[9]…”
Best Eugenio Derbez Movies That Feature Every Aspect of the Mexican Actor’s Professional Persona
“Eugenio Derbez is certainly one of the most famous Mexican actors in the U.S., thanks to his wide catalog of movies that showcased his skills and talent in acting.
His fame and glamour in the limelight are a product of years of hard work in the entertainment industry. Derbez is more than an actor as he is also a writer, director, and producer.,,”
https://www.latinpost.com/articles/155021/20220427/eugenio-derbez-movies-mexican-actor.htm
Latinx Newswire Rebrands as Noticias Newswire, Announces Major Expansion of Hispanic Press Release Guaranteed Media Placements Network
“— Communications professionals targeting U.S. Hispanics – the country’s largest minority group with a $2 Trillion Buying Power – can now reach over 12,000 Latino journalists and influencers and receive guaranteed placement on over 180 Hispanic media and influencer websites — — Press wire rebrands with new icon symbolizing Hispanic unity, growth and success —..”
https://belatina.com/noticias-newswire/?l=latinx-newswire-is-now-noticias-newswire
Student-run business Jewels by Jocy brings beaded accessories to buyers
“Through Instagram and Depop, the first-year architectural studies student sells assorted jewelry for her business, Jewels by Jocy. Having created her own jewelry for two years and drawing inspiration from beading materials such as pearls, Gonzalez said social media provided her with a community and platform to showcase her products such as earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings. As a painter and sewer as well, she said she enjoys crafting her own accessories because the process blends the problem-solving skills of her major with creativity and self-expression…”
Mexican American superhero saves Ukrainian civilians in comic book issue
“For the better part of a decade, the Mexican American superhero created by Héctor Rodríguez has helped immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border fight Mexican cartels, corrupt officials and human traffickers.
Now Mexico’s refusal to criticize Russia or support Ukraine has prompted the comic book creator to send “El Peso Hero” to war-torn Ukraine…”
Grammys 2022: UCLA professor celebrates Afro Latin jazz in nominated album, track
“Arturo O’Farrill is saying goodbye to the past and hello to the future of Afro Latin jazz.
The global jazz studies professor as well as founder and artistic director of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance is nominated for two Grammy Awards for his recent album “Virtual Birdland” and track “Dreaming in Lions” in the Best Latin Jazz Album and Best Instrumental Composition categories, respectively. “Virtual Birdland” was produced with the ALJA to allow musicians to continue performing during the pandemic while “Dreaming in Lions” is a chamber piece made in conjunction with Cuban dance company Malpaso to describe a farewell’s emotional processes. Despite having different themes and compositions, O’Farrill said his goal with both albums was to celebrate the heritage of Afro Latin jazz and continue its tradition…’
