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Growing Up Latino With Salsa Sensation Victor Manuelle
Isabela’s own, Victor Manuelle, comes from a long line of salsa greats, and was discovered by the “El Caballero de la Salsa,” Gilberto Santa Rosa. Known by his fans as…
Growing Up Latina With ‘Orange Is The New Black’s Jackie Cruz
Jackie Cruz—Orange is the New Black breakout star Marisol Gonzales—knew at the age of six she was destined for greatness. While living in the Dominican Republic, a…
18 Latinx Creators Speak On Identity, Passion And The Pursuit Of Greatness
The last decade of U.S. history has seen Latinos on a tipping point, where the minority has increasingly become the majority. Somewhere between tragic injustice and…
Afro-Latino: 6 Women Open Up About Being Black And Latina
“We got a little bit of black in us!” is what the Puerto Ricans that I grew up around in the South Bronx used to joke. The idea that blackness was something beyond skin…
Growing Up Latino With Tanboys’ West Coast Phenom Rossi Rock
West Coast rapper Rossi Rock emerged from the underside of San Diego—by the border in South Bay—a little-known MC with a charming knack of blending classic soul/R&B and…
Growing Up Latina With Pharrell Protégé Bia
Like lots of millennial and bicultural Latinos, Bia grew up between languages and borders, often negotiating relationships with varied places she called home. But no…
Growing Up Latino With ‘Broad City’s Arturo Castro
Increasingly popular funny man Arturo Castro is slowly but surely becoming a household staple as Jaime, from Comedy Central’s gut-busting sitcom Broad City (created by…
15 Times LeJuan James Brilliantly Captured What It Was Like Growing Up Latino
Growing up Latino could prove to be a source of frustration, what with all the growing pains that come with being brought up by immigrant parents who make up in…
Growing Up Latino With Lin-Manuel Miranda
The world first saw Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lyrical aptitude, impeccable rhyme schemes and infectious melodies come together in In The Heights, a musical that brought the…