MOVIES:
I’m no longer here (Ya no estoy Aquí)
A drama about a teenager from Monterrey, Mexico, who migrates to New York City after a run-in with a local cartel. (Netflix)
La Llorona
A Guatemalan general accused of war crimes is haunted by the ghost of a weeping woman. (Amazon Prime)
Retablo
A Peruvian toymaker and his son deal with homophobia in their rural community. (Netflix)
City of God
A story of crime and romance in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. (Amazon Prime)
Even the Rain (Tambien La Lluvia)
A group of filmmakers go to Bolivia to make a movie about colonialism only to realize not much has changed since Europeans landed in the New World. (Netflix)
BOOKS:
Itzá
By Rios de la Luz, In her debut novella, Rios de la Luz examines the lives of a small family of water witches living near the US-Mexico border. Exploring race and trauma issues and beauty and magic, Itzá is a powerful reclamation of body and identity.
Cantoras
By Carolina de Robertis, “Cantoras is a stunning lullaby to revolution—and each woman in this novel sings it with a deep ferocity. Again and again, I was lifted, then gently set down again—either through tears, rage, or laughter. Days later, I am still inside this song of a story.” —Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award-winning author.
How to fold a Taco
by Naibe Reynoso, Reynoso is known for penning books that honor Latinx culture. Her newest title is an imaginative and whimsical children’s book that explores the many different ways to fold a taco with a helpful hand from an odd crew of characters, including a dragon and a wrestler.
Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela
By Alexandra Alessandri. This children’s picture book follows a shy young girl who is visiting her extended family in Colombia for New Year’s Eve. She’s introduced to family traditions and finds her place among her people.
Finding LatinX
By Paola Ramos, Activist and journalist Ramos takes readers on an across-country travelogue in search of communities of people with Latin American heritage to learn how they define the controversial term, “Latinx.”