Luis Luna

New York

Marketing Manager at Futuro Media

Digital Editor @latinousa + @inthethickshow | A little 🎬 and 📺 and 🎶

Articles

'We Need to Reimagine Latinidad': Being Latino in 2025

1 week ago | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Luna

What does it mean to be Latino/Latina/Latinx in 2025? Is Latinidad a fiction? Should Latino be considered a race? On this episode of Latino USA, Maria Hinojosa asks those questions in a conversation with Jean Guerrero, journalist and columnist, and Julissa Arce Raya, author and activist. They also speak about colorism, recent headlines, and how simply existing as a Latino today can make you a target.
A Scarier, Sexier Drácula

1 month ago | latinousa.org | Vanessa Erazo |Yara Simon |Luis Luna

How do you say “Dracula” in the language of Cervantes? Turns out the answer is “Drácula,” which is basically the same thing, but with an accent. So when it came time for Universal Pictures to shoot their soon-to-be classic 1931 horror feature, Dracula, they figured the best way to reach a Spanish-speaking audience was to do just that: make another version of the same film, but in Spanish.
Can El Salvador Really Jail Americans?

1 month ago | latinousa.org | Nour Saudi |Luis Luna

In early February, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele made an unprecedented and controversial offer: to incarcerate U.S. citizens in El Salvador. The move came as President Donald Trump has ramped up his mass deportation plans during his first two months in office.
The Real Lives of Human Smugglers With Jason De León

1 month ago | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Luna

Renowned anthropologist Jason De León was at a migrant shelter in Chiapas, Mexico in 2015 when he was getting ready to say goodbye to what had been already a long time researching migration. “ I had finished my first book on migrants crossing the Sonoran desert and I really wanted to do something totally different,” Jason told Latino USA.
Teresa Urrea: The Mexican Joan of Arc

1 month ago | latinousa.org | Maria Esquinca |Luis Luna

In 1892, the Mexican dictator Porfirio Díaz exiled Teresa Urrea from Mexico. He called her the most dangerous girl in Mexico. She was only 19 years old. Teresa Urrea was a “curandera,” or a healer, a feminist, and a revolutionary. She was born in 1873 in Sinaloa, Mexico. Her mother was Cayetana Chávez, a part-Tehueco Indigenous woman, who worked in the ranch of Don Tomás Urrea, a rich hacendado, and Teresa’s father. Cayetana Chávez was only 14 years old when she gave birth to Teresa.
How I Made It: Ayodele Casel

1 month ago | latinousa.org | Maria Esquinca |Luis Luna

When Ayodele Casel was a high school student her teacher introduced the class to the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Transfixed by Ginger Rogers, Ayodele would try to recreate the actress’ moves in her bedroom. For her, tap dancing is magic. But it wasn’t until years later that Ayodele Casel had the chance to take a tap dance class while studying acting at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She was hooked on tap dancing from that point on.
Futuro Media Makes Waves at On Air Fest 2025!

1 month ago | futuromediagroup.org | Luis Luna

Futuro Media was featured at On Air Fest, the premier festival of sound and storytelling that showcases intimate conversations, performances, and live podcasts. Our very own Maria Hinojosa and Maria Garcia delved into the art of radically transparent storytelling in journalism. They explored how embracing vulnerability and intimacy as hosts and creators shapes the craft behind some of Futuro Studios’ most impactful series—Suave, My Divo, and Anything for Selena.
AOC: 'I’m Not Going to Give Them My Fear'

2 months ago | latinousa.org | Reynaldo Leanos Jr. |Luis Luna

A lot has happened with just a few days into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. There’s been ICE raids across the country, threats of tariffs to some of our closest political and commercial partners and intensifying rhetoric against the trans population and more.
Portrait Of: Immortal Technique

Dec 1, 2024 | latinousa.org | Maggie Freleng |Luis Luna

Felipe Coronel, aka Immortal Technique, is a legendary underground hip-hop artist, known for his skills on the mic as well as his raw, highly political lyrics. His family immigrated to Harlem from Peru when he was a toddler to escape armed conflict and economic instability in Peru. He grew up in Harlem during the 80s and 90s during a time that was notoriously rough in New York City. Technique says because of the way he grew up, he harbored a lot of rage and eventually, that rage led him to prison.
Trump Is Back, Now What?

Nov 8, 2024 | latinousa.org | Luis Luna

The 2024 presidential election was for many Americans “the most important of their lifetimes.” And its results left some shocked, as former President Donald Trump reclaimed power, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump will regain the White House as the first U.S. president with a felony conviction and only the second to win a non-consecutive reelection.