Sophia Leal

Mar 1, 2024 | latinamedia.co | Cristina Escobar |Sophia Leal |DarkSkyLady V.

Dune: Part Two arrives with all its pomp and circumstance to rival other big productions. The gobsmacking visual effects and majestic cinematic score easily inspire awe. But for all its accessories, it’s essential a white savior film. The question is whether Dune: Part Two will freshly address its hero’s identity because there are only so many “you are the one” movies from a white man’s perspective I can watch before it gets tiresome.

Feb 29, 2024 | latinamedia.co | Edgary Rodriguez R |Cristina Escobar |Sophia Leal |Brenda Gonzalez

A Yo Soy Betty, la Fea remake is on the way for 2024, but we’re not satisfied, because we want the Ugly Betty characters back, too! We’re not the only ones, America Ferrera recently admitted that an Ugly Betty remake has been a big dream for her for a long time. While revisiting the halls of Mode is not yet a given, Ferrera said they all would be back in a heartbeat and that gives me hope.

Feb 28, 2024 | latinamedia.co | Cristina Escobar |Sophia Leal |Brenda Gonzalez

After the premiere of Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot at South by Southwest last year, it’s difficult to imagine the festival surpassing that level of Latinidad this year. But as they say, everything is bigger in Texas, so SXSW 2024 is back and better premiering twelve full-length films featuring Latinx talent, filmmakers, and luminaries.

Feb 27, 2024 | latinamedia.co | Denise Zubizarreta |Sophia Leal |Brenda Gonzalez |Monica Rodriguez

Alright, picture this – comedy and sensitivity doing a constant cha-cha, where what cracked us up yesterday is stepping on toes today. USC Dornsife’s Lanita Jacobs, associate professor of American studies and ethnicity and anthropology, wisely notes, “the jokes that once had us in stitches a decade ago might not elicit the same laughter today.” In the audience of comedy clubs, we’re on a journey where the punchlines of yesteryear fall flat in the evolving landscape of societal change.

Feb 22, 2024 | latinamedia.co | Sophia Leal |Cristina Escobar |Yamily Habib |Sol Población

More people need to be discussing the triumph that is Ana. There’s something vibrant and whimsical about a Latina take on “slice of life TV,” and Ana de la Reguera is a trailblazer as she wrote, directed, and portrayed herself in a LATAM Comedy Central original series (2020-2023), now available in the US on ViX. The show is based on her own life as a former Mexican Telenovela actress trying to make it in Hollywood.