‘Gentefied’: The Netflix Chicano Dramedy is the ‘Our Town’ for Our Times
By Roberto Leal Gentefied (Credit: Netflix) The 1940 film Our Town, based on Thornton Wilder’s play of the same name, takes a nostalgic,...
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Bel Hernandez
May 4, 20202 min read
Chelsea Rendon’s Mari Shines in Last Season of “Vida”
Rendon’s Mari Flourishes As The Hit Series End By Bel Hernandez Photo by: Vince Trupsin Chelsea Rendon was born to act. She has been...
Bel Hernandez
Aug 30, 20185 min read
Gilbert Saldivar’s Performance Ignites Sun’s “SHINE”
Actor/Dancer Gilbert Saldivar has danced with the best of them– Christina Aguilera to Jennifer Lopez and he’s performed on several Super...
Bel Hernandez
Aug 29, 20184 min read
Gentrification Can’t Dim The Sparkle of “SHINE”
SHINE Nationwide Release Date October 5, 201 Dance. Passion. Forgiveness. Redemption. And, the Pain and Change of Gentrification. By...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 6, 20182 min read
The Magic Sur-Realism of “Sorry to Bother You”
Releases on Friday, July 6th in New York and Los Angeles Sorry To Bother You is Oakland rapper Boots Riley’s directorial debut, the one...
Bel Hernandez
Oct 18, 20175 min read
Evangeline Ordáz “This Land” Explores L.A.’s History of Gentrification
by Cris Franco When the Mark Taper Forum commissioned playwright Evangeline Ordáz to write about L.A.’s changing demographics she began...
Bel Hernandez
Aug 21, 20161 min read
Hot Topic Documentary About Boyle Heights
Film Screening East LA Interchange Thursday, August 25 2016 7:00PM Plaza de la Cultura (Betsy Kalin, USA, 2015, 57 min. In English) At a...
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