Cristina Escobar
Latino Rebels
Santa Fe, NM, United States
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Melissa Barrera on Having Two Latinas Star in 'Scream VI' (INTERVIEW)
"For the longest time, we were only thought of as side characters, the best friend, or the one that gets killed off first," Melissa Barrera, who stars as co-lead Sam in the latest installment in the 'Scream' series, told Latino Rebels. "To have two final girls that are Latinas is powerful." → Read More
Tear-Jerker 'Radical' a Sundance Favorite (INTERVIEW)
Latino Rebels speaks with actor and producer Eugenio Derbez, who opened this year’s Sundance Film Festival with 'Radical,' which stars Derbez as a middle school teacher in Matamoros who rejects the discipline-based instruction favored by his colleagues. → Read More
Sundance: 'Going Varsity in Mariachi' Brims With Cultural Pride (INTERVIEW)
Latino Rebels speaks with the directors of 'Going Varsity in Mariachi,' a documentary that follows a high school's mariachi band in South Texas as it attempts to win the state championship. The film was shown at this year's Sundance Film Festival. → Read More
We Never See a Latina Mother, Daughter Like in 'Come Find Me' (INTERVIEW)
In Daniel Poliner's 'Come Find Me,' Victoria Cartagena and Sol Miranda play a mother-daughter pair who yo-yo in and out of each other’s lives as they struggle romantically, personally, and professionally. Latino Rebels spoke with the filmmaker and the two Boricua actresses. → Read More
'Children of Las Brisas' Shows Complicated Nature of Venezuela Crisis (INTERVIEW)
In 2009, Venezuelan filmmaker Marianela Maldonado set out to tell an inspirational story of her country’s famed music program, known simply as El Sistema, or "The System." After 10 years of filming, her documentary 'Children of Las Brisas' tells quite a different tale. → Read More
The Top 10 Latino TV Shows of 2022 (REVIEW)
TV and film critic Cristina Escobar reviews her top 10 Latino TV shows of 2022. → Read More
Puerto Rican Filmmakers Worry New Netflix Reggaeton Series Won't Be Authentic
The recently announced Netflix series will follow three friends hoping to make it in the world of reggaetón. But when Netflix announced the show, no Boricuas appeared to be behind the camera—either as producers, consultants, or in its eight-person writers' room. → Read More
We Finally Have a Latino Hit in 'Wednesday' (REVIEW)
Latino viewers have become accustomed to cancelations, when something like HBO’s 'Gordita Chronicles' earns strong viewership numbers, gets rave critical reviews, and still gets canceled. But Netflix's 'Wednesday,' starring Mexican American and Puerto Rican actress Jenna Ortega, seems destined for a different fate. → Read More
9 Latino Films to Watch This Spooky Season (REVIEW)
There’s something particularly Latinx about "spooky season," maybe because we have a more open ---and, I’d argue, healthier--- relationship to death and what lies beyond. So it makes sense to spend this month watching films and shows that feature Latinx talent dealing with monsters, murderers, and ghosts. → Read More
More Than 20 Years Later, New York Latino Film Festival Has Become a Key Institution (INTERVIEW)
Since its launch in 1999, the New York Latino Film Festival continues growing and features diverse creators—not just along racial and gender lines, but also in what they’re making. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Diego Luna Talks to Latino Rebels About Andor's Latinidad
Beginning Wednesday, Diego Luna returns as Cassian in 'Star Wars: Andor,' the latest Disney+ series. Luna spoke with Latino Rebels about the show and the Latinidad of his lead character. → Read More
Black, Indigenous Latinx Filmmakers Changing the Narrative
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival partnered with Netflix for its 2022 fellowship, recruiting five Black and five Indigenous filmmakers and giving each $20,000 and a few months to complete their projects, which premiered at the festival during the first week of June. → Read More
In 'Clara Sola,' Latina Sexuality and Spirituality Tied, Powerful, Freeing
'Clara Sola' communicates an insider’s understanding of the connections between Latina spirituality and sexuality. And that’s not something we usually see on-screen. → Read More
'Father of the Bride' Gives Latinx People the Hollywood Treatment (REVIEW)
HBO's much-watched 'Father of the Bride' tells the story of two Latinx families as aspirational and aspirationally American. While there are problems with the movie, it is nice to see Latinx people headline a successful, classic film—especially one that punches up at whiteness. → Read More
'On the Divide': Documentary Looks at Last Abortion Clinic on US-Mexico Border
Whole Woman’s Health is in McAllen, Texas, a place documentarian Maya Cueva describes as already "post-Roe." If this clinic closes, the next closest one is over 250 miles away, with checkpoints along the way. → Read More
With ‘Promised Land,’ Matt Lopez Is Representing Latinidad on ABC (REVIEW)
With the recent cancelation of Gentefied (and seemingly every other Latinx show), there’s a lot of pressure on ABC’s new ‘Promised Land,’ a primetime, network drama featurin… → Read More
‘West Side Story’ Misses the Mark
Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ continues the original’s tradition of advancing a dangerous narrative even as it offers Latinx people some important opportunities. → Read More
5 Times 'Maya and the Three' is Just So Mexican
'Maya and the Three' is just SO Mexican, from it's ideas on death to the imagery and its manner of tying love to sacrifice. → Read More
Selena Gomez and the Complicated Nature of Latinx Representation
Selena Gomez can’t represent our entire community, but her character in the Hulu series ‘Only Murders in the Building’ is a positive addition to the Latinx canon. → Read More
‘On My Block’ Spin-off ‘Freeridge’ Gets a Cast and a Concept
'Freeridge,' the 'On My Block' spinoff, is creating a more female-driven show and kicking off an unforgettable adventure on Netflix. → Read More