Now on Prime Video, "A Million Miles Away," the story of astronaut Mike Peña. Rejected by NASA 11 times, the son of migrant farmers from Mexico persisted thanks to his father's 'recipe for success.' #ReachingForTheStars #LatinoAchievement nbcnews.com/news/latino/la…

LA's Latino Theater Co. at The LATC is giving $9m in grants to 52 Latino theaters in NYC, LA, Chicago, Santa Fe, Denver, and more, and 6 theater spaces in Puerto Rico. Crucial support of artists and communities at a crucial time. #gracias #generosidad #Teatro latimes.com/delos/story/20…

Felicidades a los ganadores del MacArthur "Genuis Award" por 2023, incluyendo poeta Ada Limón, artista Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, biólogo Jason D. Buenrostro, y escritor Manuel Muñoz. #Felicitaciones #Genios macfound.org/programs/fello…

Today in Los Angeles Times' Latinx Files newsletter: the lives of #BoyleHeights' birds, #BeckyG, #ThatMexicanOT, #BadBunny el tiburón, #JamesBond's #DiaDeMuertos, y Joan Baez la Mexicana. Gracias al editor @fidmart85. Suscríbase! #LA #LatinxHeritagemonth #Cultura latimes.com/newsletters/la…

The legendary Joan Baez discusses her 'Mexicanidad,' childhood anxiety, rise to fame, social activism, Bob Dylan, marriage & motherhood in the fantastic documentary "I am a Noise." #cine #JoanBaez #heritage #documentary nbcnews.com/news/latino/jo…

Mia Lopez has been hired as Curator of Latinx Art at San Antonio's McNay Art Museum. A specialist in working with living artists, her background includes The Art Institute of Chicago and Rice University. Felicidades! #arte #latinxarte #cultura #texas #SanAntonio mcnayart.org/press/mia-lope…

Grupo Folklórico Mexica at Cal State Long Beach unites and connects new generations with their Mexican roots through dance and music, with the aim of generating cultural pride. And it's working. Via Los Angeles Times. #baile #cultura latimes.com/delos/story/20…

"Abel Alejandre: The Chicano Moon Landing of 1968," at LA's Launch Gallery reimagines the first moon landing -- the astronauts are Mexican and plant the flag for Xicanoland. Through Dec. 2 only! #chicano #chicanoart #moonlanding #mexicanos #arte #LA hyperallergic.com/857988/abel-al…

Felicidades al Latino Community Fdn on the appointment of Joaquin Castro as their new CEO. #filantropía #philanthropy #Latinos latimes.com/delos/story/20…

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Arte paño y pañoarte. La diferencia: "The first is a private exchange...the latter is public, a celebration of a unique artistic tradition born of tragedy." Via Alvaro Ibarra y hyperallergic. #chicano #artechicano #vatos #rucas hyperallergic.com/869813/the-pri…

I am so into this new album, Atmósfera Infinita, the first #music #album by Radio Ambulante! Brilliant. #musica #bravo #radioambulante #MusicaInternacional

33 artists have been selected for El Museo del Barrio del Barrio's next Triennial. The 3 youngest were born in 1995; the oldest was born in 1929. Opens Oct. 10 in #NYC. Leer más en ARTnews #latinxarte #latinxart #cultura #arte #felicidades artnews.com/art-news/news/…

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Felicidades a Marcela Guerrero y Drew Sawyer por ser eligido para dirigir el 2026 bienniale para el ⁦Whitney Museum⁩! nytimes.com/2024/08/06/art… via The New York Times

New from me: I wrote about how watching pro-independence Puerto Rican theater in Denver feels revolutionary in more ways than one. I'm grateful for this play and to The Latino Newsletter for publishing this essay on how art can allay diasporican solitude. thelatinonewsletter.org/p/denver-puert…