Summer in Connecticut
By Annika Darling, CTLatinoNews.com To experience the summer in Connecticut is to experience pure magic. Everywhere you look there is a […]
Arts and Culture, Community, Lifestyle
Arts and Culture
Cindy Martinez: A Hartford Theater Artist's Journey
I am here to make space, for us. The people of color, multilingual, marginalized, from the “I just want to get by, to the I want to thrive.” This artistic work formulates access.
-Cindy Martinez
Arts and Culture
David Baida: Dancing on a cruise ship and landing "On Your Feet" on Broadway!
“When you can successfully play diverse characters it is very fulfilling.”
~David Baida, Actor
Arts and Culture
In The Heights Comes To Connecticut (video)
“It’s a universal story featuring Latino characters the way we are”
~Marcos Santana
Director, Choreographer
Arts and Culture
Dancing and Celebrating Latino Culture
At the University of Connecticut, students have created a group where all are welcome and diversity and cultural history is celebrated
Arts and Culture, Sports
A LOVE of fencing from the Caribbean to Connecticut
By Bill Sarno/CTLatinoNews.com Joyce Bolaños was introduced to the sport of fencing at the age of 15 in Puerto Rico,
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John Leguizamo, ONE NIGHT Only!
“Latin History for Morons” , 3,000 years of Latino history you never learned in school, in a 90-minute show!
Arts and Culture
MOVIE REVIEW: Birds of Passage/Pajaros de Verano
A film about a people living within an ancient tradition that has survived centuries of colonization and yet managed to maintain their cultural identity.
Arts and Culture
A Passionate Chef and His Worldly Cuisine
“Skirt steak with lobster fried rice. A quail egg on top with a saffron mojito sauce. The steak marinated until
Arts and Culture
Roma: An Uneasy Focus On Class, Ethnic, Race Divisions
The critically acclaimed film “Roma,” with 10 Oscar nominations, including the history-making Best Actress nomination, a first for an indigenous woman,
Arts and Culture
Poet Margarita Engle Discovers The Story Of A Slave Poet In 18th Century Cuba
By Bessy Reyna /CTLatinoNewa.com A few years ago, I came across books written by Margarita Engle, and was enthralled by the
Arts and Culture
Black History Month: Afro-Puerto Ricans
Black History Month celebrates the accomplishments of all black people, including Afro-Latinos. African influence on Latin American culture can be