Las Valentinas del Valle de Coachella are a group of middle and elementary schoolers who are taking on the sport of escaramuza — an essential component of Mexico’s national sport of charrería, or Mexican rodeo.
DE LOS
We are from here and from there. Somos de los dos lados. Columnist Suzy Exposito writes about the launch of De Los and the search for identity as U.S. Latinos.
In Depth
Ramón Ayala, the legendary 79-year-old música Mexicana legend, performed Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, part of his farewell tour.
La Vanguardia
Our inaugural LA Vanguardia class is an amazing array of Latino talent shaping the movies, TV, music, fine arts and literary scene of today — and tomorrow.
Columnists
‘FERNANDOMANIA @ 40’ DOCUSERIES
Everybody wants to have a hero | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 1
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How Mike Brito discovered Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 2
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Why the Dodgers are haunted by Chavez Ravine ghosts | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 3
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Before Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers needed a 'Mexican Sandy Koufax' | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 4
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How Fernando Valenzuela’s 1981 Opening Day happened | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 5
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Fernandomania changed the Dodgers fanbase forever | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 6
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What made Fernando Valenzuela's screwball so unhittable | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 7
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How the media had to adapt to Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 8
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How immigration policy changed once Ronald Reagan met Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 9
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How Fernando Valenzuela's mound artistry inspired other artists | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 10
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The World Series game that turned the tide for the 1981 Dodgers | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 11
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Special Projects
El asesinato de un niño de 13 años y los cargos penales contra su entrenador de fútbol de confianza han conmocionado profundamente a esta comunidad de inmigrantes latinoamericanos de Los Ángeles.
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‘El Rey,’ ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’ and ‘Hamilton’ to be added to National Recording Registry
The three Latin music recordings are among the 25 “audio treasures” inducted into the National Recording Registry based on their “importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”
Filmmaker Alex Rivera talks his 2008 sci-fi cult classic “Sleep Dealer” — which seems prescient in an age of militarized borders and heightened tech surveillance.
Singer Rubby Pérez, former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel among many dead in Dominican Republic roof collapse
Dominican merengue singer Rubby Pérez and former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel are among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.
Rayuela, a Spanish-language immersion program that started in 2014 in Altadena, lost one of its campuses in the Eaton fire. The other one remains closed. Classes are in session, though.
‘Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse,’ which hits theaters across the country on Friday, is a Mexican take on the zombie genre.
Starring Héctor Medina and Adria Arjona, the indie drama “Los Frikis” tells the true story of Cubans who injected themselves with HIV
The star of “Flamin’ Hot” appears in new Disney flick “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip,” plus upcoming Christopher Nolan film “The Odyssey.”
Over the last week, fans of Selena living in Southern California honored the slain Tejano singer personal altars, dance parties and giveaways.
With new label One Percent, Danna and Hoyer are the latest artists to go indie in the Latin music industry.
Where to watch movies and TV shows based on the life and work of Selena as the 30th anniversary of her death approaches.
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