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PBS Kids Alma’s Way: An Animated Series featuring a Puerto Rican girl and her Family

Early in December, PBS Kids announced the arrival of their new Latina character in their new show ” Alma’s Way”. The creator of the story is the Emmy Lifetime Achievement Awardee, and Sesame Street star, Sonia Manzano.

“Alma’s Way” is an animated series from Fred Rogers Production and will debut in Fall 2021. Young viewers can watch it on PBS Stations, the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel, and across different PBS KIDS digital platform.

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Glenda. 0 comments

Puerto Rican Filmmaker Mariem Pérez Documents the Life of Oscar-Winner Rita Moreno

Filmmaker Mariem Pérez will become the first Puerto Rican female chosen to direct, write and edit one of PBS’ American Masters series about Rita Moreno under the working title ‘The Girl Who Decided to Go for It.’

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Caliricans. 0 comments

Ricky Martin to Host Latin Grammy Awards With Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega

Ricky Martin will co-host the 20th Latin Grammy Awards next month alongside Roselyn Sánchez and Paz Vega, the Latin Record Academy announced on Thursday.

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Caliricans. 0 comments

Fat Joe Is Working On Pilot For A Sitcom

Fat Joe might be coming to your TV on a weekly basis. The Bronx rapper is reportedly working on a pilot for a sitcom.

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Caliricans. 0 comments

Daddy Yankee Executive-Produced Reality Show ‘Reina De La Canción’ Debuts On Univision

Daddy Yankee is determined to find the next Latina music superstar on Univision’s updated reality show La Reina de la Canción.

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Caliricans. 0 comments

“She’s Gotta Have It” Cast Celebrate Puerto Rico

Spike Lee’s movie “She’s Gotta Have It” has been rebooted! It is now a show on Netflix with leading Latino talent including rapper Fat Joe and Hamilton actor Anthony Ramos.

Ramos who plays Mars Blackmon and Fat Joe joined show writer Lemon Anderson to share a meal and swap stories on all things Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican. In true New Yorker style the trio held nothing back during their conversation. They reminisced on their Puerto Rican roots, bringing old and new actors together, and their experience filming on the island. Above all, it was a celebration and love fest for their ancestral home of Puerto Rico.

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Caliricans. 0 comments

Actress Laneya Wiles on How ‘She’s Gotta Have it’ Season 2 Highlights Afro-Puerto Ricans

Even in 2019, it’s not often we see Afro-Latinxs highlighted in film, TV, or mainstream media. What’s even rarer is to see a film or series set in a part of Latin America that consists of predominately Afro-Latinxs, despite the fact that there’s a large percentage of Afro-Latinxs throughout Latin America. But Spike Lee is about to change that in season two of his Netflix series, She’s Gotta Have It, inspired by the 1986 comedy-drama.

The lead character Nola Darling, played by DeWanda Wise, goes through a period where she has to decide if she’s going to “remain true to her creative ideals or give in to the corporate world.” Through that journey, she finds herself in Loiza, Puerto Rico, the heart of Puerto Rico’s Black culture. It remains to be one of the largest Black populations on the island and Spike wanted to showcase that. He also made a point to include Afro-Latinxs actors in the series including, Afro-Puerto Rican actress Laneya Wiles.