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News Articles: Series: Hispanic Heritage Month

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  • Arts & Life

From vegan taqueros to a political scandal, check out these podcasts by Latinos

Latino stories matter through Hispanic Heritage Month and beyond. The NPR One team has podcast recommendations that are as varied and important as the community they come from.

September 29, 2023
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By:
  • Pablo Valdivia and
  • Jack Mitchell
The Google Doodle on Sept. 15 celebrates Luisa Moreno, who founded one of the first Latino civil rights assemblies in the U.S. and fought for improved working conditions and fair treatment for Latino laborers.

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  • History

Google Doodle honors Guatemalan-American labor activist Luisa Moreno

For the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, labor organizer Luisa Moreno, who founded one of the first Latino civil rights assemblies in the U.S., inspired Friday's Google Doodle.

September 15, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Puerto Rico, photographed for <em>Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook.</em>

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  • Food

Illyanna Maisonet's new cookbook reflects the diversity of the Puerto Rican diaspora

Her book, out Oct. 18, is a memoir, cookbook and retelling of Puerto Rican history. It's also a testament to her life's work of documenting and preserving the food of the Puerto Rican diaspora.

October 12, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Unreleased in its entirety until now, Brazilian singer-songwriter Joyce Moreno's <em>Natureza</em> is a snapshot of the artist on her own terms.

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  • Music Features

Unreleased for decades, Joyce Moreno's 'Natureza' is a snapshot of newfound freedom

Recorded with Claus Ogerman, Natureza could have made the Brazilian singer-songwriter an international star. Now released, the long lost album captures a turning point in her approach to music.

October 04, 2022
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By:
  • Andy Beta
Once regarded as an incorruptible pillar of tradition, the marimba becomes a revolutionary rock 'n' roll instrument for band Son Rompe Pera.

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  • Music Features

Mexico's Son Rompe Pera bang the marimba at the crossroads of cumbia and punk

Tradition and modernity coexist peacefully within Son Rompe Pera, where punk collides with the cumbia the band grew up playing.

October 03, 2022
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  • Richard Villegas
Women hold flags during the national anthem in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month before an NFL game on Sept. 18. The NFL has launched its Por La Cultura campaign.

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  • Race

How some businesses flounder with Hispanic Heritage Month marketing efforts

From superheroes praising tacos to an improper tilde, many businesses fail to connect with members of the community during Hispanic Heritage Month.

September 26, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Social media comedian Jonathan Chavez tells NPR he's ready to reveal move past his Mexican Mom character. He wants to world to know the real him.

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  • Pop Culture

Jonathan Chavez, su mamá, and all the other characters he wants to take on

The social media comedian has gone farther than he'd imagined as kid. But now, he says he wants more than your TikTok and Instagram attention.

September 20, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Carlos Villarías and Lupita Tovar starred in the 1931 Spanish language version of <em>Dracula</em>.

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  • Arts & Life

Spanish 'Dracula' finds new blood, more than 90 years after its release

In 1931, an entire new cast and crew reshot Dracula into Spanish on the Universal Studios lot.

September 19, 2022
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Latinos represent roughly 19% of the U.S. population. Yet a Nielsen study shows they account for 42% of the country's most-watched content on streaming services.

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  • News

Latino viewers heavily influence the popularity of streaming shows, a study finds

A new study shows that Latino-led content attracted new viewers to streaming platforms and helped make shows and films more popular.

September 19, 2022
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  • Mandalit del Barco
A woman has one eye covered to protest against gender violence, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Women from the "Ni Una Menos" or "Not One Less" movement marched to protest what they say is the negligence of judges when it comes to taking measures against aggressors of women.

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  • Latin America

How #NiUnaMenos grew from the streets of Argentina into a regional women's movement

Ni Una Menos, or Not One Less, started out in Argentina as a slogan chanted by thousands protesting the murders of young women. It eventually spawned a women's rights movement across Latin America.

October 15, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Yolanda López died on Sept. 3 of complications liver cancer. Her first museum solo show at the  Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego was delayed by a year due, in part, to the pandemic.

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  • Arts & Life

Yolanda López's first museum show opens Saturday, just weeks after the artist's death

The exhibit at San Diego's Museum of Contemporary Art will include 50 of the artist's pieces, including the Virgen de Guadalupe triptych which remains one of López's best known works.

October 15, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
A Lowrider rides on three-wheels on Sunset Blvd., in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in July.

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  • Pop Culture

40 years ago, San Francisco lowriders organized to fight police harassment — and won

"At one point it was bumper to bumper for 20 blocks. It was like a parade every Friday and Saturday night," Roberto Hernandez said. "It was something that the police just weren't able to manage."

October 14, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Growing numbers of Latinos identifying as "Some other race" for the U.S. census have boosted the category to become the country's second-largest racial group after "White." Researchers are concerned the catchall grouping obscures many Latinx people's identities and does not produce the data needed to address racial inequities.

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  • National

1 In 7 People Are 'Some Other Race' On The U.S. Census. That's A Big Data Problem

Growing numbers of Latinos turned a mysterious census category into the country's second-largest racial group. Researchers say that makes it harder to address racial inequities over the next decade.

October 01, 2021
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera, the first married couple to win MacArthur grants at the same time

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  • National

Latino Filmmakers Are The First Married Couple To Win MacArthur Grants In Same Year

Filmmakers Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra are both winners of MacArthur Genius grants this year. The married couple do separate but related work dealing with immigration and migrant labor.

September 28, 2021
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  • Mandalit del Barco
Colombian singer Camilo is up for album of the year, song the year and record of the year across 10 nominations for the Latin Grammys.

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  • Music News

Camilo Nabs 10 Latin Grammy Nominations. Reggaeton Still Largely Shut Out

The Latin Grammys nominations favor a wider range of artists, genre, and fusion pieces, but mostly relegate reggaeton music to its own category.

September 28, 2021
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  • Anamaria Sayre
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