Into America

BONUS: The Culture Is: Latina

08.29.2022 - By MSNBC, Trymaine LeePlay

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Actress Justina Machado hosts an honest, thought-provoking conversation with Latina trailblazers shaping American culture including: 

 

• Julissa Arce, Author of You Sound Like A White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation

• Gloria Estefan, Grammy-Award Winning Singer, Actress and Philanthropist 

• Maria Hinojosa, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Anchor of Latino USA 

• Gloria Calderón Kellett, Executive Producer and Showrunner 

• Bricia Lopez, James Beard Award-Winning Restaurateur and Author

• Janel Martinez, Writer and Founder of Ain’t I Latina? 

• Mónica Ramírez, Co-founder and President of The Latinx House

• Gina Torres, Actress and Producer

 

The special centers on a fabulous dinner party at Casa Blanca in Beverly Hills, where guests discuss their lived experiences and defining moments as Latina women. The episode also features an exclusive interview with Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress and activist Rosie Perez and how being Latina in the entertainment industry has shaped her personally and professionally.

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