Sandra Equihua co-created a Nickelodeon series in 2007; Coco and Encanto followed. A history of Latinas in animation, the roles that exist, and how to build a reel.
in Latinas in Film Latinas in Documentary: What Lourdes Portillo Taught Us About Filming Real People
Lourdes Portillo and Sylvia Morales built a documentary tradition on returning to communities rather than extracting from them. What their work teaches about consent and care.
From Myrtle Gonzalez in the silent era to Rita Moreno's Oscar and the work being done now - a history of Latinas in Hollywood, and why we started HerStories in 2015.
in Latinas in Film Latinas Behind the Camera: The Filmmakers History Skipped, and the Jobs Nobody Explains
Sylvia Morales, Lourdes Portillo, Esperanza Vasquez and Patricia Cardoso built a Latina filmmaking tradition decades ago. Their history, and a guide to the crew roles behind the camera.
in Latinas in Film Latinas in STEAM: Ellen Ochoa, and Why the Ability to Explain Your Work Is Not a Soft Skill
Ellen Ochoa flew on Discovery in 1993 and later ran Johnson Space Center. A look at Latinas in science and technology, and why communication decides whose work gets funded.