Stories
in Latinas in the Industry Latinas on the Festival Circuit: How Real Women Have Curves Got to Sundance
Real Women Have Curves won at Sundance in 2002 and entered the National Film Registry in 2019. How the festival circuit works and how Latina filmmakers use it.
in Latinas in the Industry Mentorship: The Difference Between Advice and Someone Saying Your Name in a Room
NALIP and Latino Public Broadcasting were founded because the industry was not building a pipeline. How mentorship actually works, and why sponsorship matters more.
in Latinas in the Industry Latinas in Broadcast News: The Network Built for an Audience Nobody Wanted
US Spanish-language television began in San Antonio in the 1950s and grew into Univision. The history, the anchors who shaped it, and how newsroom careers actually start.
in Latinas in the Industry Latina Founders: Why So Many of Us Ended Up Building the Company Ourselves
Christy Haubegger built Latina magazine because the audience was unserved. Why Latina filmmakers so often found their own companies, and what it actually takes.
in Latinas in the Industry Latinas in Producing: Elizabeth Avellan, and the Chair That Decides What Gets Made
Elizabeth Avellan co-produced El Mariachi for a reported $7,000 and built a studio career from it. What producers actually do, and why the chair matters so much.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.