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Nearly half of Los Angeles is Latinx. So is 40% of California and nearly 20% of the United States. Yet our stories have been too rarely told by the media — yes, including the Los Angeles Times. The Latinx Files is part of The Times’ broader effort to rectify that.
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This newsletter focuses entirely on the American Latinx experience, exploring topics such as the country’s largest Latino homebrewing club, how dads are using TikTok to connect with their kids and why, for all the valid criticism, Hispanic Heritage Month is still worth celebrating.
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I’m Fidel Martinez, a native of the magical borderlands of the Rio Grande Valley, a child of Mexican immigrants and, much to my dismay, a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan.
Before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2018, I spent the bulk of my professional career at media outlets geared toward an English-speaking Latinx audience: I was the politics editor for mitú, worked in various editorial roles at Fusion and even wrote for a Latinx blog that no longer exists online (RIP, Guanabee).
I am a firm believer that there is a great need and desire for a space where Latinx stories are told, one in which our experiences and perspectives are centered. It’s a belief that I’ve built my career on.
You can reach me at fidel.martinez@latimes.com or on Twitter at @fidmart85.
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Dodger legend Fernando Valenzuela died Tuesday at the age of 63. He was a hero to L.A.’s Latino community and forever transformed the makeup of the Dodgers’ fan base.
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The De Los team took over the Sunday Weekend print section this week with articles about música Mexicana and its cultural influence in Southern California.
On Monday, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures screened ‘Mi Vida Loca.’ It was a rare opportunity to watch the 1993 cult classic about gang live in Echo Park.
For many Mexican Americans, wearing that green jersey is the easiest and most blatant way to display pride in one’s heritage. At least it used to be.
‘Going Varsity in Mariachi,’ the endearing documentary about the world of competitive high school mariachi in Texas, is finally available on streaming.
The number of working-age people in the United States is on pace to shrink by 2060, though not all racial and ethnic groups are aging at the same rate.
