Amy Contreras is a spring intern with De Los, the Los Angeles Times vertical that explores Latine culture and identity. Contreras is a recent graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she worked on creating its first Latine campus newspaper, La Vitrina. As a Chicana and L.A. native, she strives to improve, engage and explore the L.A. Latine community through written storytelling.
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The three Latin music recordings are among the 25 “audio treasures” inducted into the National Recording Registry based on their “importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”
In a recent interview with The Cut, the “Death of a Unicorn” star admitted that, “It had nothing to do with pay or scheduling.”
Rayuela, a Spanish-language immersion program that started in 2014 in Altadena, lost one of its campuses in the Eaton fire. The other one remains closed. Classes are in session, though.
‘Narcos: Mexico’ actor Manuel Masalva is in a coma and in stable condition after contracting a bacterial infection while on vacation.
Over the last week, fans of Selena living in Southern California honored the slain Tejano singer personal altars, dance parties and giveaways.
Mexican corrido band Los Alegres del Barranco had its members’ visas canceled by the U.S. government after it displayed images of a Mexican cartel leader during a concert.
Opened three years ago by Alberto Santillan, vintage shop QVO Laboratories in Boyle Heights is in a fight for survival against its landlord.