Walking With Herb: A Feel Good Movie For Our Times

By Katharine Ann Díaz   As we distance ourselves from the trauma of 2020 and begin to look with optimism at 2021, it’s time for a feel-good movie that offers…

LCAC Launches Popul/Arte: Merging Art, Culture and Theory

More people identify as organizers and activists than ever before, with good reason. The world faces structural and mutually intensifying crises–ecological, social, cultural, political, economic, and perhaps even spiritual–which urgently…

Emilio Estefan Exclusive: ‘On Your Feet!’ Is a Call to Action

by John Moore   There’s much more to the title of Emilio and Gloria Estefan’s hit Broadway bio-musical than meets the feet. Yes, On Your Feet! features one of the…

Film ‘Sing’ Revives ‘Bambaleo’

The animated holiday hit movie Sing has given “Bamboleo” new life. Sales of the 30-year-old world party song by the Gipsy Kings spiked 165% in the week ending Dec. 29,…

Mares, García on Road to World Championship

December 10 marks a pivotal year for Abner Mares, the highly respected former three-division world champion. It marks over one year since fans saw him enter the ring on television…

Legendary Boxer Featured in Hands of Stone

In an extraordinary film premiering this week, Hands of Stone tells the story of how the legendary boxer Roberto Durán and his celebrated trainer Ray Arcel changed each other’s lives….