Frida Fridays: 12 Little Known Facts That Defined Frida Kahlo
Mexican Artist and Feminist Icon Frida Kahlo created daring art which pushed the limits – known for being deeply personal and reflecting her own experiences of severe pain and many emotions.
Las Mañanitas: The Birthday Song Without a Birthday
Illustration By Nuestro Stories Imagine this: it’s your birthday and your family bursts into your room at the break of dawn (aka very early in the morning). Then, in unison, everyone begins to sing that familiar song to celebrate your big day. Las Mañanitas! Si, Las Mañanitas. You know how it goes: “Estas son las […]
Colombia’s Most Famed Artist Fernando Botero dies at 91
Illustration by Nuestro Stories Fernando Botero, Colombia’s most famed artist and sculptor, has died, according to multiple news reports. No cause of death has yet been released but he was 91 and living in Monte Carlo at the time of his death. Botero’s figurative signature style, also known as “Boterismo”, depicts people and figures in […]
Frida Fridays: Breaking Boundaries and Shattering Stereotypes
Credit: Guillermo Kahlo/Illustration by Nuestro Stories In the smoky haze of the 20th century, one artist emerged as a beacon of defiance, creativity, and individuality. Frida Kahlo, the Mexican painter known for her captivating self-portraits and bold artistic expression, was a woman who dared to defy societal norms and transcend gender boundaries. In this installment […]
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, First Democrat of Latino Descent to Run For President Dies
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, the first Democrat of Latino descent to run for president of the United States, died Friday in his sleep at his summer home in Massachusetts. He was 75. First elected to the US House in 1983, representing New Mexico, Richardson later served as US ambassador to the United Nations […]
Cassandro: The Making of the Exotico Trailblazer
Credit: Cassandro El Exotico/Amazon Studios/Illustration by Nuestro Stories Known by one name, exotico wrestler Cassandro, today is fondly called the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” It’s a description he earned, and fought for, inside and outside of the wrestling ring, since his rise in the 1980s. He even does his own makeup, as demonstrated in a […]
Cassandro, King of the Exoticos
Credit: Festival Ambulante/Illustration by Nuestro Stories You may have heard about the movie Cassandro because it stars award winning actor Gael Garcia Bernal (as the openly gay amateur wrestler) and Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (the singer, songwriter and pro WWE wrestler known as Bad Bunny). So perhaps it’s time to take a step back and […]
Frida Kahlo: Blood, Sweat, Tears… and a Deer?
Credit: Frida Kahlo/fridakahlo.org Welcome to Nuestro Stories’ ongoing series Frida Fridays, celebrating and honoring the controversial (and intriguing) life and many works of Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo. Each week we’ll take a closer look into the little-known, and sometimes well-known, aspects that made of the world of one of the world’s most famous female painters. This […]
5 Latino Superheroes Leading Up To Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle – described as “… a superhero, whether he likes it or not” – is the latest comic book hero to make it to the big screen. Providing a big sense of pride for the Latino community, actually. You see, as a recent article in The Los Angeles Times explains, the movie Blue Beetle […]
Will the Real Luis Miguel Please Stand Up?
Luis Miguel, the singer known by millions of fans world wide as “El Sol de Mexico” is making headlines lately. After almost completely selling out his 2023 tour in as little as 3 days, all eyes seem to be on him for a variety of reasons. Some Argentinian news outlets, like El Cronista y El […]