BY EMMA RESTREPO AND JANE M. VON BERGEN ON DECEMBER 9, 2020 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

When Luis Uribe was growing up in Puebla, Mexico, soccer, or fútbol, as it is known in every Latin American country, was his life. Luis Uribe with members of the Los Lobos soccer league. Uribe has been leading the league for over ten years.

BY EMMA RESTREPO AND JANE M. VON BERGEN ON DECEMBER 9, 2020 | PUBLISHER: PLAN PHILLY

Philly Boricuas’s mission is to give voice to Philadelphia’s Puerto Rican community and amplify the voices of their families on the island. Puchi De Jesus, a young activist who grew up in Puerto Rico and moved here in 2019, wants to increase political involvement among Latinos in her new home, Filadelfia.

BY MELISSA BEATRIZ ON NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This year, the Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium (DX) was held virtually from Oct. 14 to 18. DX is the first and sole film festival in the United States that focuses its programming on the intersection of film and investigative reporting.

POR MELISSA BEATRIZ EL 11 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2020

Mientras la pandemia del COVID-19 comenzó a impactar en Estados Unidos a principios de marzo de este año, Filadelfia no fue la excepción. Alrededor del 13% de la población de Filadelfia está compuesta por inmigrantes, y aproximadamente 25% de los extranjeros entre ellos son indocumentados.

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON NOVEMBER 10, 2020

New Order (Nuevo Orden) by Mexican director Michel Franco is a suspenseful dystopian film that depicts the frustration of the widening wealth gap. It’s the perfect film to depict the complicated social dynamics between the ruling and the lower class and the misinformation of the general public.

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF) is one of the city's premiere destinations for films and storytelling from the Asian diaspora. With over 80 films to watch at PAAFF, we are sharing three films from the program that are available to audiences in the United States and Canada.

POR MICHELLE MYERS EL 2 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2020

A medida en que Pennsylvania se convierte en un campo de batalla electoral, la comunidad latina tuvo que aprender a votar por sí misma. Solo en Filadelfia, 12.3% de los Latinos son elegibles para votar, pero la falta de información en español puede influenciar en el número final. Teniendo eso en cuenta, Philatinos Radio, ALA PHL y Philly Boricuas lideran iniciativas para informar a la comunidad.

BY MICHELLE MYERS ON NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As Pennsylvania turns into an election battleground, the Latinx community must teach themselves how to vote. In Philadelphia alone, 12.3% of Latinos are eligible to vote, but the lack of information in Spanish could tip the balance. Philatinos Radio, ALA PHL, and Philly Boricuas are leading initiatives to inform the community.

BY EMILY NEIL ON OCTOBER 29, 2020

Nationwide, Latinx voters hold an unprecedented power in the 2020 election cycle, now making up the second-largest electorate in the country. In battleground states like Pennsylvania, Latinx voters have the numbers to sway results in favor of one candidate or another. More specifically, Puerto Rican voters could hold the key to this election.

BY MELISSA BEATRIZ ON OCTOBER 27, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic started to impact the United States in early March of this year, Philadelphia was no exception. The city is known as a “sanctuary city,” or more officially as a “welcoming city,” which the Office of Immigrant Affairs says means that City employees, including police officers, cannot ask individuals about their documentation status.

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON OCTOBER 15, 2020

Treecup Tea founder Mark Sotomayor sets out to address the need for environmentally sustainable business practices. The tea company plants a tree in Haiti for each bottle sold to address the issue of deforestation, hence their motto “buy a tea, plant a tree.”

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON OCTOBER 13, 2020

This Hispanic Heritage Month, a selection of ten films from the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (PHLAFF) are available on Xfinity On Demand Latino destination on X1 until October 15.

BY ANA LAURA PEREZ FLORES ON OCTOBER 6, 2020

Every single step we take, every single place we visit, every single person with whom we interact, has turned into a potential threat to our lives. Well, this is nothing new for Mexican women: for many decades now, our daily lives have been a permanent struggle for survival.

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR AND NADINE PATTERSON ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In Regina King’s directorial debut of One Night in Miami, she re-imagines a fictional friendship between Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke. Set in a Miami hotel room in February 1964, the four protagonists meet up to celebrate Clay’s “Heavyweight Championship of the World” win.

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 | PUBLISHER: cinéSPEAK

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is the largest publicly attended film festival in the world, and one of the most internationally recognized festivals. With the spread of the pandemic, film festivals globally have shifted to virtual screenings and socially-distanced, in-person screenings. The 45th edition of TIFF combines both online and in-person events to keep the spirit of the festival alive.

BY MELISSA BEATRIZ & FARRAH RAHAMAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The Shut Down Berks Coalition held an action in response to Judge Gee’s ruling that children be released from immigrant detention centers by July 17th, 2020.

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

A Suitable Boy directed by Mira Nair is set in 1950s India after the country’s independence, transition to democracy, and the partition of India and Pakistan. The miniseries follows university student Lata Mehra, portrayed by Tanya Maniktala.

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

J Balvin is one of best-selling Latin music artists in the globe. He was the most streamed artist worldwide on Spotify in 2018. He was the first reggaetonero to perform on Saturday Night Live. Singing primarily in Spanish, J Balvin has been able to cross over to non-Spanish speaking markets which is a huge feat for Latin American artists, gaining him the title "Prince of Reggaeton."

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Sonia Kennebeck is a Malaysian independent documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist with over 15 years of experience. Enemies of the State, combines Kennebeck's investigative reporting background with a cinematic visual style reminiscent of that of executive producer Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line).

BY KRISTAL SOTOMAYOR ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

My name is Kristal Sotomayor and I am co-founder of ¡Presente! Media. I am a filmmaker, festival programmer, and film critic. This year, I will be covering the online edition of the 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) running from September 10 to 19, 2020. As part of my coverage, I aim to be a representative of Philadelphia during the online film festival.