Latino Culture & Arts

Director Johanné Gómez Terrero Explores Bodily Autonomy, Statelessness, and Afro-Spirituality in the Coming-of-Age Film Sugar Island

A story told by few but experienced by many unsung girls, director Johanné Gómez Terrero captures the raw, political, and...

4 Oct 2026

Latino Lifestyle & Living

Inside the Multifaceted Workspace of Annie Vazquez: How the Miami Creator Balances Fashion, Authorship, and Spirituality

Welcome to Jefa’s Desk, a signature HipLatina series that takes readers inside the workspaces of some of the most inspiring...

2 Oct 2026

Latino Culture & Arts

Director Johanné Gómez Terrero Explores the Intersections of Girlhood, Statelessness, and Spirituality in New Film ‘Sugar Island’

In the quiet, sun-baked expanses of the Dominican Republic’s sugarcane communities, the ordinary rhythms of adolescence can be abruptly upended...

26 Sep 2026