Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Stories
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André Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn 99' and 'Homicide', has died at age 61
André Braugher, an Emmy Award-winning dramatic actor who translated his studied deadpan into comedic genius as Capt. Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died at age 61.
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'Cassandro' honors the gay wrestler who revolutionized lucha libre
The film pays homage to the real story of an unapologetically queer man in a male-dominated sport and society.
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Shakira didn't just 'crossover' — she created a new kind of multicultural pop stardom
Throughout the 2000s and onwards, Shakira became the melting pot pop star that only she could be, pivoting from one eccentric transformation to the next.
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This 18-year-old Colombian survived cancer. Now she's the World Cup star
After surviving cancer and signing to Real Madrid, Linda Caicedo is making her mark at the World Cup. The 18-year-old player already scored a goal in each of Colombia's first two matches.
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The artists shaking up the industry at the Latin Alternative Music Conference
The Latin Alternative Music Conference just wrapped its 24th edition. Colombian hip-hop duo Dawer x Damper and Argentinian rock band Usted Señalemelo received this year's Discovery Awards.
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Brazil's Queen of Rock, Rita Lee, has died
Rita Lee, the Brazilian singer, musician and composer, has died at 75.
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Mo Willems' bossy Pigeon makes his operatic debut
Mo Willems' picture book Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! turns 20 this month. To mark the anniversary, Willems and Renee Fleming presented the pigeon's story in an opera at the Kennedy Center.
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Meet the strippers working to unionize a Los Angeles dive bar
For the past six months, former Star Garden dancers have been taking their talents to a show-stopping picket line. If successful, they'll be the only strippers with union representation in the U.S.
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How we pronounce Uvalde says a lot about the power of language in mixed communities
The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S.
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The charges against Young Thug build on a growing trend of criminalizing rap crews
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael of NPR's Louder Than A Riot about the RICO charges against Young Thug and the wider intersection of criminal justice and hip-hop.
