If Tran wins, Chispa will have succeeded outside its base for the first time, showing that O.C. is about to enter a new political era — despite MAGA’s takeover of Washington.
DE LOS
We are from here and from there. Somos de los dos lados. Columnist Suzy Exposito writes about the launch of De Los and the search for identity as U.S. Latinos.
In Depth
A conversation with political consultant and author Mike Madrid about what Donald Trump’s victory means for working-class Latinxs and what it says about Latinidad.
La Vanguardia
Our inaugural LA Vanguardia class is an amazing array of Latino talent shaping the movies, TV, music, fine arts and literary scene of today — and tomorrow.
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‘FERNANDOMANIA @ 40’ DOCUSERIES
Everybody wants to have a hero | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 1
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How Mike Brito discovered Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 2
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Why the Dodgers are haunted by Chavez Ravine ghosts | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 3
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Before Fernando Valenzuela, the Dodgers needed a 'Mexican Sandy Koufax' | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 4
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How Fernando Valenzuela’s 1981 Opening Day happened | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 5
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Fernandomania changed the Dodgers fanbase forever | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 6
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What made Fernando Valenzuela's screwball so unhittable | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 7
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How the media had to adapt to Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 8
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How immigration policy changed once Ronald Reagan met Fernando Valenzuela | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 9
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How Fernando Valenzuela's mound artistry inspired other artists | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 10
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The World Series game that turned the tide for the 1981 Dodgers | Fernandomania @ 40 Ep. 11
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Special Projects
Gracias a un autogol y un tanto de Jordan Morris, el Sounders de Seattle venció de visita al LAFC en tiempo extra por 2-1 el sábado en el BMO Stadium y avanzó a la final de la conferencia Oeste donde enfrentará al ganador de la otra semifinal entre Galaxy y Minnesota de este domingo en Carson (3 p.m., AppleTV).
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Donald Trump won the 2024 election with a historic share of the Latino vote. It’s time for Democrats to rethink essentialism.
Bringing together theater enthusiasts and skeptics alike, Los Angeles’ three-week Encuentro festival showcases 19 plays from Latino companies around the country.
Juan Gabriel wrote the ‘80s pop ballad ‘Gracias a Dios.’ The track cemented Thalía’s Latin music star status — an innocent, sexy and cheeky coquette brand was born.
De Los Reads: Luis Jaramillo’s ‘The Witches of El Paso’ and other books by Latino authors we’re reading in November
Taking inspiration from family tradition, Luis Jaramillo’s new novel, ‘The Witches of El Paso,’ tells the story of two women trying to escape challenging realities.
On Wednesday, fans dressed in black, some dressed in Dodgers jerseys, attended a attend a public funeral Mass for Fernando Valenzuela, who died last month.
A public funeral Mass for the Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
Grita. Canta. Vota., which translates as Shout. Sing. Vote., has been organizing concerts with popular regional Mexican acts to register voters across the U.S.
Across Los Angeles County, a new generation of Latine community organizers have come of age and are ready to cast their ballots for the first time and help others do the same.
Days after the death of Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela, a petition is calling for a statue of the Mexican left-handed pitcher to be erected at Dodger Stadium.
Freedom itself may be on the ballot this year — it’s definitely on the soundtrack. Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom,’ her 2016 anthem, is in heavy rotation in Harris campaign ads and at rallies.
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