The Eternal Femenine

In The Eternal Feminine (Los adioses, dir. Natalia Beristáin), Mexican director Natalia Beristáin portrays the life of Rosario Castellanos, the renowned Mexican poet and diplomat. Interlacing Castellanos's youth and her days as a student in Mexico and Guatemala with the tensions in her marriage later in life, Beristáin presents a complex portrait of a profoundly feminist figure, whose writing and thinking was years beyond her time. This is a sweet and short historical fiction, perfect for a rainy day.

MoviesDominique LearMarch 14, 2020Mexico, Thought-Provoking

Alguien Como Tú

Born and raised in Cholula, Puebla, a small town a couple of hours outside of Mexico City that sits in the shadow of a powerful (but dormant) volcano, Josean Log is a singer-songwriter with the sweetest, most charming ukulele and percussion based music. He infuses Latin rhythms with shimmering, thoughtful lyrics. Alguien Como Tú is remarkably original—Josean sings that if he can't be the person he loves, then he needs to find someone like them... exactly like them. His whole discography is a pleasure to listen to, so go forth and explore!

MusicDominique LearSeptember 1, 2019Mexico

After the Winter

Dominique is on a mission to read more contemporary writers in Spanish, and she couldn’t have started in a better place than Guadalupe Nettel. Born in Mexico and living between her native country and France, Guadalupe Nettel has written three award-winning novels and three short story collections. Despues del invierno, published in English by Coffeehouse Press in 2014, follows two parallel stories, one of a young Cuban man in New York and a young Mexican woman in Paris, until they entwine. Nettel’s prose is crisp and thoughtful, yet sweet and honest. It’s a mellow read, perfect for the colder temperatures in the Northern hemisphere.