Latina to Latina

Remix: Daisy Auger-Dominguez Knows What it Takes to Build an Inclusive Workplace

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we bring you another one of our favorite interviews with Latinas in the corporate world. The Chief People Officer for VICE Media has spent her ...

Remix: Why Corporate America Couldn’t Change Carla Vernón at Her Core

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we bring you another one of our favorite conversations with Latinas in the corporate world. Carla Vernón describes herself as “a very ma...

Remix: How Ad Exec Nancy Reyes Became Undeniable

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We continue with our favorite conversations with Latinas in the corporate world.  After Alicia’s conversation with advertising superstar Nancy Reye...

Top 25 Countdown: #24 How Meg Medina Summoned the Courage to Write

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our Top 25 Countdown Continues! "Who is she? What does she want? Why can't she have it?" Those are the questions the Newbery Medal-winning children's ...

Remix: Why Bricia Lopez Wants You to Embrace the Art of Asada

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we bring you another one of our favorite conversations around food. As she was researching her new cookbook, Asada: The Art of Mexican Styl...

Remix: Chef Ariel Fox is Expanding Our Understanding of 'Authentic' Cuisine

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We continue with our favorite conversations around food. The VP for Dos Caminos and Del Friscos pulls back the curtain on what it takes to launch a re...

Remix: How Karla Vasquez Reclaimed Salvadoran Food

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are celebrating almost 300 episodes of Latina to Latina! For the first Monday of every month, we are counting down our top 25 episodes of all time....

Top 25 Countdown: #25 What Media Mogul Nely Galán Can Teach Us About the Art of Reinvention

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate almost 300 episodes of Latina to Latina, for the first Monday of every month, we are counting down our top 25 episodes of all time. In be...

How Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez is Complicating the Immigrant Narrative

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When her parents’ tourists visas expired, and they were no longer allowed entry into the United States, Elizabeth, an American citizen, persuaded he...

How Cecilia Marquez is Retelling the History of the American South

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In her new book, Making the Latino South, the Hunt Family Assistant Professor in History at Duke University chronicles the dramatic racial evolution o...

Raquel Reichard Wants You to Know that Self-Care Isn’t One Size Fits All

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

She wrote her book, Self-Care for Latinas: 100+ Ways to Prioritize & Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, & Spirit, deep in her own grief, a year after suddenl...

LTL x Poderistas Live at The William Vale: Featuring Xochitl Gonzalez!

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Check out our live recording of Latina to Latina x Poderistas in conversation with Xochitl Gonzalez, author of the new novel, Anita de Monte Laughs La...

How Malia Lazu Moved from Intention to Impact

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

She started her career as a political organizer, launching Mass VOTE, a state-wide voter engagement campaign, then parlayed those skills into economic...

See You Tonight!

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's Wednesday, March 27th! Alicia and Juleyka cannot wait to see you at The William Vale for our live recording with Xochitl Gonzalez. Tonight's even...

Counting Down to Our Live Recording with Xochtil Gonzalez!

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 27th , is our first Latina to Latina x Poderistas live event! If you haven't purchased your tickets, there is still time. I...

Why Giovanna “Gigi” Gonzalez Wants You to Have a Wealth “Why”

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The entrepreneur, TikTok star and author of the personal finance book “Cultura and Cash: Lessons from the First Gen Mentor for Managing Finances and...

Special Announcement: Latina to Latina x Poderistas Swag Bags!

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just a few days left to purchase tickets for our Latina to Latina + Poderistas Live event with NYT Best selling author Xochitl Gonzalez!The first 150 ...

Why Cynthia Pelayo Refuses to Commit to One Genre

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The prolific author and poet started her career as a community reporter, then pivoted to creative writing. Now, the award-winning author of the new bo...

Why Social Media Star Vanessa Sirias Takes Social Media Breaks

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When the pandemic hit, she lost her news job and doubled down on creating her own content. Now, as a creator and influencer with hundreds of thousands...

What Paula Ávila-Guillén Believes Reproductive Rights Advocates in the U.S. Can Learn from Movements to Expand Rights in Latin America

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Executive Director of The Women's Equality Center shares her insights on the efforts to end El Salvador’s total abortion ban, and Honduras’ to...

How Raquel Dominguez Develops Big Ideas Around Big Talent

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

She went from assistant to creative executive in just a few years, and now at OBB Media, she oversees content and strategy for Hailey Bieber, Kylie Je...

How Natasha Alford’s Lived Experience Informs Her Political Analysis and Storytelling

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Grio’s VP of Digital Content and Senior Correspondent, and CNN political analyst joins Alicia to talk about blending memoir and cultural analysi...

Latina to Latina x Poderistas LIVE EVENT in Brooklyn

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wanted to support Latina to Latina, but weren’t sure how? On March 27th, we are teaming up with our friends at Poderistas to host our ...

How Ona Diaz-Santin Became the Hair Saint

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The celebrity hair stylist, curl expert and owner of 5 Salon Spa shares how a fortuitous offer forced her to early up her ten year plan, the ways the ...

Why Marjorie Garcia Advocates for Recording Artists

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The entertainment attorney behind J. Balvin, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Carla Morrison and Snow the Product shares how she forewent a performing ca...

Why Cristina Tzintún Ramirez Wants Latinas to Be Less Humble and More Demanding

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The civil rights leader behind Texas’ Workers Defense Project and Jolt, and now NextGen America, shares her insights on organizing and mobilizing yo...

Why Myriam Gurba Doesn’t Believe That Confessional Art-Making is Inherently Cathartic

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The author of Creep: Accusations and Confessions shares the familial roots of her irreverence, the surprising response to her viral critique of the bo...

How Dalina Soto Became an Anti-Diet Dietician

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

She always thought she’d be a doctor, then a college class refocused her on the power of preventative health care. Now, as a registered and licensed...

How Dr. Mariel Buqué Believes You Transform Intergenerational Pain Into Intergenerational Abundance

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Columbia University-trained, trauma informed psychologist and practitioner of holistic healing weaves together scientific research, best practices...

How Cindy Castro Is Setting the Standard for Responsible Fashion

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The fashion designer behind Cindy Castro New York shares how her childhood in Ecuador, and the waste and labor practices she witnessed in her early ye...

Why Diana Flores Believes Flag Football Deserves a Professional League

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The captain and quarterback of Mexico's National Flag Football Team shares her journey to winning gold at the 2022 World Games, how being a competitiv...

How Allison Strong Built A Room of Her Own

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The actress and singer-songwriter (and Alicia’s one-time babysitting charge!) shares the magic of growing up in a matriarchal home, the early negati...

Why Babba Rivera Wants to be in Charge of the Concept and the Execution

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She helped launch Uber in her native Sweden, then served as Away’s Director of Brand Marketing before opening her own marketing agency. There, she l...

How Marcela Guerrero is Shaping the History and Genealogy of the Whitney

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The DeMartini Family Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art shares how her career veered away from academia and into curation, the impact of ex...

Why Yvonne Castañeda Wants Latinas to Receive Culturally Competent Mental Health Care

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How much of our relationship to food begins with our parents’ relationships to food? And how much of that is informed by their experiences of uncert...

How Alejandra Campoverdi Traced Her Family’s Invisible Inheritances

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She navigated her way from “wannabe chola” to first-gen college student to White House aide to President Obama. But those bullet-points fail to ca...

What Motivates Linda García to Build Wealth

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The beloved financial educator explores the importance of identifying money wounds, challenges us to rethink "emergency" funds as a form of opportunit...

How Travel Empowered Nikki Vargas to Bring Her Life Into Alignment

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A senior editor for Fodor's Travel and the author of the travel memoir, Call You When I Land, shares how globe-trotting saved her from committing to a...

How Carmen Perez Became a Forward-Thinker

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The President and CEO of The Gathering for Justice and Co-Chair of the Women’s March shares an alternate vision of a carceral society, describes the...

How Danyeli Rodriguez Del Orbe Learned She Was Not Meant to be a Martyr

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The formerly undocumented Afro-Dominican poet, spoken word artist and cultural expression activist shares her decision to forgo law school in favor of...

What Drives Marta Tellado to Advocate for a Fair and Just Marketplace

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The President and CEO of Consumer Reports, and author of Buyer Aware: Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and Transparent Marketplace, exp...

Why Aida Rodriguez Believes in Giving Grace

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The beloved comedian shares the pain of growing up without her father, the decision to reunite with him decades later, and the healing power of giving...

Introducing: 100 Latina Birthdays

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The health and wellness of Latinas is crucial to the health and wellbeing of the U.S. economy. In 100 Latina Birthdays, an original documentary series...

How Rebecca Alvarez Story Built a Sexual Wellness Brand

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Founder and CEO of Bloomi, a wellness brand focused on clean intimate care essentials, shares how her experience as a single mom inspired her entr...

How Reyna Noriega’s Year of Responsibility Ushered In a Year of Rebirth

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Miami-born and based Cuban-Bahamian artist, designer and author shares her insights on the intricacies of brand partnerships, the power of introsp...

Why Vanessa Marín Believes Communication is the Key to Great Sex

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The sex therapist and co-author of the New York Times Best-Seller Sex Talks: The 5 Conversations That Will Transform Your Love Life shares her best ad...

How Lisa Guerrero Learned to Be Brave

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Inside Edition correspondent shares her path from cheerleader to actress and sportscaster, the “dream job” as a Monday Night Football sideline...

Why Valarie De La Garza Calls Her Own Shots

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The CEO of Fenton Communications, the largest public interest communications firm in the country, shares the key to successful social impact campaigns...

How Cece Meadows Built a Cosmetics Line as an Homage to Indigenous Beauty

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The CEO and founder of Prados Beauty leveraged her skills as a make-up artist and her experience as a cancer survivor to launch a beauty brand out of ...

How Melania Luisa Marte Became a Word Weaver

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The writer, musician and poet shares how her parents’ migration from the Dominican Republic to New York City, and her reverse migration from the Uni...

How Johanna Rojas Vann Wove the Truth Into Fiction

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She grew up listening to her mother’s stories of immigrating from Colombia to the United States, then decided to honor her mom by making those exper...

How Candice Smith is Helping Other Founders Tell their Stories

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This serial entrepreneur built her firm, French Press Public Relations, after launching two start ups of her own. Candice shares her insights on how b...

Living Icon Esmeralda Santiago Asks Who We Are Without Our Memory

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The acclaimed author joins Alicia to talk about her newest novel, Las Madres, how a stroke changed her writing and her life, and the cruelest feedback...

Introducing Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The newest narrative podcast from LWC Studios is out now! “Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms” is a 14-part series exploring how re...

Why Kat Stickler Doesn’t Have Vulnerability Hangovers

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The TikTok star’s funny impressions of her Venezuelan mom and her candid insights into motherhood and divorce have earned her more than nine million...

How History Inspires Cristina Garcia to Fill in the Gaps

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The acclaimed novelist began her career in journalism before her first novel, Dreaming in Cuban, cemented her place in the American literary canon. No...

How Justina Machado Became Undeniable

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The star of The Horror of Dolores Roach shares the ways her childhood in Chicago prepared her for the ups and downs of Hollywood, how the decision to ...

Why Susan Gonzales Wants You to Understand Artificial Intelligence

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This thought leader spent more than 20 years in tech and community engagement before founding AI & You, a non-profit committed to educating marginaliz...

How Serena Kerrigan Became the Self-Professed Queen of Confidence

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The internet personality turned confidence coach and entrepreneur shares how she parlayed a brand into a business, and gets vulnerable about the limit...

Isabel Allende x Alicia Menendez LIVE at the 92Y

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On June 6, 2023, the iconic author and advocate joined our host on stage before a live audience at NYC's 92Y. Their conversation touched on everythin...

Why Alicia Bassuk Believes Leading Others Begins with Knowing and Leading Yourself

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This NBA and WNBA championship ring-holding leadership advisor shares the morning writing ritual that changed her life, an approach to interviewing po...

How Robyn Moreno Gets Rooted

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This media-maven turned curandera shares her experience of self-transformation, the loss that defined her early life, and practices you can use to fin...

Why Bricia Lopez Wants You to Embrace the Art of Asada

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As she was researching her new cookbook, Asada: The Art of Mexican Style Grilling, the LA restaurateur began to realize how men dominate the grill sce...

How Nopalera CEO and Founder Sandra Velasquez's Luxury Bath and Body Care Line is Disrupting Eurocentric Standards

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The former Pistolera bandleader launched her business, Nopalera, with a bold mission: celebrate and elevate Latino culture...and disrupt an entire i...

How Marta Segura Became LA's First Chief Heat Officer & Climate Emergency Mobilization Director

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As a child growing up in San Jose, California, she wondered why her neighborhood was being sprayed with pesticides. The more questions she asked, the ...

How Carolina Saavedra Finds the Heart of the Story

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Showrunner for the new MSNBC/Peacock docuseries, Leguizamo Does America, pulls back the curtain on how a project goes from a four page pitch deck ...

How Julissa Prado's Dreams Grew with Her Success

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This special episode of Latina to Latina is brought to you by Always.The CEO and founder of Rizos Curls returns to Latina to Latina! In this engaging ...

What Jennifer De Leon Had to Confront to Become the First Writer In Her Family

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The educator and author of the new YA novel, “Borderless,” shares the personal conversation that allowed her to break through as a writer, the uni...

How Beatriz Acevedo is Changing the Face of Financial Technology

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This serial entrepreneur reflects on the lessons she learned as the co-founder and president of mitú, and how she’s applying those lessons to her n...

Why Gladis Molina Alt Wants Our Immigration System to Redefine What is in the Best Interest of Children

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The new Executive Director of The Young Center reflects on her own childhood experience of fleeing El Salvador during its civil war, the unique challe...

How Chef Grace Ramirez Found Her Place Outside of the Kitchen

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Culinary school helped hone her skills, but she still needed to figure out who she was as a chef. That journey led her to hunting, diving deep into th...

Stephanie Ramos Has Big “Go For It” Energy

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She grew her career as a journalist while serving in the US Army. Now the ABC News Network Correspondent reflects on how 9/11 inspired her call to ser...

How Lory Martinez Rooted Her Business in Multicultural, Multilingual Audio Storytelling

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The CEO and founder of Ochenta Studios, a Paris-based podcast company, shares the skills that have allowed her to differentiate her business and her a...

What Grasie Mercedes Needed to Give Up to Level Up

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The star of NBC’s Grand Crew built multiple careers as a style blogger, filmmaker and actor in tandem, but as she approached her 40th birthday, she ...

Why Nicole Chavez Wants to Help You Cultivate Style Confidence

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She built an impressive career in television costuming before a friendship with a budding actress led her to celebrity styling. She had no idea what s...

How Patty Arvielo Built a Multi-Billion Dollar Mortgage Empire

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This first-generation Latina shares her journey from entry-level employee at a credit union to co-owner of New American Funding, the largest Latina-ow...

How Going to Space Changed Katya Echazarreta

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The electrical engineer and civilian astronaut shares her journey from community college, to NASA intern, to first Mexican-born woman in space. Watch...

Why Zoila Darton Believes Community Is the Foundation of a Great Brand

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This Panamanian-Jamaican-Jewish New Yorker spent the early part of her career in Latin music, before launching her own creative agency. Zoila reflects...

Cassandra Sethi Wants to Take Your Wardrobe to the Next Level

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Her early success creating SoulCycle and Equinox’s retail businesses proved that she understood what consumers wanted. So when she decided to pivot ...

How Alisha Fernandez Miranda Became a 40 Year-Old Intern

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She had a life that was “objectively great” (big career, happy marriage, twins!) but still, she felt like she was “drowning.” So, Alisha devot...

Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Wouldn’t Change the Journey

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Faith, family and hard work powered this megastar from her church choir to pop stardom to the set of The Real. But along that way, her faith was teste...

You did it! We reached 2 million downloads!!

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Creator and host Alicia Menendez and Executive Producer Juleyka Lantigua discuss what it has meant to reach this major milestone and remind our belove...

How Nina Terrero Groth Applies her Storytelling Skills to Reimagining the Future of Retail

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This talented storyteller began her career in digital news at ABC, NBC and Entertainment Weekly, where her encyclopedic knowledge of entertainment and...

Why Lilia Luciano Prepares for Confidence, Not Perfection

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The journalist and podcast host reflects on her journey from Spanish-language television to the Today Show, to the local news job she almost turned d...

How Melissa Fumero Learned That She Was Funny

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The star of Netflix’s Blockbuster and Brooklyn-99 once doubted that she was built for comedy. Melissa shares how she grew her confidence, the experi...

How Ambassador Julissa Reynoso Learned to Talk Less and Listen More

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

She has a resume like none other: law firm partner, White House Chief of Staff to First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, US Ambassador (twice!). Ambassador Reynos...

How Gabriela Garcia Took an Ax to Archetype

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The breakout author shares how growing up the daughter of a Cuban mother and Mexican father, in a matriarchal family, informed her understanding of th...

How Mayra Guillen Learned to Be an Advocate

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The disappearance and murder of Vanessa Guillen sparked a movement, one that was fueled by her family's unrelenting demands for answers and accountabi...

Chef Claudia Sandoval Wants You to Ask "Why Not Me?"

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This solo mom won the sixth season of MasterChef and parlayed that success into a catering business, a culinary consultancy, and multiple TV gigs, inc...

Why Olga Merediz Is Ready to Let It All Hang Out

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

She was a working actress for more than 20 years before her portrayal of Abuela Claudia in In the Heights on Broadway catapulted her to new levels of ...

How Illustrator Andrea Campos Is Using Art to Spread Positivity

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a decade in corporate, she made the leap from marketing to freelance artistry.  Then, the pandemic hit. With little work available, Andrea pour...

How Kate del Castillo Built (and Rebuilt) Her Life

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The actress, producer and Reina del Sur star opens up about early fame, proving herself (again) in Hollywood, leaving an abusive marriage, and the les...

Why Ada Limón Refuses to Perform Identity

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The 24th U.S. Poet Laureate shares her journey from theater to marketing to poetry, the loss that inspired her to reimagine her life, and her refusal ...

Mayan Lopez Knows That Art Imitates Life

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Comedy and entertainment is the family business (her dad is comedian George Lopez), but it was a TikTok video that caught the eye of a Hollywood write...

Why Siete Food's Veronica Garza Doesn't Think Your Big Idea Always Needs a Business Plan

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Founder and Chief Innovation Officer for Siete Foods went from making almond flour tortillas in her kitchen to helping lead the fastest growing La...

How Kali Fajardo-Anstine Fought to Tell Her Ancestors’ Stories

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The best-selling author of “Woman of Light” and “Sabrina & Corina: Stories” shares how she subverts expectations (in real life and on the page...

Why Doris Anahí Brings a 'Heart of Service' to Her Art

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

She began her music career as a talent manager, before making the big pivot to working as an artist herself. Now her journey through the industry as a...

How Estefanía Rebellón's Own Experience Seeking Asylum Informed Her Mission to Help Migrant Children

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Forced to flee her native Colombia as a child, Estefanía Rebellón knows the pain of being displaced. Now, she's helping migrant children at the US-M...

ROUNDABOUT PRESENTS: Seventeen Going on Eighteen with Ashley Frangie and Lety Sahagún

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In 2007, Ashley and Lety flew from Mexico to Boston to embark on a trip that would define their relationship…in more ways than one. Join the hosts o...

Why Angie Cruz Believes That Now is Always a Good Time to Start

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The acclaimed author of "Dominicana" is back with a new novel, "How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water," and reveals how she almost quit writing before ...