Latina to Latina
Episodes
Why Climate Scientist Nicole Hernández Hammer Takes the Fight to the Streets
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's a direct connection between climate scientist Nicole Hernandez Hammer's childhood in rural Guatemala and her tireless work to teach the rest o...
Master Chef Lorena Garcia Says It Takes More Than Sharp Knives
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She handed her law degree to her mother to thank her, and quit an elite Miami law firm on her first day. Then she headed to culinary school—in Franc...
How Mend App Founder Elle Huerta Comforts Broken Hearts
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After getting her heart broken, and finding zero advice that was actually useful, Elle Huerta decided to build her own “personal trainer for heartbr...
"In the Heights" Playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes Writes So People Remember Us
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She has written about Latinos in Washington Heights, about her close cousins and extended family, about what it means to be Latina. And now she’s wr...
Gina Rodriguez Is Making Boss Moves
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gina Rodriguez will always be associated with her star-making and award-winning portrayal of the titular character on The CW’s Jane the Virgin. And ...
Michelle Poler Inspires Fearlessly
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up the descendant of Holocaust survivors, keynote speaker and influencer Michelle Poler says fear is practically in her DNA. And that being ra...
Cover Girl and Disability Activist Jillian Mercado Takes on Her Dreams
13 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As a teen, Jillian Mercado hoarded fashion magazines. She idolized designers and always looked stylish at school. Never did she imagine she’d one da...
Why Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz Bends the Rules
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s the thing about Stephanie Beatriz: she doesn’t fall for traditional messages. Growing up in Texas, blond contest queens reigned, but she un...
That Time Superstar Beauty Vlogger Iris Beilin Saved Her Own Life
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With faith and hard work, Iris Beilin has gone from the MAC counter at the mall to makeup maven with a million YouTube subscribers. But her life hasn’...
How Artist Latashá Is Mindshifting Music
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Latasha tells Alicia, “I’m in the most found place I’ve ever been.” And her sense of self, her deep connection to her work, and her artistic g...
Actress Aimee Carrero Embraces Her Weird, and We Love Her for It
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She says growing up Latina in Miami gave her the cojones to face life in Hollywood. Her career so far, including roles in Disney Channel’s Elena of ...
Vida’s Melissa Barrera Embraces All Her Identities
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Mexican actress’ crossover has been years in the making. Raised in Monterrey, Melissa attended NYU, then found fame back home as a telenovela st...
Investor Nathalie Molina Niño Boldly Speaks Truth to Powerful Men
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
She launched her first startup at 20, and made lots of mistakes. Today, she runs Brava Investments, which only funds companies that have the potential...
Fashion Entrepreneur Lilliana Vazquez: “Build Something for Yourself”
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On The Today Show and while covering red carpet fashion for Access Hollywood, Lilliana Vazquez has become one of the most sought-after style experts. ...
Ain’t I Latina Founder Janel Martinez on Creating Space as a Black Latinx
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode gets real quickly. Alicia talks to journalist Janel Martinez, founder of Ain’t I Latina, about how forming her Afro-Latinx identity was...
How Author Frances de Pontes Peebles Finds Power in Writing
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Brazilian-American novelist says she never had to claim her Latina identity because “it embraced me” as she grew up bilingual, bicultural, and...
Why Estée Lauder’s María Cristina González Noguera Isn’t Afraid to Leap
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Cristina Gonzalez Noguera was an executive at Estée Lauder when she became First Lady Michelle Obama’s communications director. The devoted m...
Financial Expert Carmen Rita Wong: “Be Preoccupied about Our Money”
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about money. The average Latina earns 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. To earn what he earned one year, we ha...
ODAAT’s Gloria Calderón Kellett Is a Boss in Any Room
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gloria Calderón Kellett runs the show. Literally. She’s the co-showrunner and executive producer of Netflix’s One Day at a Time, and with each se...
Amara La Negra Outshines Any Spotlight
14 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amara La Negra knew she was destined to be a star at five years old. And she started putting in the work then. From her first big break on Univision’...
This Is Why María Elena Salinas Is a Legend
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After decades of beaming into our homes from her perch on the Univision anchor desk, Maria Elena Salinas is enjoying finally speaking for herself and ...
How Christy Haubegger Became a Media Mastermind
30 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As a child, Christy Haubegger knew what she wanted to be when she grew up: a boss. As the founder of the iconic Latina magazine, a film producer, and ...
Paola Mendoza Teaches Us That Joy Is an Act of Resistance
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Film director and activist Paola Mendoza embodies today's political resistance. As Creative Director of the Women's March, her visionary work helped g...
Orange is the New Black's Diane Guerrero Is Fearless and She Knows It
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A rising star in Netflix’s Orange is the New Black as Maritza Ramos, Lina in Jane the Virgin, and Sofia in Superior Donuts, Diane Guerrero embodies ...
Latina to Latina Season 2 Trailer
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're baaaack!!! And we're now a Latina-owned podcast. For months, we've been talking to incredible women who inspire us, and have been itching to get...
How Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto Made Room for Herself in Politics
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
US Senator. Mentor. Deal-maker. How Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto drives Washington D.C. into the next era of politics.Follow Catherine on Twitter @Ca...
Daisy Auger-Dominguez on Making It in Corporate America
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Strategist. Connector. Talent magnet. How Daisy Auger-Dominguez creates a space in corporate America for the rest of us.Follow Daisy on Twitter @Daisy...
Hamilton’s Mandy Gonzalez Is Intentional about Personal Growth
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Singer. Broadway star. Revolutionary. How Mandy Gonzalez commands — and captivates — on stage and in person.Follow Mandy on Twitter @_mandygonzale...
Pipeline Angels’ Natalia Oberti Noguera Wants Investors to Show Us the Money
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
CEO. Coach. Boundary breaker. How Natalia Oberti Noguera disrupts the world of angel investing.Follow Natalia on Twitter @nakisnakis and Instagram @na...
Why Comedian Cristela Alonzo Sometimes Laughs at Herself
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Writer. Actor. Trailblazer. How Cristela Alonzo makes room for stories like hers in every medium.Follow Cristela on Twitter @cristela9 and Instagram @...
The View’s Sunny Hostin Likes Taking a Stand
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The View host. Former federal prosecutor. Future politician. How Sunny Hostin takes on today’s most controversial topics — on live TV.Follow Sunny...
How Orange is the New Black’s Jackie Cruz Gets It Done
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Actor. Musician. Activist. How Jackie Cruz creates her own path (in and out of the spotlight).Follow Jackie on Twitter @MsJackieCruz and IG @JackieCru...
Welcome to Latina to Latina!
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this new interview series, host Alicia Menendez talks to remarkable Latinas about making it, faking it, and everything in between. In often-hilario...