Fidel Martinez writes the Latinx Files, a weekly newsletter that focuses on the American Latinx experience. He started at The Times in 2018 as an audience engagement editor, focusing on sports. Previously he worked as politics editor for Mitu, as a social storytelling producer for Fusion Media Group and content curator and managing editor for Break Media. He is a proud Tejano who will fight anyone who disparages flour tortillas.
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April 18, 2024
From the power of the Latinx vote to first-generation experiences to poetry, here’s what to expect at the Latinidad Stage at the L.A. Times Festival of Books.
April 18, 2024
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April 11, 2024
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March 28, 2024
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March 21, 2024
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March 14, 2024
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March 13, 2024
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March 12, 2024
‘In the Summers’ is the first project by Luz Films, an L.A.-based company focusing on producing Latinx prestige pictures. The film took the top prize at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
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Senate Republicans, with the help of some Democrats, blocked a bipartisan deal Wednesday that paired aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with tougher restrictions at the border.
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