The Latinx Files turns 1, so of course it gets a piñata

Nov. 11, 2021 5 AM PT

Latinx Files host Fidel Martinez convinced his boss (rather easily) to let him buy a piñata for his newsletter baby turning one year old. Here, he receives it from Lorena Robletto, owner of Amazing Piñatas and learns a little about her life and business.

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Fidel Martinez

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.