• Selena Documentary Reveals the Daughter, Sister and Wife Behind the Queen of Tex-Mex
    Nov 23 2025

    In this episode, Latino USA’s “Selena expert” Maria Garcia sits down with Selena Quintanilla’s sister, Suzette and filmmaker Isabel Castro, to talk about the new Netflix documentary, Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy. Suzette opens up about choosing to share the intimate home videos that shaped the film, while Isabel reflects on her artistic vision that brought the documentary to life. Listen in on this behind the scenes look at the life of a woman who defined a generation.

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    28 mins
  • Nathy Peluso: Rapper, Salsera, and The Art of Misbehaving
    Nov 21 2025

    Nathy Peluso is an Argentinean-born singer, rapper and poet and she’s looking to chart new territory on who gets to choose how women behave.

    She grew up in Spain where she learned to express herself through poetry. The rhythm of the language quickly gave way to rap and her debut album, ‘Calambre.’ Most recently she worked with Tokischa and with the one-and-only Gloria Estefan. Her new EP “Malportada” is packed with old school salsa vibes. Latino USA’s Maria Hinojosa speaks with Nathy about her new album and taking risks con amor y respeto.

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    28 mins
  • Actor Raúl Castillo Talks HBO’s Task, Staying Grounded in Hollywood, and His Respect for Matriarchs
    Nov 16 2025

    Actor Raúl Castillo joins us at the kitchen table. Literally. He goes to Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa’s home to share chips and homemade guacamole. Since his last visit on the show five years ago, a lot has changed for Raúl. He’s gotten married, filmed one of the darkest scenes of his career on HBO’s Task, and will soon join the cast of The Walking Dead. But there are things that remain the same: Raúl’s respect for matriarchs, his rootedness in community and his moral compass.

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    26 mins
  • After Election Wins for Democrats, Are They Connecting More With Latinos?
    Nov 14 2025

    It’s been a year since Donald Trump won the elections. And last week, voters elected candidates that are far from what Trump represents. Democrats made history in New York City, and they won big in places like Virginia, California, and New Jersey—and Latinos and Latinas, as usual, played a big role. But these victories don’t necessarily mean Democrats are poised to sweep in future elections, including the 2026 midterms. A panel of journalists discuss how the elusive so-called Latino vote influenced the most recent elections, and what lessons the Democratic Party should learn.

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    28 mins
  • Monsters and Secrets: Oscar Isaac on Embodying the Most Telenovela Version of Frankenstein
    Nov 9 2025

    There is a mysticism that covers Latin America. Stories of monsters, spirits, and tales of dark family secrets. Sure, it sounds like a telenovela, but literature calls it Gothic: tales that frighten and force us to confront our fears.

    Now, Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has reimagined the classic gothic story “Frankenstein. But this time with a Latin American twist.

    Del Toro’s adaptation features catholic imagery, long stares into the camera, and Guatemalan-born Hollywood superstar Oscar Isaac. Oscar gets into the film, the state of the country, and why he dropped Hernandez from his stage name.

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    26 mins
  • Unlawfully Deported: Orgullosa's Story of Family Separation, ICE’s Harassment and Returning Home
    Nov 7 2025

    Orgullosa and her daughter, Estrella, began to rebuild their lives after they were separated in the U.S.-Mexico border under the first Trump administration in 2018. Seven years later, Trump was re-elected, and their story took a downward spiral.

    They were “unlawfully deported” back to Honduras, despite having legal protection to be in the U.S.

    In this episode, we hear from Orgullosa about the months leading up to her deportation, the harassment she experienced from ICE, and how she’s part of a broader court filing trying to bring families like hers back to the U.S.

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    29 mins
  • Taken: The Agents Raiding Communities and the People Trying to Stop Them
    Nov 2 2025

    “The hunting of Latinos.” That’s how the mayor of Los Angeles described the last few months of increasingly violent immigration raids. They’re the brainchild of a Border Patrol chief who went rogue.

    In response, these tactics have created a swell of anti-ICE pushback, including from the highest levels of government, and support for the communities affected. With politicians running up against the full force of the federal government – with the backing of the Supreme Court – community is what protects you.

    This is a special collaboration with CalMatters. (Hay una versión en español en este feed)

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    49 mins
  • “Levantados”: Las redadas contra migrantes, el trauma y la comunidad que los defiende
    Oct 31 2025

    This is a special version of our English episode dropping on Sunday, November 2nd.

    Este año, en Los Ángeles, comenzaron las redadas violentas de inmigración. Te llevamos a un recorrido que comienza allí, pasa por Chicago, donde ocurrió la primera muerte de un migrante durante estos operativos, y termina en Ciudad de México, donde hablamos con la presidenta.

    Queremos entender el trauma que provoca esta nueva política migratoria y cómo los migrantes y sus familias lidian con él. Porque, en este momento, los migrantes nos dicen que quienes los protegen, en verdad, son su gente.

    Esta es una versión en español de un episodio de Latino USA que produjimos junto con CalMatters.

    Latino USA es el programa de radio sobre noticias y cultura de más larga trayectoria en Estados Unidos, dedicado a contar historias latinas y conducido por la periodista ganadora del Premio Pulitzer, Maria Hinojosa.

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    31 mins