This week on Listen, Mija we are talking about pop culture - films from the 80s/90s/2000s that we grew up on from the perspective of the Latina lens!

The movies of the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s—Love Actually, Never Been Kissed, 16 Candles, She’s All That, Labyrinth, Cruel Intentions, Scream, Fear, Cry-Baby, Romeo + Juliet, Kids, Rent, American Beauty—were sold to us as romantic, iconic, and formative. And they were. But they were also riddled with inappropriate relationships, misogyny, and grooming—masked as love, framed as passion, and packaged in a way that taught an entire generation of girls to crave toxicity

Watching these movies as a Latina wasn't just about toxic relationships—it was about absence, distortion, and survival.

It taught you:

• That your story didn’t matter unless it was whitewashed.

• That love meant pain—and your culture was either invisible or fetishized.

• That your body was never just yours—it was either hidden or objectified.

And yet—you still watched. You still dreamed. You still made space for your identity in a world that didn’t hand you the script.

We grew up watching stories that told us how to love, how to be loved, and how to erase ourselves to fit into someone else's frame. But we’re older now. We see it differently. We’re starting to tell our own stories—stories where Latinas are the main characters. Where love is soft and safe. Where boundaries are beautiful. Where culture is something to celebrate, not conceal. We're reclaiming our scripts. And that might be the real coming-of-age story.

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In episode 3 of Listen, Mija - we get deep exploring the topic about relationships with ourselves. We all had a lot of thoughts on this one! Growing up Latina, many of us were taught—explicitly or silently—that love looks like sacrifice. We’re praised for being selfless, strong, and always there for everyone else. We’re daughters, sisters, comadres, caretakers. But rarely are we taught to be our own first priority.

From the kitchen to the classroom to our relationships, the message is clear: "Mija, ponte en el lugar de los demás.”Translation? Put yourself last.

In American culture, where self-empowerment is often encouraged (at least on the surface), navigating our identity as Latinas can be confusing. We want to chase dreams, prioritize our mental health, and set boundaries—but guilt creeps in. We wonder if we’re being selfish, dramatic, or “too much.”

That cultural tug-of-war impacts how we love ourselves. It shows up in our inability to say no, in how we accept less than we deserve, in how we silence our needs.

But here's the truth: putting yourself first isn’t betrayal—it's healing. It's rewriting a legacy. When we learn to have a relationship with ourselves, we break cycles. We stop surviving and start thriving.

So no, self-love isn’t just a bubble bath and a mantra—it’s radical. And for Latinas, it’s revolutionary. Yo primero isn’t selfish. It’s sacred.

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Hey ya'll! In episode 2 of Listen, Mija we get into all the juicy details about relationships, situationships and navigating those things as a parent. We share insights on different types of relationships that we are a part of as well as thoughts on blended families.

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