this is not a duet

I felt the need to put together a compilation of various latinas in Hollywood of African descent speaking (what for many of them is) their first language, having either been born in Latin America or the first generation born in the United States to parents who immigrated to the U.S. from their native country. In a perfect world footage like this wouldn’t even be necessary to make a point, but Afro Latinxs–and especially those who only speak English–are frequently overlooked, whitewashed, and/or culturally discredited due to colorism in their own community and much of society itself. But they are here, standing at the intersection of black excellence and latin pride, and they are family.