Yezmin Villarreal

Juan Gabriel is (and will be remembered as) Mexico’s greatest performer, singer and songwriter. But there’s one part of El Divo de Juarez's legacy that remains an asterisk in his history — Mexico’s greatest performer was also a gay man. I was introduced to Juan Gabriel’s music through my mother......

"1, 2, 3, 4," Alice Bag chants as she sways to the beat of the metronome. She's in the control room of a secluded recording studio in Echo Park, preparing to add vocals to a track that is close to her heart. "No te despediste," she sings, melodically and somberly,......

Everyone has an opinion about why Mexicans love Morrissey. It's been written about by every major publication (including ours), this intimate connection between Mexican immigrants, who straddle American and Mexican identities, and the "Irish Blood, English Heart" singer, who reflects that experience in his music. "I have heard so many......

Supersonico is the festival the alt-Latino scene in Los Angeles has been waiting for. Many are calling it the “Latino FYF," the “Latin Coachella,” and even the U.S. version of "Vive Latino." Los Angeles hasn't seen anything like it in at least a decade.  Saturday was a sunny, cool day with a......