The ReVista Student ReViews section is dedicated to providing students a place to voice their cultural commentary as it pertains to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Latinx community.
If you’re interested in contributing a review of a book, movie, visual art work, musical work, or cultural production of any medium, please contact June Erlick, at jerlick@fas.harvard.edu.
Recent Articles
De aquí y de allá: A View of Los Angeles in San Antonio
You never know what to expect from a Frank Romero exhibit.
A ReView of La Misma Luna
With teary eyes, I finish watching Patricia Riggin’s 2007 film La Misma Luna one more time, a testimony of the unconditional love between a mother and son. Carlitos Reyes, a 9-year-old boy, who lives in Mexico with his grandmother.
Student ReViews: Selena: The Latina in All of Us
We all anxiously awaited the end of 2020, a year that refused to give us a break. Netflix must’ve sensed this despair, and on December 4, “Selena: The Series” was released.
Student ReViews: Monumental Callao is a Step Forward for Peru’s Most Crime-Ridden Area
The taxi ride to Monumental Callao is a gallery visit in itself. Murals, graffiti, 19th-century pastel-colored houses and street carts called ambulantes sell fruits, various fried concoctions and even ceviche in a plastic bag. It’s a colorful reminder that often, underprivileged areas are the most culturally rich.
A Review of Linda Ronstadt’s “Canciones de Mi Padre”
With the help of Spotify’s Discover Weekly, a friend’s recommendation, or some other source I can’t recall, I was introduced to the music of the Stone Poneys early in high school. Though the songs reappeared on playlist after playlist for years, I only learned the name of the woman on the cover — Linda Ronstadt…
Student ReViews: “Unforgivable”
This documentary directed by Marlén Viñayo navigates the complicated relationship between machismo, violence, belonging and homosexuality from within a Salvadoran prison.