Michelle Herrera Mulligan with Michelle Rodriguez, named the Fun Fearless Latina of the Year
Count On Me: Tales of Sisterhoods and Fierce Friendships was released in September of last year, and the twelve contributing Latino authors in the anthology have continued to work on other amazing projects – novels, video series, and community outreach. Starting this week, we want to share their latest happenings on a regular basis so you can stay updated on what they’ve been up to! (In this edition, we don’t have an update for Lorraine Lopez or Stephanie Elizondo Griest, but we hope to have news on their latest projects soon.)
Although writers are often known to be solitary and private people, without a comadre willing to back them through crucial years of self-discovery, making their way in the U.S. might have been utterly impossible.
— Nora de Hoyos Comstock, Introduction to Count On Me
Carolina de Robertis – recently interviewed by the elegant Julia Möller of Periscopio on Televisión Nacional Uruguay.
Reyna Grande – will be speaking at Nogales High School in La Puente, California this Friday, May 31 at 3pm. Come on by!
Michelle Herrera Mulligan – directed Cosmo Latina’s first ever Fun Fearless Latina Awards in New York City.
Daisy Martinez – launching a web series, featuring scenes from her Bloggers Brunch Reunion, which she wrote about in our comadre anthology, Count On Me.
Dr. Ana Nogales – continues her column in Psychology Today called Family Secrets, which explores the issues families often keep under wraps-and what happens when secrets lead to hurt, confusion, and betrayal.
Sofia Quintero – continues production on Sangria Street, a young Latina twist on Sex and the City, in which four sorority sisters move into an East Harlem brownstone and chase love and success in the Big Apple. Quintero co-produces this show with Elisha Miranda, her comadre whom she wrote about in Count On Me.
Univision TV journalist Teresa Rodriguez with her son
Teresa Rodríguez – in a recent exclusive interview on Univision national television program Aquí y Ahora, she introduces her son and talks about the sacrifices she has made to give her two sons better opportunities while pursuing her career in journalism.
Esmeralda Santiago – on the Center for Fiction website, she talks about the one book that made her an avid reader.
Fabiola Santiago – in the Miami Herald, Santiago recently wrote about the Damas de Blanco (ladies in white), the women heroes who have been providing a voice for their husbands, sons, and brothers who were arrested 10 years ago for speaking up against the government.
Luis Alberto Urrea – recently helped launch Narrative 4, a project that provides people all over the world – who might not yet have been heard – a sanctuary to tell their stories in a new and powerful way.