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Posted inRepresentation

Arianna Lemus, rising LA actress, creates film festival to help others

Growing up, Lemus was a big fan of early 2000s sitcoms on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. She enjoyed watching actresses like Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Miley Cyrus and wanted to be an actress like them. Lemus envisioned herself as an actress in films and television shows, but she could not pursue her ambitions due to her parent’s divorce and her responsibilities as the oldest sibling. Now, in 2023, Lemus is releasing her first short film, “Red Flags,” written and produced by her and her production company, MiraLA, and presented at Lemus’ own film festival.

Posted inImmigration

Alexandra Lozano, immigration lawyer helps Latinos in LA and beyond

At age 16, Lozano had an experience in Guatemala during a school field trip that drove her to become an immigration lawyer. Today, she is the Chief Executive Officer of her law firm, Alexandra Lozano Immigration Law PLLC, with offices in five states, including California, Washington and Texas. Recently, Lozano and her team of lawyers at the Alexandra Lozano Immigration Law PLLC offered free Spanish consultations on immigration issues for residents in southeast Los Angeles.

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KAREEN CALDERON, Latina creates clothing, merch for horror fans

Calderon has begun her dream of building her own business that ties in two of her own identities: veganism and horror. In April 2020, she began creating apparel and clothes in the horror genre. Now she owns two online stores: Cats Intuition, her first online store, and Brujita Vegana. She describes her merchandise as “horror-centric,” with many of the items being from popular movies like “Halloween” (1978) or “Scream” (1996).

Posted inEconomy

CALÓ ON THE STREET: How is gente dealing with inflation and high costs?

These perilous price increases threaten families and people in Los Angeles and across California who are living paycheck to paycheck. The reasons are complicated and are impacted by the pandemic, crypto winter, war in Ukraine and international economic duress. The Washington Post last month revealed that overall wages fell by 3.6 percent when adjusted for inflation. And according to research conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, “Hispanics” are one of the ethnic groups being affected the most.

Posted inNews

How is gente dealing with inflation and high costs?

These perilous price increases threaten families and people in Los Angeles and across California who are living paycheck to paycheck. The reasons are complicated and are impacted by the pandemic, crypto winter, war in Ukraine and international economic duress. The Washington Post last month revealed that overall wages fell by 3.6 percent when adjusted for inflation. And according to research conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, “Hispanics” are one of the ethnic groups being affected the most.