Reggaeton icon Ivy Queen is featured in this week's show. Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images hide caption
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From the archives: Latinas in punk
Reggaeton pioneer Ivy Queen is featured in this week's podcast. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
From the archives: exploring the representation of women in reggaeton
Cuban vocalist Daymé Arocena (above) and Puerto Rican vocalist iLe are featured in this week's show. Pablo Dewin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
From the archives: vibrant conversations with artists Daymé Arocena and iLe
Vocalists Lila Downs (pictured), Li Saumet and Ana Tijoux are featured in this week's show. Marcela Taboada/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Celebrating Women's History Month with three powerful Latinas
Vocalist Betsayda Machado's Afro-Latinx culture is explored in this week's show. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
From the archives: A deep dive into Afro-Latinx culture
Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras interviews Amara La Negra over lunch. Marisa Arbona-Ruiz/NPR hide caption
Revisiting the work of two Afro-Latinx pioneers
Residente (right) and Bad Bunny call for Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rosselló's resignation in San Juan on July 17, 2019. Eric Rojas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Speaking truth to power through music
We try to understand how musical titans with incredibly different sounds and styles, like Celia Cruz and Selena, fit under the same 'Latin music' genre. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption
Alt.Latino and Code Switch: What is 'Latin Music' anyway?
Rita Moreno, whose portrayal of Anita in the 1961 West Side Story earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, attends the premiere of the 2021 remake. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Looking back on the original 'West Side Story' and its impact on Nuyorican identity
Puerto Rican pop star Rauw Alejandro was a top pick for Alt.Latino's Best Of 2021 panel. Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images for The Latin Recor hide caption
Alt.Latino presents the best singles of 2021
Spanish vocalist C. Tangana was a top pick for Alt.latino's Best Of 2021 panel. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images hide caption
Alt.Latino looks back at the best albums of 2021
The Paths of Pain, The Caife Label, Quito 1960-68 and Cantoras: Rural Folk Singers of Venezuela 1972-1983 Honest Jon's Records/Odelia Records hide caption
Voices from the past in Ecuador and Venezuela
A Day of the Dead altar at a public shrine in the historic city center of Oaxaca, Mexico. Gabriel Perez/Getty Images hide caption
Honor the Departed in Our Annual Sonic Altar
Shakira onstage during her MTV Unplugged performance, recorded in New York in 1999 and released as a live album in early 2000. Ignacio Gurruchaga/Courtesy of Sony Music hide caption
We take a look at a few greats, old and new: Vicente Fernandez, Susana Baca, Cimafunk. Reanna Cruz/NPR Illustration hide caption
Alt.Latino And NPR News: Musical Profiles From Mexico, Cuba and Peru
Pop-rock star Juanes (left) and Swedish singer-songwriter José González (right.) NPR Illustration hide caption
Alt.Latino Unpacks the Latest Music News, Including Latin Grammy Drama
Musician/activist Natalia Serna (aka La Muna) is featured in one of the stories from the border this week. Noelle Haro-Gomez./palaabra/NAHJ hide caption
Humanity Has No Border on La Frontera
Isabel Allende's (right) newest memoir is The Soul of a Woman, and Sandra Cisneros' (left) latest book is a bilingual tale of ex-pat Latinas in Paris, Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo. Leonardo Cendamo/Getty Images / NPR Illustration hide caption
It's Lit! Latina Novelists On Living With (And Writing In) Two Languages
From left, producer Sebastian Krys, vocalist Nina Diaz and musician Elvis Costello reimagined a 1970s classic album. Paul Moore/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Elvis En Español: 'This Year's Model' Reimagined
Eblis Alvaraez (Meridian Brothers) and Iván Medellin (Conjunto Media Luna) have one of the albums featured this week. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Alt. Latino's Fall Music Preview
Ana Macho's "Cuerpa" is featured on this week's episode. YouTube hide caption
End Of Summer Rooftop Listening Party
Gina Chavez, who was a Tiny Desk Contest judge in 2020, was overwhelmed by the Latin entries for 2021. Ismael Quintanilla III/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Gina Chavez Picks Her 5 Favorite Tiny Desk Contest Entries
We follow Latin Urban's trail from Panama to Puerto Rico to the world stage, including international superstar Bad Bunny. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Savage X Fenty hide caption
Encore: The Meteoric Rise Of Latin Urban Explained
From Havana to Miami (pictured here), protestors have chanted, "Patria y Vida," or homeland and life, a clever play on the revered, long-held mantra of the Cuban government: patria o muerte. Scott McIntyre/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption