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Carmen Miranda inspires one of the characters in The Air You Breathe, the new novel by Frances de Pontes Peebles. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption

Branko mixes classic sounds with new sensibilities in his remix of "Herencia African." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Jen Alva, far right, of the band Fea is featured this week talking about sexual identiy in Latin music. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

Alice Bag is one of the artists featured in this week's collection of new music. Greg Velasquez/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

Amara La Negra performs for Alt.Latino at South By South West Nickolai Hammer/NPR hide caption

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras interviews Amara La Negra over lunch. Marisa Arbona-Ruiz/NPR hide caption

Amara La Negra at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The 90s Game Changers on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, Calif. Maury Phillips/Getty Images hide caption

Farm worker advocate Dolores Huerta is featured in a documentary film to premier on PBS this month. Courtesy of PBS hide caption

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, performing with female dancers during this year's Grammy telecast, is a topic on this week's show. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS hide caption

Cuban pianist Omar Sosa is one of the artists featured in this week's show, in celebration of Black History Month. Massimo Montavani/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

Spanglish Fly, one of the bands featured in this week's show Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

This portrait of a woman from El Salvador reflects the wariness and uncertainty discussed in Alt.Latino this week. Jessica Alvarenga/Witness The Isthmus/ Jessica Alvarenga hide caption

The members of Making Movies Brian Slater/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

Cuban vocalist Danay Suárez's "Tú Serás" was among our picks of favorite songs from 2017. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

ÌFÉ made one of Alt.Latino's favorite albums of 2017. Joa Rodriguez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

The band Bang Data. Kala Moreno Parra/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Danay Suarez, Sofia Reyes, and Vicente Garcia perform onstage during The 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for LARAS hide caption

People gather in front of an altar in honor of the victims of Mexico's September 19 earthquake, in the site of a collapsed building at Tlalpan neighbourhood in Mexico City, on November 1, 2017. Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Diana Gameros is one of the Tiny Desk Contest entrants featured on this week's Alt.Latino. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Brazilian composer Joāo Donato rehearses an orchestra in a Los Angeles recording studio in the 1960's. Courtesy of the artist hide caption