This week, we bring you one of our favorite conversations with Latina artists. iLe’s natural and inherited musical talents were nurtured between classic piano training and the hyper-political songs of Calle 13, Puerto Rico’s most influential group in the last few decades. Now the singer/songwriter takes center stage with her haunting and flaring album Almadura. She and Alicia revisit moments of inspiration and desperation—especially for her beloved PR’s political limbo—and pull threads from the vivid stories and powerful messages that elevate her music to anthem status.

Follow iLe on IG @cabralu. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/dessas-creativity-glistens-across-mediums">Dessa for more on music. 

She was in her early 30s when a stranger's intervention forced Jessica to confront her addiction. Recovery required Jessica to revisit early traumas, and contend with deeply ingrained ideas about achievement and self-worth. Now, the founder of @NuevaYorka is sharing her story in her highly anticipated memoir First in the Family: A Story of Survival, Recovery, and the American Dream.

Follow Jessica on Instagram @jessicahoppeauthor and @NuevaYorka.  Find her new book here.

In her new book, Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us, Prisca helps us understand the women in our lives: la loca, tu tía escándalosa, la prima perfecta and so many more. Prisca shares her own path from la prima perfecta to la loca, and her best advice for truly getting to know the women we love.

Follow Prisca on instagram @priscadorcas. Find her latest book here.

Our Top 25 Countdown Continues! The Ivy League educated holistic psychologist is revolutionizing her field with Indigenous healing, curanderos, sound baths, and Reiki therapy. In this conversation we had well before the release of her book Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma, Dr. Buqué breaks down her work in mental wellness, and how we can use “micro moments” to connect with ourselves.  

Find Dr. Buqué's book here. Follow her on Instagram @dr.marielbuque. 

We continue with our favorite conversations with Latinas in journalism. She came to Miami on vacation from her television job in Colombia and, while visiting Telemundo with a friend, walked herself into an opportunity of a lifetime. Then Ilia Calderon really went to work, leading the country’s premier Spanish-language news program on Univision and making headlines for her intrepid reporting and intelligent disaster coverage. She talks with Alicia about confronting a KKK leader, reporting on the family separation crisis as a mother, and navigating life as a hyphenated Latina.

Follow Ilia on Instagram @IliaCalderón. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/this-is-why-maria-elena-salinas-is-a-legend">María Elena Salinas and to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/msnbcs-mariana-atencio-reveals-how-to-be-perfectly-you">Mariana Atencio for more on journalism.

This week, we share another one of our favorite interviews from Latinas in the world of journalism. Noticias Telemundo’s Washington D.C. bureau chief shares her unlikely path from correspondent to newsroom leader, and one of the most influential journalists in Spanish-language television.

Follow Lori on Instagram lorimontenegro_ .If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/why-investigative-journalist-jean-guerrero-is-leaning-into-the-power-of-her-personal-experience">Why Investigative Journalist Jean Guerrero is Leaning into the Power of Her Personal Experience.

This week we bring you one of our most beloved interviews with inspiring Latinas in journalism. After decades of beaming into our homes from her perch on the Univision anchor desk, María Elena Salinas is enjoying finally speaking for herself and pursuing her own ideas and work. She jokes that she didn’t want her legacy to be that “I worked at Univision and then I died,” but Alicia also gets her to open up about that lingering doubt we all feel, the hard choices of being a working mom, and the freedom that comes with stepping boldly into your destiny.

Follow Maria @MariaESalinas on Instagram. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/msnbcs-mariana-atencio-reveals-how-to-be-perfectly-you">Mariana Atencio and to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/how-cristina-costantini">Cristina Costantini on their paths into journalism. 

We continue counting down our top 25 episodes of all time. It took her years to get back to herself, but now the singer-songwriter who exploded onto the world stage as part of Fifth Harmony has her first solo EP, Prelude. And she's also on a mission to help others heal.

Follow Lauren @laurenjauregui on Instagram. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/ile-from-calle-13">Why iLe’s New Album, Almadura, Is Both Departure and Evolution from Calle 13 and to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/why-danileigh-is-destined-to-be-a-music-mogul">Why DaniLeigh is Destined to Be a Music Mogul.  

This week, we bring you another one of our favorite interviews since the start of our show. She learned on the job as an assistant to one of the most powerful women in Hollywood, and spent nine years at Twentieth Century Fox before making the leap to Netflix. Now its director of original programing, she lets us in on what it takes to sell a big idea.    

Follow Carolina on Instagram @thedancingdiary. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/how-showrunner-dailyn-rodriguez-stays-in-high-demand">How Showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez Stays in High Demand and to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/latina-to-latina-dec-28-2020">LEVEL UP: This Life Coach Says Now's the Time to Level Up. 

Today, we bring you another one of our most beloved interviews with Latinas in entertainment. "If you find yourself in an industry doing all the jobs around the job you really want to do, check in on that," Linda tells Alicia. "There's some sort of fear around you not doing the thing you really want to do." She would know. After years of working in film and digital creative, Linda decided to follow her true passion: writing. Within two years of making that commitment, she was pitching and selling a television series. And there's so much more to Linda's story--breaking with tradition, sacrificing something of great value, and working harder than she thought she could.

Follow Linda @lindayvettechavez on Instagram. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/remix-why-tv-showrunner-ilana-pena-craves-complicated-girl-characters">Ilana Peña, and to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/odaats-gloria-calderon-kellett-is-a-boss-in-any-room-wwisbvo9">Gloria Calderón Kellett for more on creating Latina narratives in Hollywood.