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Cultivando mis raíces con mi canción 🌻
Member of @latinacademynyc

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The Latin Academy had another incredible AVENTURA! For Hispanic heritage month our little NO SABO community took a road trip to perfect little theatre in Babylon, Long Island…to grab eats and mainly to see a production of “GET ON YOUR FEET” the story or Latin pop stars Gloria & Emilio Estefan. We felt all the feels; laughed, cried, danced and OMG fell in love with this story and cast’s energy..so authentic and inviting. Gracias to the everyone who made this happen! Another one for the books!

Special love to @manuela.mango_ for showing The Latin Academy so much love...not just at the show, but through her actions of community support, youth empowerment and cariño for nuestra gente ...the Latino/e communities ❤️

The Latin Academy, NYC's mission is to educate younger generations about the complex beauty of Latino heritage and give them a strong sense of belonging...through language, food, music, art and history. Our "aventuras" are mobile classroom explorations of out lessons....and hay Dios mío we have fun!

To learn more visit our website o join our day camps, online classes and more aventuras! Besooss 😘

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It TOOK a village..  Community doesn’t just happen. The Latin Academy, NYC…4 years in the making…minus the COVID years. And lets not forget the many years prior envisioning a way where we can celebrate our families, Spanish language and Latino culture…when our native homes in Latin America are so far. :(

Pero lo logramos…little by little, day by day, and we have managed to start to see the results of our passion. Especially on September 13th celebrando nuestros Abuelos.   No venue, no problem. Lo hacemos en mi casa!   No budget, no problem. Que todos traigan un plato de comida.   No DJ, no problem. Que venga papi, el tío, mi hija, la vecina y tocamos algo.   Lluvia!!?? no problem, Dios nos va cuidar.   And behind it all is the love, patience and voluntad that our elders- our abuelos- instilled in us. You dont need much cuando hay buena onda y ganas de disfrutar.

Gracias to our growing little village for coming together for our first annual Dia de los Abuelos…which is an official American holiday “Grandparents Day”, yet I’ve never celebrated it until this year. I think next year we might need a bigger space porque it was lit.

Muchas gracias to our village, our abuelos, our latino homecooyks, our madres that keep the family together, our children who rise our spirits.

And Diosito lindo for stopping the rain just in time, and for all the blessings.

To learn more about our upcoming online classes starting October 5th, or Indigenous Day camp October 12th DM us or email Melissa@semiyamarkering.com.

To support this non-profit cultural community DM us or donate to GO Fund ME here: https://gofund.me/60c1ba364

#grandparentslove❤️️😘😍❣️
#diadelosabuelos❤️
#spanishimmersionprogram

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Sunday September 13th was National Grandparents Day, but we believe our abuelos deserve to be celebrated even more! ❤️

@latinacademynyc wanted to make sure our elders know just how important they are in keeping our traditions, culture, stories, and family values alive. 🫶🏽

This year marked the first of many
“ Día de Los Abuelos” celebrations filled with boleros, música en vivo, comida casera preparada by our very own families, and most importantly, lots of love. ❤️👵🏽👴🏽
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#grandparentsday #latinoculture #família #culturalatina #abuelos

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ONE WEEK AWAY from GRANDPARENTS DAY !! 📣🎶
You won’t want to miss this event because we’re going down memory lane with all time favorites like these. Make sure to RSVP in our bio to assure your spot. ☀️🌻

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We’re sharing our ORIGINAL Latin Academy song “Somos Latinos” written in 2022!! Come sing it with us next week on Sunday Sep 13th....Dia de Los Abuelos y nuestro conjunto cantando Boleros, Son y Balladas! ⭐️🎶🫶

Music is one of our 5 fundamental pillars and helps us better understand our cultural identity. DM us to join our event, and learn more about our online group classes, day camps and private lesson of culture and language. 📚☀️

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RSVP to attend our private celebration for our Abuelos! email melissa@semiyamarketing.com or direct message us!

        Grandparents are
        the essential elders of the family,
        whose wisdom, love, and presence
        are vital to keeping generations connected 💕

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        Los abuelos son
        los pilares esenciales de la familia,
        cuya sabiduría,
        amor y presencia son fundamentales
        para mantener unidas a las generaciones. 💕

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Cherie’s hair story connects us to a matriarch in her life; Aunty Gay. Hair story celebrates the women in our lives who supported our journey to self love.

If you’d like to see the film in its entirety please click the link in my bio and let me know what you think!

Once again, this team was an absolute dream! I deeply value the passion with which each of you work and dedicate yourselves to your craft. Cheers to putting our work out there🙌🏾

Credits Hair Story

Directed by Manuela “Mango” Agudelo

Cast:

Kacia
Cherie Fletcher
Manuela “Mango” Agudelo

Gilma Agudelo
Aunty Gay

Director of photography: James Treadwell

Producers:
Sunny Roberts
Sylvia Landivar

MUA & PROP ART DIRECTION SUPPORT @skininthebigcity

#wocbeauty #colombia #ecuador #jamaica #womeninspiringwomen

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Hair Story is a short film I directed 🥭🎥 It features three women who talk about the sacred connection they have to their hair. If you’d like to see the film in its entirety please click the link in my bio and let me know what you think!

Once again, this team was an absolute dream! I deeply value the passion with which each of you work and dedicate yourselves to your craft. Cheers to putting our work out there🙌🏾

Credits Hair Story

Directed by Manuela “Mango” Agudelo

Cast:

Kacia
Cherie Fletcher
Manuela “Mango” Agudelo

Gilma Agudelo
Aunty Gay

Director of photography: James Treadwell

Producers:
Sunny Roberts
Sylvia Landivar

#wocbeauty #colombia #ecuador #jamaica #womeninspiringwomen

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Hair Story directed by Mango 🥭
Full length short film on YouTube! Link in Bio

Cast:

Kacia
Cherie Fletcher
Manuela “Mango” Agudelo

Featuring:
Gilma Agudelo
Aunty Gay

Videography:

James Treadwell

Producers:
Sunny Roberts
Sylvia Landivar

I’m so proud to share the work that we all dedicated so much time and energy into creating. Thank you all so much for your patience and for putting so much love into this project.

I have directed multiple films over the past 5 years and it never felt like the right time. The truth is there is never a perfect time for anything. So stop hiding your work! The time is NOW the day is TODAY. Stay tuned to see more clips from the film. Let me know what you think!

#beauty #womeninspiringwomen #women #latina #queens

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Dear friends, family, and community.

I hope you are well this morning.

I am happy to share some glimpses of our work, woven together by @manuela.mango_ . It is nore often than not impossible or inappropriate to document the work due to the sensitive and restricted spaces we work in. I trust you will feel the spirit of the work through your screen and that it will move you. We hope to connect in real time and create together.

Featured artists in the video:
@eddie_amel22 and @aquahbeale , @elikaflowerhirano , @danzajuan , @delmelao , @jungledom_queen , Seika , Divine, and @sunnyatrium

Thanks also to for @kerryglewisjr @lapoetabliss
@amikas.music @___kacia___ @coolmarx @rudy.claudio @officialjoshjennings @bomba_block @rositalamaguita @daniasantos.mx @roots_and_coils @dancepostcard or your heartfelt artistry and collaboration over the years.

With love, interconnection, and mutual responsibility.

#dance #community #healing #music

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Dear friends, family, and community,

I would like to invite you to be a part of Living Story Lab , a community arts organization I initiated 8 years ago.

We have some exciting public programs and initiatives coming up. Please give a follow @livingstorylab and/or follow our Facebook page and always feel free to reach out.

I hope to connect with you soon!

📹 by @manuela.mango_ and @kaleidospacenyc
It has been a great joy to collaborate with you @sunnyatrium, @delmelao and @danzajuan over the last year. Looking forward to what's ahead!

#dance #community #healing #storytelling #music

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Únete a nuestra comunidad de Latín Academy! 💐💐💐
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Whether it’s assisting in our day camp program, online classes or scheduling a one on one session with our bilingual team members we are excited to be apart of your Spanish speaking story. One day at a time, for a life time of belonging♥️!

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