Grandmother, 81, releases debut album with grandson and is nominated by Latin Grammys for “Best Norteño Album”

By Kristina Puga November 14, 2019 Advice, Stories

Irma Silva was born and raised on her family’s ranch, “Rancho El Naranjo,” in General Terán, Nuevo León, Mexico. Ever since she was a little girl, she dreamed of being…

How the film, “Mamacita,” became a lesson on the power of forgiveness

By Kristina Puga December 3, 2018 Advice

It was a chilly October night when “Mamacita” had its New York premiere at the Margaret Mead Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History. However, Mexico-born and raised…

Filmmaker reflects on grandmother in film, “306 Hollywood”

By Kristina Puga October 15, 2018 Advice

Jonathan Bogarín, 40, and his sister Elan Bogarín, 36, loved their grandmother so much, they immortalized her on film. The Jewish-American matriarch, Annette Ontell, passed away on April 4, 2011…