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How I Got Radicalized: When Niurka Marcos Ruled the Spanish-Language Tabloids

Her messy beefs with ‘good girl’ celebrities proved no famous woman could escape scrutiny in the 2000s

8 min readOct 23, 2020

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Pop art-esque graphic of Niurka Marcos.

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Solitude Is a Privilege Too Many Take for Granted

Not all of us can create our magnum opuses if we live in overcrowded housing

5 min readApr 1, 2020

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A photo of a black woman on her phone looking out of her apartment window/door.

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The Complicated Colorism of Latina Actresses in Film

For a century, pop culture has valued lighter-skinned Latinx actresses to the detriment of understanding the complexity of Latinidad

7 min readFeb 28, 2020

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The Complicated Colorism of Latina Actresses in Film

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My Virgen de Guadalupe Is a Feminist. Some Men Can’t Seem to Handle That.

She’s an icon of Mexican culture, but women have interpreted her differently than those who support our machismo institutions

8 min readDec 10, 2019

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My Virgen de Guadalupe Is a Feminist. Some Men Can’t Seem to Handle That.

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The Syndrome That Made Me Question My Femininity

The hormonal imbalances and side effects pushed me into a spiral of shame

8 min readAug 26, 2019

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The Syndrome That Made Me Question My Femininity

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Art Can Help Us Subvert Patriarchy

But only if we continue to fund it

6 min readJul 12, 2019

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Art Can Help Us Subvert Patriarchy

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Mariana Viera

Mariana Viera

Los Angeles born-and-raised writer. Lover of all things femme and disobedient. Words in Teen Vogue, Vibe, Remezcla, Okayplayer, Bustle, Vice, and more.

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