Fidel Martinez writes the Latinx Files, a weekly newsletter that focuses on the American Latinx experience. He started at The Times in 2018 as an audience engagement editor, focusing on sports. Previously he worked as politics editor for Mitu, as a social storytelling producer for Fusion Media Group and content curator and managing editor for Break Media. He is a proud Tejano who will fight anyone who disparages flour tortillas.
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June 27, 2024
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June 21, 2024
Johnny Canales, the Tejano music legend and Latino television pioneer who helped launch the careers of Selena Quintanilla and others, has died at 77.
June 13, 2024
UFW President Teresa Romero has been awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, considered the highest civilian honor in the United States.
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April 18, 2024
From the power of the Latinx vote to first-generation experiences to poetry, here’s what to expect at the Latinidad Stage at the L.A. Times Festival of Books.
April 18, 2024
On April 1, Fidel Martinez Sr. died at home after battling cancer for nearly two years. He was surrounded by his loved ones. He was 62.
April 11, 2024
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A Pew Research Center report looks into the news consumption habits of U.S. Latinxs. The majority said they preferred news in English, through digital devices.
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