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This edition: Puerto Rican Heritage Month: November 2025

Episode Details

Original tape date: October 23, 2025. First aired: November 11, 2025.

On this episode of LATiNAS – host Tinabeth Piña celebrates Puerto Rican Heritage month with a story about Los Pleneros de la 21 - an East Harlem based non-profit and Grammy award winning ensemble that fosters awareness and appreciation of Bomba y Plena.

Other stories include a visit to the Quinceañera exhibit at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum in Queens that was inspired by a #CUNY student; correspondent Isabel Ortiz sits down with former ICE prosecutor turned immigrant rights lawyer - Veronica Cardenas; correspondent Anny Ruiz Huayamabe meets #Inspiracion Latina and the first Dominican deputy mayor Ana J. Almanzar. Plus we’ll hear 4 Baruch college students talk about their identities as #Dominicanas in this episode’s edition of Real Talk – Sin Filtro! That and so much more! #wepa

Guest List

Ana J. Almanzar NYC Deputy Mayor, Strategic Initiatives

Veronica Cardenas Immigration Attorney and Founder, Humanigration

Hennesy Garcia Student/Climate Justice Organizer

Stephanie Giraldo-Deabreu Senior

Julia L. Gutiérrez-Rivera Interim Executive Director, Los Pleneros de la 21

Avril Checo Marte Student, Baruch College CUNY

Pamela Ortega Student, Baruch College CUNY

Scarlet Reyes Student, Baruch College CUNY

Emily Ripley Director Of The Fashion & Design Program, Queens College/CUNY

Lisbeth Tavarez Santana Student, Baruch College CUNY

  • Puerto Rican Heritage Month: November 2025
  • Monday, November 17 - 9:00pm
  • Tuesday, November 18 - 9:00pm
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  • Monday, December 1 - 9:00pm
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  • Puerto Rican Heritage Month: November 2025
  • Tuesday, November 11 - 9:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 12 - 9:00pm
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  • Spooktacular Stories: October 2025
  • Monday, October 20 - 9:00pm
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  • Monday, November 10 - 9:00pm