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When fellow emerging comedian Glorelys Mora and I first met in the comedy scene - it was an instant connection. I was in awe of her ability to capture and materialize people's need for expression through comedy. Her determination and contagious, guttural laugh drew me in, and we quickly bonded over our shared experiences and challenges as Dominican comedians. As comics, we spent hours discussing how difficult it was to gain support and recognition in an industry that often overlooks voices like ours. Our conversations sparked a vision: to create a dedicated platform that would elevate Dominican voices in comedy.

When we started Morir Soñando, it was a venture born out of necessity and a deep love for our culture. I'd long felt comedy was missing something crucial - an authentic representation of Dominican voices. While the comedy scene is vibrant and diverse, Dominican comedians often lack a platform that...

Exclusive: Comedian Ralph Barbosa has been tapped to host Introducing…, a showcase of up-and-coming comedic talent that will kick off the 2024 edition of North America’s biggest comedy festival, Netflix Is a Joke Fest.

Comics set to perform include Ashima Franklin, Alec Flynn, Dylan Carlino, Glorelys Mora, Kel Cripe, Mandal, Rene Vaca, Ryan Goodcase and Sureni Weerasekera. Shows will take place at the Vermont Hollywood at 7 pm and 9:30 pm Pst, with sets to be filmed and aired individually on the Netflix Is a Joke YouTube channel and social platforms. Tickets for these times can respectively be purchased here and here.

Also set to take place on the 1st, as well as the 2nd of May, is the big headliner show Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Nate Bargatze And Sebastian Maniscalco: Live At The Hollywood Bowl. Those shows start at 7:30 pm. Produced by Netflix in association with Live Nation,...

If you're Dominican, chances are you're familiar with morir soñando, a simple but refreshingly crisp batida (milkshake) made with milk, orange juice, and vanilla extract. As simple as the three-ingredient drink seems, there's a reason it's given such a poetic name. "Morir soñando" translates as "to die dreaming," and after just one sip, one instantly feels like they've been transported into a dream - even if just for a matter of seconds. That was exactly the feeling Dominican American comedians and real-life besties Sasha Merci and Glorelys Mora, who both grew up in uptown (Merci specfically in the Bronx), wanted audiences to feel when they created their first all-Dominican comedy show back in 2019. On Monday, Nov. 6, the Morir Soñando show took over the historic United Palace, formerly Loew's 175th Street Theatre, in Washington Heights. It was the first show in the New York Comedy Festival to include an all-Dominican lineup,...

Digital media and entertainment company NGLmitú, the result of a merger last year between Ngl Collective and mitú, have launched the new Latino-focused streaming platform mitúTV. Targeting bilingual and English dominant U.S. Latinos, the service also announced three new shows: “Three Gs in a Pod,” hosted by Erik Rivera, Sasha Merci and Jesus Sepulveda; “Girl, Let Me Tell You,” hosted by Jessica Flores, Ivana Rojas and Glorelys Mora; and the game show “Spill the Chisme.”

“We were more of a business-to-business type of organization,” said Ngl Collective founder and CEO David Chitel, “which is why it made so much sense for us to merge with mitú, because they were the leading business-to-consumer entity connecting with we call ‘new generation Latinos.’ So the marriage of our two companies is sort of a big deal in our space.”

Chitel noted that mitú had already been producing a lot of content for the ‘new generation Latino’ market,...