Immerse In The Puerto Rican Experience Through Films, Art And More At The Boricua Film Festival
Adrienne J. Romero
May 29, 2026
“The festival brings those [Puerto Rican] stories into conversation.”
“The festival brings those [Puerto Rican] stories into conversation.”
While strides have been made in recognizing and addressing mental health needs across the nation, disparities persist amongst the Puerto Ricans’ population due to a complex interplay of cultural, linguistic and systemic barriers.
Photo by co-founder Neidy Gutierrez. Meeting Little Johnny Rivero, you can feel the rhythm coming out of him as he taps his feet and gets into a producer mindset while talking about music. Growing up in East Harlem, music has always been a part of Rivero’s life. Surrounded by his
“Our love of the arts is mutual,” Chris told Slice of Culture, the owner of the Jersey City coffee shop. “I would love to see poets, writers and everyone sitting back at a table like it’s the ’60s.”
“I feel like Jersey really has an impact on everybody that’s from there, especially from the part that we’re from – Northern Jersey,” Cosme said. “It kind of gives you this grit, this edge… You gotta be tough to be where we’re from.
O’Lala Empanadas has been serving the Jersey City community since February 14, 2014. The family-owned managed and operated business was envisioned by owner and manager Idalia Beteta and her mother Idalia Borges.
Think of your traditional Thanksgiving dishes. Now scratch that — we’re going to show you other dishes from Latin America, Philippines and more that you can bring to the dinner table.
