Topic: Melissa Barrera

Noah Schnapp, Susan Sarandon and Marc Lamont Hill (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The double standard in the opinion war

Melanie McFarland
Carmen (Sony Pictures Classics)

Star on Mexican reimagining of "Carmen"

Gary M. Kramer
"Vida" (Starz)

"Vida": Love and loss in L.A.'s Eastside

Melanie McFarland
Mishel Prada as Emma in "Vida" (Starz/Erica Parise)

Vida: Imperfect, and Important

Melanie McFarland