Celebrating #LatinxHeritageMonth with Our Favorite Latinx Characters

While the month from September 15th to October 15th is officially known in the United States as “Hispanic Heritage Month,”we are choosing to honor the voices of folks who are often erased from a colonized history by using Latinx Heritage Month (For more information Gabriela Herstik wrote an excellent article at Hello Giggles explaining the history of this month and the transition towards more inclusivity and the Mixed Latinx Tumblr has a great FAQ about identity terms). “Representation matters” can feel like a tired cliche within artistic and creative circles, especially in the face of a bigoted, hateful government that slanders and seeks to damage Latinx communities as well as uncontrollable forces of nature like Hurricanes Irma and Maria wreaking havoc and continuing to have dire repercussions. So saying, this article is as much about uplifting and celebrating Latinx characters that have come to stand for so much in pop culture as it is urging you to take a stand against discrimination and donate to disaster relief. To paraphrase Marvel’s America Chavez, we should want to be better, you know? Lastly, we’d be remiss to not acknowledge BNP fave, Tristan J Tarwater’s #LatinxCreate.

Ja-Quan: Cisco Ramon

There is only one. His name is Cisco Ramon. He is the best friend of Barry Allen aka The Flash. He is an acting beast and my favorite Latinx character out in the nerdy world! Colombian actor, Carlos Valdes, plays Cisco who is the greatest constant on a show that deals with so …