Growing Up Latina

Author: Alyi V

Growing Up Latina (GUL) podcast hosted by Alyi V and features candid discussions with an assortment of special guests, including Latina viral influencers, artists and other industry figures. These amazing Latina women will share their experiences on what it's like growing up Latina in America and how they have made a name for themselves in their industry. On GUL, Alyi V and guest(s) will share laughs, tears and most of all inspiration for the generation of young Latina girls coming up after them.
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Inside Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen: Jackie Leon on Afro-Latinidad, Identity, and Finding Her Voice
Episode 83
Tuesday, 14 October, 2025

What does "Growing up Latina" look like when you're Afro-Colombian, first-gen, and now starring on Broadway? Actress Jackie León sits with me to talk la sala memories, tough love, Spanish stigma, anti-Blackness in our communities, coming out, and building a career that demands everything. From Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen to writing her own plays, Jackie is proof that grit + heart change the room. Come for the gems, stay for the healing. 🧡 Subscribe, leave a comment with your favorite takeaway, and go see Hells Kitchen on Broadway. Share this episode with someone who needs the reminder that they already belong.