Posts by Regina Sienra

Regina Sienra

Regina Sienra is a Staff Writer at My Modern Met. She is a Mexico City-based journalist, translator, and digital media professional with over a decade of experience creating bilingual content in English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications with a specialization in Journalism from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her work spans both hard and soft news, with a focus on arts, culture, and entertainment. She has a particular interest in highlighting emerging and independent musicians, a passion that earned her recognition as CBC Radio 3’s Fan of the Year in 2014. Sienra brings a broad pop culture perspective to her writing, with interests that include music, film, and cultural trends across media. When she isn't writing, she is watching films, attending concerts, and building out her growing vinyl collection.
Entertainment
February 17, 2023

Studio Ghibli’s ’Spirited Away’ Stage Play Is Coming to the U.S. This Spring

Last year, the beloved animated film Spirited Away (2001) made its live-action debut on the stage of Tokyo's Imperial Theatre. Adapted and directed by two-time Tony Award winner John Caird and Maoko Imai, the play had a month-long engagement in Tokyo before touring all over Japan. Now, American audiences will have a chance to see this unique play, as filmed performances of Spirited Away: Live on Stage will be getting a theatrical release later this year.

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Photography
February 15, 2023

Photographer Captures the Moment Rio’s Christ the Redeemer Is Struck by Lightning

The Christ the Redeemer statue has been regarded as a landmark of Brazil ever since it was completed in 1931. Located atop the Corcovado mountain, the sculpture is 98 feet high and presents itself as if Jesus Christ is overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Its monumentality, symbolism, as well as the unbeatable views one can get from its lookout, draw about 2 million visitors each year.

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Photography
February 13, 2023

Bolivian ‘Cholitas’ Fly on Their Skateboards in Empowering Portrait Series

Throughout history, Indigenous Bolivian women have had an uphill battle. They have faced obstacles for being both female and of color, and they've also had to fight hard for the preservation of their culture. As recently as 20 years ago, cholitas—an originally derogatory name for Quechua and Aymara women who sport traditional bowler hats, big colorful skirts, and long braids—were facing ostracism in societies that champion white, Catholic, and European values.

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