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Birth, Death, Rebirth: A Thank You To Those Who Prayed for My Baby Daughter

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 04/29/2013 - 14:26 | 0 Comments

Her name is Elizabeth Artemis Arrow. She was born November 6 and she’s alive and well. To the many of you who prayed for my baby daughter and emailed me your well wishes: Thank you. They sustained me.

I think we gave her a strong name: Artemis, as in the kickass Greek hunter-goddess, is what my husband Carlos and I called her for...

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Adiós, Dolores: Celebrating The Life And Work Of The Extraordinary Woman Behind 'Dolores Dice'

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 04/26/2013 - 12:07 | 0 Comments

These pages were supposed to host a virtual quinceañera — a celebration of Dolores Prida’s 15 years as Latina’s advice columnist, with a special piece by the veteran writer herself. It was to be a toast to her witty, on-point, irreverent and unabashedly feminist advice on everything from getting rid of cheating boyfriends to...

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Latina Editors React to Dolores Prida’s Passing

By Sugey Palomares | 01/24/2013 - 11:32 | 0 Comments

Rest in peace Dolores Prida. As we mourn the loss of one of the members of our Latina family, we also honor her strong spirit, creativity, and wisdom. Read on as our executive editor and former editors pay tribute to the legendary...

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Latina's Executive Editor on Remembering Dolores Prida, Columnist & Latina Family Member

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 01/20/2013 - 19:16 | 0 Comments

I met Dolores Prida shortly after I joined Latina as associate editor, in 2004. She worked mostly from home but had a cubicle in our Times Square office, and she would come in about once a week, usually unannounced, to work and catch up with everyone. I was one of the many young Latinas who read her column in the magazine religiously and wondered...

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Classic 'Dolores Dice': 10 Pieces of Advice Dolores Prida Gave Her Readers

By Samantha Leal | 01/20/2013 - 18:36 | 0 Comments

We're deeply saddened by Dolores Prida's passing, but her wisdom lives on. As the wise and amazing advice columnist for "Dolores Dice," you came to her with marriage troubles, financial woes, sex advice and everything in between -- and she answered! Take a look at some of her best pieces of advice.

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Legendary Playwright and Columnist Dolores Prida Dies

By Lee Hernandez | 01/20/2013 - 16:08 | 0 Comments

We lost one of the great ones today.

Dolores Prida, legendary playwright, columnist and Latina trailblazer, died this morning at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

The author of Latina's "Dolores Dice" column, and one of the founding members of the magazine, Dolores was a part of our Latina family and our...