VOZ NYC

07/28/2025

🎬 LATINO ICONS, NUESTRA MANERA
This week, we honor: Pedro Almodóvar

Before q***r stories were mainstream, Pedro made them loud.
Messy.
Tender.
Unapologetically real.

He created space for characters who didn’t fit the mold—
and made them center stage.

Mothers, lovers, rebels, dreamers.
He taught us that emotion is not weakness,
that color is not noise,
and that q***rness is not a side plot.

Gracias, Pedro.
For giving us permission to feel too much—
and call it art.

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07/24/2025

LATINO ICONS, NUESTRA MANERA
Today, we honor: Celia Cruz

She wasn’t just the Queen of Salsa — she was the queen of showing up loud, bold, and full of sabor in every space that told her to shrink.

“Azúcar” wasn’t just a catchphrase. It was a way to survive.
A reminder that even when the world turns bitter, you bring the sweetness.

Celia taught us that style is resistance. That joy can be radical.
That the stage belongs to us — in technicolor, in wigs, in full voice.

Gracias, Celia. You sang us into our power.

07/21/2025

Happy Monday, familia. New week, new energía.

Your reminder: Spanglish affirmations hit diferente. Hype yourself up, mix the idiomas, break the rules, porque you got this. Y si no… lo inventamos.

¿Qué afirmación te repites esta semana? 👇🏽

07/14/2025

At once intimate and urgent, Your English is Great, But… explores Martínez’s life as a q***r, bicultural journalist navigating a country where language, grief, and immigration intersect.

From newsrooms and ancestral homes to memories of loss and reinvention, the collection offers readers a mirror to the complexities of belonging and a roadmap toward healing. José Martínez

Award-winning journalist and cultural storyteller José Martínez makes his long-anticipated literary debut with Your English is Great, But…: A Life Between Languages, Cities, and Grief, a poignant and fearless essay collection releasing Thursday, July 10, 2025. The book is the first title under V...

07/14/2025

Some stories were never meant to fit the mainstream, and that’s exactly why we publish them.

Your English is Great, But… by José Martínez isn’t here to soften accents or explain survival to people who’ve never had to fight for it.

It’s a book for bilingual kids who were told to speak “better,” for first-gen voices erased from the syllabus, for communities expected to stay quiet.

This is storytelling on our terms. Loud. Bilingual. Unapologetic.

Available now — signed copies 👉 voznyc.com/shop

07/12/2025

Now available on Amazon and VOZNYC.com, the bilingual memoir-in-essays explores what it means to belong when you’re constantly being told you don’t — especially in a country that praises survival but punishes difference.

“This is the most vulnerable thing I’ve ever written,” said José Martínez. “It’s for every kid who translated at the doctor’s office, for anyone who’s ever loved in Spanglish, or who’s ever been told they had to shrink to fit in.”

NEW YORK, NY — July 10, 2025 — Emmy-winning journalist and cultural storyteller José Martínez releases his highly anticipated debut book today:Your English is Great, But… A Life Between Languages, …

07/11/2025

AVAILABLE NOW
We are proud to release the debut book from Emmy-winning journalist and VOZ NYC founder, José Martínez —
Your English is Great, But…

This powerful memoir explores what it means to live between languages, cultures, and identities, and the resilience it takes to be fully seen in a world that asks us to shrink.

A bold, bilingual story. A reclaiming of voice. A book written from the margins, for all of us.

- Available now at voznyc.com/shop
- Also on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHBJKJ6R

07/11/2025

What a night!
VOZ NYC was proud to be part of the New York Mobile Film Festival, a celebration of storytelling, community, and the creative power we all hold in our hands.

From the red carpet to the stage, it was an inspiring evening where new voices were uplifted, stories were shared, and our founder José Martínez, offered a first look at Your English Is Great, But… — a new book about voice, identity, and reclaiming our narratives.

The book is officially out now!
Grab your copy → voznyc.com/shop

07/09/2025

This Thursday, July 10, we’re proud to stand with José Martínez as he shares a First Look at his upcoming book, “Your English is Great, But…” at the New York Mobile Film Festival

This deeply personal project uplifts the voices of immigrants and first-generation Americans navigating identity, language, and belonging.

José will also be part of a special television storytelling panel, alongside fellow creators using media to build equity and representation.

-Regal Union Square, 850 Broadway, NYC
6:30 PM
-VIP preview event ahead of the public launch

Join us in celebrating powerful storytelling and the stories that deserve to be seen.

07/08/2025

A milestone moment for VOZ NYC.

We are proud to announce the release of the very first book under our publishing imprint — authored by our founder,

Your English is Great, But…: A Life Between Languages, Cities, and Grief is a powerful debut exploring identity, language, loss, and the complex beauty of living in-between.

This book is more than a personal story, it’s a reflection of the mission VOZ was built on: to amplify underrepresented voices with truth, heart, and boldness.

Available Thursday, July 10 — on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Voznyc.com/shop

This is just the beginning.

07/05/2025

🇺🇸 From Both Sides — by Voz NYC
This Fourth of July, we’re reflecting on the many versions of the American Dream. For our comunidad, it’s not just a story of arrival, it’s one of resilience, reinvention, and joy.

Because being American isn't about being perfect. It's about showing up.

Read the latest From Both Sides now.
Plus: get ready, next week we reveal the cover of Your English is Great, But…

Because the American Dream isn’t one story — it’s all of ours.