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Latino directors, movies may nab major Oscars, but once again, no actors
As the 90th Academy Awards approaches, the nominations garnered by Pixar’s “Coco,” Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman” and Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy-horror “The Shape of Water” may very well triumph as some of […]
Oscars snafu? Let’s hope they don’t blame the Latina
Victor Landa, NewsTaco ( 1 minute read) Not that it was her fault (I have to start with a disclaimer) but the very public snafu at the end of the […]
At Oscars, the name on lips and envelopes is “Chivo”
*El Chivo Lubeski was the eye behind the lens for the Oscar winning films Gravity and Birdman, he’s nominated once again for The Revenant. VL By Jake Coyle, Associated Press […]
Book Publishing Is Almost as White as the Oscars
*Seen many Latino-authored titles at the bookstore lately? Like the movies, the publishing industry is dominated by non-minorities. Specifically, according to this report, it’s dominated by white, straight, middle-aged women. […]
Venezuela opposition revels in expressions of support at Oscars
By Brian Ellsworth, Reuters (Reuters) – Venezuela’s political opposition reveled in cautious messages of solidarity from movie stars at Sunday’s Academy Awards after an intense Twitter campaign calling on Hollywood’s top actors […]
Hispanic Coalition Objects to Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Omission
By Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times The National Hispanic Media Coalition issued an open letter Tuesday to the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressing their […]
Latinos Don’t Win Oscars
By Adriana Villavicencio, Being Latino Latinos don’t win Oscars. They star in movies, make movies, write movies, design costumes and write scores for movies, but very few have taken the coveted […]
Using “Undocumented” At Oscars Just The Start Of A Big Change
It seems the disuse of the word “illegal” to refer to undocumented immigrants in the United States is spreading. Natalie Portman, before announcing the other nominees for Best Actor, took […]
Who Should Win The Oscars, And Who Will Win Them
The Academy Awards will be presented today in order to pay homage to the best and brightest of 2011. I will not be hosting an Oscar party, because most of […]
News Taco To Go: Oscars, Wisconsin, Tanning, Assassination And Bad Doctors
The Oscars were last night, and the movie “The King’s Speech” won best picture, director and actor. Best actress went to Natalie Portman, supporting actress to Melissa Leo, and supporting […]