latinos in hollywood
Gael Garcia Bernal & Camilo Lara Join Growing List of Latinos Working on Pixar’s Dia de Muertos Film
*The movie opens in theaters in November of 2017. VL By Andrew S. Vargas, Remezcla (3 minute read) It’s been over a year since we last reported on the tortured saga […]
Why Hollywood Can’t Put Real-Life Mexicans on TV
*There’s a very good point in the second layer of this story, about how the use of the word “pocho” revealed a telling lack in decision-making Hollywood. The fact that […]
I Have a Dream — That Latinos Are Seen Beyond the Prism of Immigration
*Yes! Exactly the work we’re doing at NewsTaco. If you’ve been following us long enough, you know that our work is about changing the Latino narrative. You also know that […]
Hollywood’s Latino problem, by the numbers
*I like the fact that beyond the complaint that we’ve often heard and made about the lack of Latino representation and opportunity in Hollywood, this piece, like several others, provides real, […]
Chris Rock on Being Mexican in Hollywood: “There’s a Slave State in L.A.”
*This is a conversation we’ve been having for a long time. What’s new about this Chris Rock essay is that Chris Rock wrote it. By that I mean the incisive, blunt, […]
Hollywood to Latinas: Shut up and get naked
By Sabrina Vourvoulias, Al Día It’s no news to anyone that Latinas don’t get much diversity of roles in popular entertainment media. On TV we have sexy domestic workers Ana […]
Why The “Mexican Oscar” Story Might Just Be Another Hollywood Myth
By Rebeldes, Latino Rebels We all did it, even us. Sharing the news that the inspiration behind the iconic Academy Award statue was the famed Mexican actor and director Emilio “El Indio” […]
2014: The Year We Weren’t Shocked That Latinos Watch Films?
By Kat Chow, Code Switch One of the stories of 2013 was that every time a movie with people of color in prominent roles got giant ratings, people were shocked. […]
Rita Moreno, Benjamin Bratt call out Hollywood for lack of major roles for Latino talent
By Associated Press/Washington Post BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Oscar-winning actress Rita Moreno says she has a ready answer for those who ask why more Latinos fail to receive Hollywood honors. It’s […]
Baseball’s suspensions — all Latinos
By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog The 13 baseball suspensions connected to Florida-based Biogenesis just announced today are notable, apart from the numbers of guys involved, for the fact that all […]