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Opinion: In Hollywood, Latinos are still waiting for their close-up
Carolyn Curiel served as a U.S. ambassador and White House senior speechwriter in the Clinton administration. Latinos will be an integral part of the Academy Awards on Sunday. You likely […]
Trump’s Latino approval on the rise? Not so fast
With an odd echo of Sally Field’s “You like me!” speech at the Oscars, Donald Trump on Tuesday touted findings from a poll that he viewed as showing a surge of approval from Latinos. […]
How One Woman Is Fighting To Get More Latino Movie Roles
When casting director Carla Hool moved to Los Angeles from Mexico City in 2011, she found stereotypical Latino movie roles written without much depth: “The gardener, the immigrant who crossed the […]
Laughter, fear and Trump at the Spanish-language circus
*Why you should read this: Because it’s a good story. Because it shows the Trump effect from an unexpected place – circus attendance is down because of fear of deportation. […]
Coming To Terms With “Latinx”
*Why you should read this: Because Latino identity is complex enough without adding another option. Becasue this young Latina asks good questions about the Latinx choice. VL By Arianna Davis, […]
Take Notice, Hollywood. Latinos Are Part Of The New Mainstream.
*Why you should read this: Because it’s an unapologetic challenge to Hollywood leaders – the premiere mass media storytellers – to put Latinos in the U.S. mainstream, where they belong. […]
It’s 2016 and Latino Representation on TV Is Finally Starting to Reflect Reality
*Well that’s a step in a good direction. VL By Ellie Kaufman, Mic Latinos make up 17% of the U.S. population. They account for 32% of frequent moviegoers. But as […]
Gael Garcia Bernal, Gregory Nava among new diversity Academy appointees
*There are 51 members of of the AMPAS board of directors, three new members are from minority communities. Three out of 54. It’s a start, but Latinos purchase 25% of movie […]
Esai Morales And Jesse Borrego On ‘Mi Familia’ And Hollywood’s “War Of Images” Against Latinos
*Jesse Borrego, Elpidia Carrillo and Esai Morales on the business of Hollywood, the importance of seeing movies on opening weekend, and Latinos boycotting the Oscars. The responsibility, they say, isn’t […]
Hollywood is missing a big opportunity with Latinos
*There’s an incongruity when Latinos are 1/4 of the nation’s moviegoers and big industry executives say that Latinos are driving retail sales but Latinos are almost invisible in the entertainment […]