Affleck Responds: Why Non-Latino Played Latino Hero in ARGO
Affleck Responds: Why Non-Latino Played Latino Hero in ARGO
By Latino Rebels In October, we ran a piece called “Now Ben Affleck Is Latino: Another Lost Opportunity for Hollywood.” As we tried to stray away from the “we’re offended” line that […]
Ben Affleck’s Argo and Whitewashing Mexican-Americans
By Moctezuma Esparza, Al Dia Argo is a 2012 feature film Hollywood thriller loosely based on a memoir written by Antonio “Tony” Mendez, a CIA operative, who led the rescue […]
CNNE to Launch CNN Latino
By Veronica Villafañe, Media Moves CNN en Español today announced it is launching CNN Latino – a new service that will produce Spanish-language syndicated programming for U.S. Hispanics. The new service, scheduled […]
NLMC Gives FOX News an “F” in Diversity
By Latino Rebels Yesterday the National Latino Media Council published its annual Television Network Report Cards and pretty much took FOX Network Groups by giving it an “overall ‘F’ in its diversity commitment and performance.” […]
Latinos Use Mobile Devices for Homework More than Others
By Latinovations A new national survey conducted by TRU is reporting that Latino students are the biggest users of mobile devices for homework compared to other racial and ethnic groups. The survey polled 1,000 […]
Jimmy Smits Interview: Life as a Pimp
By Jerry Nunn, Gozamos Actor Jimmy Smits has been a staple on television shows from L.A. Law to NYPD Blue and even played a president on The West Wing. He had a memorable role on Dexter and […]
Dear Rush: Most Latinos Don’t Like “Feliz Navidad” Song
By Latino Rebels At Least Insult Us with a Better Song Yeah, we know Rush Limbaugh will never get it, so what is the point of even giving him attention? […]
Old News: Few Latinos in Mainstream News
By Yessenia Gutierrez, Being Latino Recently The Huffington Post’s Roque Planas reminded us yet again of the lack of diversity at major newspapers — a topic regular readers are well aware of. […]
Rolling Stone to Feature Special Latino Section
By Verónica Villafañe, Media Moves For the first time in its 45-year history, Rolling Stone magazine is including Spanish ads in a special 15-page section titled “Latin Hot List.” The Nov. 22 issue […]
Former CNN Host Rick Sanchez Speaks “Next” Generation
By: Victor Escalante, NewsTaco According to syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette Jr., former CNN host Rick Sanchez, may be coming back to a new media TV channel. Mr. Sanchez kissed his […]