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FCC to study Latino television marketplace
By Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times The Federal Communications Commission wants to learn more about the Spanish-language television marketplace. The regulatory agency that has oversight over the broadcasting industry said Thursday it […]
Remake Of Classic Television Show Means More Latinos On Netflix
*The show is set to premiere on January 6. VL By Lucas Molandes, MiTú (2 minute read) The trailer for the upcoming Latino reboot of “One Day At A Time” […]
Latino achievements in television to be saluted by Paley Center
*This is kinda’ cool, but more than awards or recognition we should have inclusion. VL By Greg Braxton, The Los Angeles Times (1 minute read) The Paley Center for Media has […]
A Disappointing Television Season For The Latino Community
By Janet Murguía Last week, the Census Bureau released updated population numbers affirming once again that Latinos are America’s largest and fastest-growing minority. There are now 52 million of us […]
Don’t Call Texas’s Latino Voters the “Sleeping Giant”
If you ask him to check a box, Peter Guzman considers himself a Democrat. Yet though he is now thirty years old, he has voted only twice in his life. […]
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 […]
Half of Latino Immigrant Characters on TV Are Portrayed as Criminals, Study Finds
Define American, the immigration nonprofit founded by Pulitzer-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, has released its first-ever media reference guide for writers, directors, and producers concerning Latino immigrant characters. Immigrants and […]
These Are the Latinos Nominated for a 2017 Emmy Award
*I hope you weren’t holding your breath for this. Latinos “remain conspicuously absent” from primetime Emmy awards. VL NewsTaco CULTURE THURSDAY By Manuel Betancourt, Remezcla (3.5 minute read) What does Gina […]
“Taco Trucks at Every Mosque” Celebrated Latino and Muslim Unity
*This is perfect! It should be done everywhere. VL NewsTaco FOOD FRIDAY By Denise de la Cruz, OC Weekly (4 minute read) Orange County’s Muslim and Latino communities broke […]
Watch morning cable news shows? Where are the Latinos?
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) This is not a casual observation, it’s a verifiable lack of Latinos on cable television programs that frame the issues and set […]