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Hollywood Takes Spanish Lessons As Latinos Stream to the Movies
By Ben Fritz, Wall Street Journal LOS ANGELES—In a small room on the Paramount Pictures lot here, postproduction work is under way on a movie that sounds as derivative as they […]
Disney’s PLANES Carlos Alazraqui on El Chu and Latinos in Movies
By Melanie Mendez-Gonzalez, NewsTaco Carlos Alazraqui, voice of El Chupacabra (El Chu) in Disney’s PLANES movie, is a funny and inspiring actor. Via mobile phone, I was able to discuss […]
The Top 5 Actors Who Play Latinos In The Movies
Now we all know there are few outlets for Latino actors in Hollywood to begin with, but something that never sat well with me as a movie watcher is how […]
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 […]
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. […]
From Boycotts to Banda: 20 Latino PBS Movies You Can Stream for Free During Hispanic Heritage Month
*Follow the links this month to stream free PBS movies with Latino themes. They’re all good! VL By Andrew S. Vargas, Remezcla (11 minute read) Well folks, it’s September again, which […]
“The Vessel”, written, directed, produced and starring Latinos, recaptures hope
*The movie was filmed both in English and Spanish, not dubbed or captioned. VL Movie skillfully navigates a sea change in film making By Arnold García, Crosswind Communications (5 minute read) Years […]
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 […]
How Journalists Can Change What TV Says About Latinos
*This article singles-out journalists, but the ideas, lessons and suggestions apply to everyone – we’re all storytellers and “content producers” now. Hat-tip to Taquista Melissa Salas Blair for sending us […]