Opinion: In Hollywood, Latinos are still waiting for their close-up
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 […]
Latino directors, movies may nab major Oscars, but once again, no actors
As the 90th Academy Awards approaches, the nominations garnered by Pixar’s “Coco,” Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman” and Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy-horror “The Shape of Water” may very well triumph as some of […]
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 […]
Cuarón’s Critics are Like Squatters for the “Causa”
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Alfonso Cuarón is Mexican. He’s also a film maker. Since winning this year’s best director Oscar for his movie “Gravity” both those things are said in […]
Venezuela opposition revels in expressions of support at Oscars
By Brian Ellsworth, Reuters (Reuters) – Venezuela’s political opposition reveled in cautious messages of solidarity from movie stars at Sunday’s Academy Awards after an intense Twitter campaign calling on Hollywood’s top actors […]
Oscar Nominee Lupita Nyong’o’s Latino Heritage – She’s Kenyan-Mexican
By Madeline Boardman, Huffington Post Lupita Nyong’o is Hollywood’s new breakout star. The actress, who rose to fame with her role in “12 Years a Slave” is the latest awards show […]
Oscar Nominations 2014: Alfonso Cuaron, Emmanuel Lubezki, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Lopez To Represent Latinos
By Maria G. Valdez, Latin Times We also got super excited to know that some of our favorite Latinos causing major buzz this year were considered to take home one of the coveted […]
Hispanic Coalition Objects to Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ Omission
By Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times The National Hispanic Media Coalition issued an open letter Tuesday to the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressing their […]
‘Inocente,’ Short Documentary of Immigrant Wins Oscar
By Tony Castro, Voxxi There were no political speeches pressing for immigration reform at Sunday’s 85th Academy Awards, but a documentary short about an undocumented immigrant was one of the […]
Lupe Ontiveros Omitted from Oscar Memorial Ignites Controversy
By Nina Terrero, NBCLatino Lupe Ontiveros appeared in more than 100 films and dozens of television shows before passing away from liver cancer in July 2012 and was praised by members of the […]
