Diego Luna’s accent in Rogue One, where pride meets cynicism

Diego Luna’s accent in Rogue One, where pride meets cynicism

NewsTaco January 5, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco This was the headline that caught my attention today: ‘Star Wars’ actor Diego Luna did not hide his Mexican accent — and Latinos heard it loud […]

Meet The Undercover Latinas

NewsTaco January 2, 2017

*What a great way to start off the year! We need more of this, please. I’m looking forward to these posts. VL By Molly Horan, Refinery 29   Racial identity is […]

Cheech Marin & Paul Rodriguez Are Bringing OG Chicano Comedy to NBC

NewsTaco December 28, 2016

*I’m looking forward to this. VL By Andrew S. Vargas, Remezcla (2.5 minute read)   Santa works in mysterious ways. Maybe you didn’t get that storm trooper action figure you […]

News Programs Need To Make Latino Representation A Priority

NewsTaco December 27, 2016

*Agreed, but we’ve been saying this since the ’80’s. “Demanding” more representation hasn’t worked. That’s why we started NewsTaco, to do it ourselves. VL By Christina López G., Media Matters (4 […]

Remake Of Classic Television Show Means More Latinos On Netflix

NewsTaco December 8, 2016

*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” […]

The Media Cometh

NewsTaco December 6, 2016

*If you read nothing else on NewsTaco today, read this. Jesse get’s it. It’s what we’re about. VL By Jesse Treviño, HispanicLatino I often am asked to identify the most […]

The Media’s Big Trump Conundrum

NewsTaco December 1, 2016

*From the article: “News outlets that pride themselves on objectivity are struggling with how to characterize the racism and xenophobia of the Donald Trump Administration.” VL By Shawn Rhea, Colorlines (5 minute read)   On […]

In this election, the media’s Latino coverage came up short

NewsTaco November 17, 2016

*I’m going to keep publishing articles about the misrepresentation and miscount of the 2016 Latino vote because I can’t let the “Trump got 30 percent of the Latino vote” story […]

Meet the Press? Not me.

NewsTaco November 16, 2016

*Jesse Treviño put Meet the Press in his crosshairs, but his indictment fits all of mainstream media – they’re failing the U.S. Latino community. VL By JesseTreviño, HispanicLatino (5 minute […]

This little girl’s video is a perfect example of how to motivate Latino millennials to vote

NewsTaco November 4, 2016

*Have you seen this video? It’s a re-purposed production of the original Bomba Estéreo “Soy Yo” video. The original has had more than 7 million views, this one (click on […]