Review: Instructions Not Included

Review: Instructions Not Included

Mary Mata September 10, 2013

By Luz Chavez, Gozamos Record-breaking film Instructions Not Included stars Mexican powerhouse Eugenio Derbez, who also directed and co-wrote the dramedy. Known for his successful comedies in Mexico, Derbez tiptoed into drama […]

Spanish film ‘Instructions’ storms U.S. box office

Mary Mata September 3, 2013

By Ronald Grover, Reuters (Reuters) – “Instructions Not Included,” a Spanish-language film with English subtitles, generated $10 million in ticket sales over the four-day Labor Day weekend, a record for […]

Actor enters ‘Chavez: Cage of Glory’ to escape stereotypical roles

Mary Mata August 29, 2013

By Robert W. Welkos, Los Angeles Times While auditioning for Hollywood movie and TV roles, actor and martial arts champion Hector Echavarria said he often found himself reading for stereotypical […]

Zoe Saldana, Lionsgate to develop films for Hispanic audience

Mary Mata August 23, 2013

By Nina Terrero, NBCLatino Zoe Saldana’s newest role is behind the camera as she partners with Lionsgate to create new television and film projects. Saldana – whose on-screen performances include roles […]

Hollywood Takes Spanish Lessons As Latinos Stream to the Movies

Mary Mata August 12, 2013

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 […]

Upstart director rides Hollywood’s chase of Latino audiences

Mary Mata July 9, 2013

By Michael Martinez, CNN Hollywood, California (CNN) — In Hollywood’s chase for America’s new No. 2 demographic — Latinos — Carmen Marron stands front and center. Marron is an upstart director with […]

The Cesar Chavez film walking a tightrope to succeed

Mary Mata June 19, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi When actor Michael Peña landed the role of Cesar Chavez, he had knew his name but little about the legendary farm labor organizing leader. “But my […]

Gael Garcia Bernal Will Star In Jon Stewart’s Directorial Debut ‘Rosewater’

Mary Mata June 18, 2013

By Michael Lopez, blogamole Fans of The Daily Show got a nice bit of news last week. It seems host Jon Stewart will be leaving his desk for a few months to direct his […]

How Media Portrays Latinos Supports Negative Stereotypes

Mary Mata May 29, 2013

By LIN@R Negative portrayals of Latinos and immigrants are pervasive in news and entertainment media. Consequently, non-Latinos commonly believe that many media-promoted negative stereotypes about these groups are true. Conservative talk […]

Two Latinos Take Home Top Awards At 2013 Cannes Film Festival

Mary Mata

By Stefan Lopez, Latinos Post Sunday was a proud day for the Hispanic film community, as two of their own took home top prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. Awards for […]