How ‘One Day at a Time’s Diverse Writers Room Creates Authentic Latino Narratives
How ‘One Day at a Time’s Diverse Writers Room Creates Authentic Latino Narratives
Much like the loving Alvarez family they created, the writers of One Day at a Time work closely together, don’t always agree but love each other anyway. Their collective family experiences helped […]
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 […]
Cheech Marin & Paul Rodriguez Are Bringing OG Chicano Comedy to NBC
*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
*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 […]
‘Devious Maids’ gets a second season on Lifetime
By David Wiegand, SF Gate Lifetime has renewed “Devious Maids,” the sudsy Sunday night show about Latina maids created by “Desperate Housewives” mastermind Marc Cherry, based on a popular telenovela, and produced by Eva Longoria, […]
‘The Bridge’ Features Murder-Mystery On The Border
By Mónica Ortiz Uribe, Fronteras A murder-mystery that unfolds between two cities along the United States-Mexico border is the subject of a new TV series airing this month. “The Bridge” debuts on […]
How Media Portrays Latinos Supports Negative Stereotypes
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 […]
New PBS series ‘Latino Americans’ shines light on Latino history in U.S.
By Federica Longo, Voxxi Latino history in the United States has been obscure until now. A new documentary series narrated by actor Benjamin Bratt will chronicle the history of Latinos […]
‘Sesame Street’ Iintroduces New Latino Character, Armando
By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times “Sesame Street” has concluded its search for the new Latino character who will be moving on to the cozy New York address for the […]
NASCAR Telenovela Targets Latino Fans
By Associated Press/Fox News Latino FONTANA, Calif. – Ela Rivella is a sexy, headstrong race car driver torn between two racing brothers in a glamorous, high-stakes world of cutthroat competition […]
