The comedy series The Gordita Chronicles was announced last year, loosely based on the life of show writer Claudia Forestieri, and now Eva Longoria is set to direct, Deadline reported. The show focuses on a Latina journalist who reminisces on...
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We know Latinx representation in TV series is low so when shows like Gentefied succeed while others like One Day at a Time are canceled we can’t help but take it personally. Netflix has been upping their Latinx content with...
It still absolutely boggles our minds that Latinos make up such a significant percentage of the U.S. population, yet we continue to be so grossly under-represented in the world of television and movies. Latinx actors are routinely looked over even...
Anya Taylor-Joy Makes History at the Golden Globes with her Win for “The Queen’s Gambit”
Argentine-English actress Anya Taylor-Joy made history at the Golden Globes on Sunday, Feb. 28 when she won the best actress award for a limited series/TV movie for her role as Beth in The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix.The megahit series, which...
Racist attacks against the Latinos/as in the U.S. is unfortunately not a rarity with Spanish speakers often getting targeted in public spaces by racist bigots. A far-right, Trump supporter and doctor in Miami was arrested and charged with a hate...
America Ferrera To Make Film Directorial Debut With ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter’
Emmy and Golden Globe winner America Ferrera introduced Yo soy Betty, La Fea to US audiences with her role in Ugly Betty and now she’s helping bring a beloved Latinx book to life. Netflix just announced the Honduran-American actress/director will...
Puerto Rican Director Ángel Manuel Soto Will Direct Blue Beetle, the First Latino Superhero Movie
When new broke that Disney was releasing Encanto, a film about a family in Colombia, it felt like a major step toward better representation. Now we can add Latinx superheroes to the mix with the recent announcement that actress Sasha...
Communities of color in California have had difficulty accessing the Covid-19 vaccine and now a program designed to aid them has been misused by affluent Angelenos, the Los Angeles Times reported. In an investigation the newspaper conducted, they found that...
Native American and Indigenous representation on television continues to be a rarity but The Casagrandes on Nickelodeon has taken a step to change that. The Casagrandes is an animated series about 11-year-old Ronnie Anne Santiago and her multi-generational Mexican-American family that...
Colombian Actress Sasha Calle is First Latina to Play Supergirl in DC Universe
History was made today when it was announced that Colombian actress Sasha Calle,22, landed the role of Supergirl. She is now the first Latina actress to play Supergirl in DC universe and was chosen from more than 425 actresses who...
Dominican Singer Natti Natasha Announces She’s Pregnant After Battling Infertility
Dominican singer Natti Natasha has officially announced that she is pregnant with her first child with her fiancé Raphy Pina. At the 2021 Premio Lo Nuestro, Natti cradled her belly while performing her hit with Prince Royce “Antes Que Salga...
The snowstorms that have wreaked havoc in Texas left the state without power after a surge in demand coupled with frozen utility plants. Texas established its own power grid thus avoiding federal regulation which garnered praise from many conservatives but...