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16 Films Featuring Latinx Talent Coming out in 2023

Sofía AguilarJanuary 13, 2023

by Sofía AguilarJanuary 13, 202302895

2022 was a great year for Latinx representation in film! From the record-breaking HBOMax film Father of the Bride starring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan, to the Black Panther sequel Wakanda Forever that offered unprecedented Indigenous Latinx representation in a...

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9 Films Out This Year Featuring Latinas in Leading Roles

Nicole YoungJune 8, 2021June 9, 2021

by Nicole YoungJune 8, 2021June 9, 202109217

While we are 60 million strong in the U.S., those numbers don’t exactly translate to the big or small screen but progress is slowly but surely being made. In today’s entertainment industry, women of color are in control of their...

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Marvel Teases Two New Latina Superheroes in First “Eternals” Trailer

Virginia IsaadMay 25, 2021December 14, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMay 25, 2021December 14, 202107317

Earlier this year we reported on Sasha Calle will be the first Latina to play Supergirl in DC Universe and Blue Beetle will be the first Latino superhero in a DC film. Marvel also added more Latinx representation in their...

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Salma Hayek Says Being Mexican Cost Her an Acting Role

Araceli CruzMarch 9, 2020August 3, 2020

by Araceli CruzMarch 9, 2020August 3, 2020019026

Salma Hayek had a busy International Women’s Day weekend, as she should. As one of the most recognized actresses in the world, Hayek is a woman who leads the conversation on a multitude of issues including women’s rights and diversity...

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Golden Globes 2020: The Boldest and Laziest Fashion Looks of the Night

Araceli CruzJanuary 6, 2020July 17, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 6, 2020July 17, 202002500

In life, there are two kinds of people: the boring and the daring. Last night’s 77th Golden Globe Awards proved that statement to be true once again. As far as the winners were concerned, it was the same old performers...

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Salma Hayek Will Play a Superhero Worshipped by the Incas in ‘The Eternals’

Virginia IsaadJuly 24, 2019May 25, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 24, 2019May 25, 2021016545

Salma Hayek has already played one of Latin America’s otherworldly and beloved artists when she starred in Frida and now she’s playing a powerful immortal as Ajak in Marvel’s new film The Eternals.Based on the 1976 comic book series created...

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Salma Hayek’s Husband Donates Millions to Rebuild the Notre-Dame

Araceli CruzApril 16, 2019August 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzApril 16, 2019August 10, 202001309

Yesterday’s tragic fire at the Cathedrale Notre Dame in Paris shocked the world. The medieval Catholic cathedral, which first began construction in 1163, was ravaged in a blaze that lasted for several hours. People were horrified to witness the cathedral’s...

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Salma Hayek Still Faces Racism for Being a Mexican Woman

HipLatinaMarch 8, 2019August 11, 2020

by HipLatinaMarch 8, 2019August 11, 202004858

So here’s the thing about racism: Becoming rich and famous doesn’t it make suddenly go away. In fact, even Salma Hayek still deals with it on the regular. In a recent interview with Town and Country Magazine, the Mexican actress...

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Salma Hayek, And Others, Congratulate Yalitza Aparicio On Her Historic Oscar Nomination

Araceli CruzJanuary 24, 2019August 17, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 24, 2019August 17, 202004356

We are still flying high on the news that actress Yalitza Aparicio got an Oscar nomination for her role in Roma. We, however, are far from the only ones celebrating her historical honor as the first Mexican indigenous actor to be...

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We Took Back ‘La Llorona’ And Recast It with All Latinx Actors

Araceli CruzOctober 22, 2018September 2, 2020

by Araceli CruzOctober 22, 2018September 2, 202001189

One thing that is truly offensive is when Hollywood craps all over our stories. You know what we mean, right? They take a Latin cultural story and make it into something completely different. Pixar almost did that with Coco, which...

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Our Theories Behind This Epic Picture Of Gina Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Salma Hayek

Araceli CruzAugust 14, 2018September 14, 2020

by Araceli CruzAugust 14, 2018September 14, 202002955

We love when Latinas get together. It fills us up with great pride and so much joy. That’s exactly the feeling we got when we saw an incredible moment with three of the most famous Latinas in Hollywood. Newly engaged...

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Salma Hayek Becomes Frida Kahlo Once Again For London Exhibition

Araceli CruzJune 14, 2018September 29, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 14, 2018September 29, 202002731

On opening night of the “Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up” exhibition at the V&A Museum in London, Salma Hayek revisited her legendary role. It’s as if Frida herself was right there for her own opening, but it was Hayek that...