The Latinx Community Refuses To Be Silenced In Hollywood
Currently, the female-led thriller, Hustlers is the number one movie in America. Though it just premiered, Jennifer Lopez is already garnering significant Oscar buzz for her portrayal of Ramona Vega. However, Latinx-led movies and TV Shows are still a rarity in Hollywood. Though movies like Hustlers and TV shows like Charmed have gotten major attention–the representation for the Latinx community is still abysmal.
Last month, The New York Times reported that “Latino actors represented only three percent of lead or co-lead roles in top-performing movies during the last 12 years.” The evidence came from a study done by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the University of Southern California. The study looked at the top-grossing films each year from 2007 to 2018. The...
