Coverage of Latinos in Hollywood

Miguel from Coco plays guitar with orange petals and light rays

Miguel plays guitar as glowing petals swirl around in the room.

2017/06/07 at 7:54am

Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Announces All-Latino Voice Cast, Reveals New Poster

06.7.2017 | By Jack Rico |

Back in March, we posted the new trailer for Disney/Pixar’s Coco. Now, they have announced their new Latino voice cast, plus have revealed the first look at their new poster. According to co-director Adrian Molina, “Our voice cast is incredibly talented, helping to shape our eclectic group of characters. Each actor has told us they find something relatable in this film, so they’re finding it easy to capture the heart of this story—it’s all about family, so we hope that these characters will resonate with everyone.” Check out the full cast after the jump. Read More

Shakira on the cover of her 2017 album ‘El Dorado.’

By Andrea Huswan

2017/06/02 at 8:14am

Album Reviews Latinos In Hollywood Music

Shakira’s ‘El Dorado’ (Album Review)

06.2.2017 | By Andrea Huswan |

Updated March 2026

Shakira‘s 11th album El Dorado is a love letter to Colombia. The title itself refers to Colombia’s “lost city,” full of alluring mystery and enchantment. With thirteen tracks, the album is predominantly sung in Spanish, with four tracks in English, and one track in French. While some artists crash and burn while trying to transition into different genres, Shakira proves that she still has it in her and most importantly, her hits don’t lie. Read More

Gabriel Chavarria and Demian Bichir in Lowriders. Photo credit: Courtesy of BH Tilt / Universal Pictures.

By Jack Rico

2017/05/13 at 7:06pm

Latinos In Hollywood Movie Reviews Movies

Lowriders (Movie Review)

05.13.2017 | By Jack Rico |

*Updated November 2025

The 1-4-0: Ricardo de Montreuil’s Lowriders leaves the cliched gang and drug storylines to the side and focuses on creating characters true to life through the lens of the rich culture of East LA.

By Jack Rico

2017/03/18 at 9:36am

Latinos In Hollywood Podcast

Podcast: Betting On Zero and Herbalife’s Latino Exploitation

03.18.2017 | By Jack Rico |

This week on Highly Relevant, which you can now subscribe to now, we discuss the important new documentary called “Betting On Zero” which hits theaters soon. It centers on the alleged pyramid scheming of the nutrition company Herbalife. It also chronicles in detail how Latinos have been exploited by Herbalife as well. Ted Braun, the director of the film, and Latina activist Julie Contreras also a part of the film, join me to discuss the film’s central premise and the financial ramifications Herbalife’s sketchy business dealings have had on the Hispanic community. Read More

Older man talks to bearded man driving in car interior

By Jack Rico

2017/03/05 at 11:56am

Latinos In Hollywood Podcast

Jose Diaz-Balart On Trump, Hispanic Media And Immigration

03.5.2017 | By Jack Rico |

This week on the Highly Relevant podcast, I interview Telemundo and NBC’s Jose Diaz-Balart – who was invited to the private Donald Trump meeting with network anchors and reveals to us never-before-heard details on the meeting and what he said to Trump himself. Also, Tommy Torres, a former Ricky Martin producer turned singer, for the first time ever, revealed to me why he and other Latin musicians fear crossing over into the English-language mainstream. That plus my film review of Marvel’s new Wolverine film…LOGAN. Read More

By SBC Staff

2017/03/02 at 11:10am

Latinos In Hollywood Spanish language TV

Kate Del Castillo Makes Her Return To The Small Screen In Netflix’s ‘Ingobernable’

03.2.2017 | By SBC Staff |

On March 24, Netflix will launch the first season of the anticipated Mexican original series, Ingobernable. The thriller and drama series will debut at 12am and feature a total of 15 episodes that will tell the story of a Mexican Presidential family and how in a matter of seconds everything can change. Kate del Castillo (Emilia Urquiza) and Erik Hayser (Diego Nava) portray the First Lady and President of Mexico. Emilia Urquiza, is the First Lady of Mexico with big plans to improve conditions for the country through her commitment to fighting for peace. As Emilia starts to lose faith in her husband, President Diego Nava, she finds herself at a crossroad where she will need to find a way to deal with a great challenge and uncover the truth. Emilia is a woman with a strong personality, conviction and clear ideas that make her capable of doing anything: making a president, leaving a president and killing a president. Read More

Eight people enjoy cards and board games outside by the water

Scene from the film ‘Everybody Loves Somebody’ showing a group playing games on a patio.

By Jack Rico

2017/02/28 at 11:09pm

Latinos In Hollywood Podcast Spanish language

Mexican Director Catalina Aguilar Mastretta Discusses Creating Bilingual Films

02.28.2017 | By Jack Rico |

In this episode of the Highly Relevant podcast, we interview the female director of the hit bilingual film ‘Everybody Loves Somebody,’ Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, about creating bilingual and bicultural cinema for a new generation of US Hispanics. Also, the Oscars are this Sunday and who better to talk to about the state of multiculturalism at the Academy Awards than April Reign, the creator of the #OscarsSoWhite movement, plus, my review of Jordan Peele’s black horror film “Get Out”. Read More

Pitbull, Camila Cabello, and J Balvin dance during music video shoot

Pitbull, Camila Cabello, and J Balvin perform while a cameraman films the video.

By Jack Rico

2017/02/23 at 5:09pm

Latinos In Hollywood Music Spanish language

‘The Fate and the Furious’: Watch Camila Cabello Speak Spanish With J Balvin and Pitbull In New Clip

02.23.2017 | By Jack Rico |

Universal Latino has released a new clip from The Fate and the Furious titled “Honeymoon,” which will be airing during on Univision’s Premio Lo Nuestro award event tonight. At the beginning of the video Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello (formerly of Fifth Harmony) appears with Colombian reggaeton star, J Balvin, plus Pitbull for a new track called “Hey Ma” in “The Fate and the Furious” soundtrack releasing this April. Read More

By Jack Rico

2017/02/20 at 3:22pm

Latinos In Hollywood Podcast

Ice Cube on Hit Movies, Jesse y Joy on Bilingual Music, Carrie Keagan on Cursing with Celebrities

02.20.2017 | By Jack Rico |

Welcome to episode 19 of the “Highly Relevant” podcast! Our friend Carrie Keagan (26:00), host of Bravo After Hours, stops by the podcast to promote her new book “Everybody Curses I Swear,” Ice Cube (1:20) joins me to discuss his new high school movie “Fist Fight”. We also talk a bit about the American educational system, why raunch comedies aren’t offensive to people anymore and his secret to making hit movies. And if you like Latin pop music, you probably have heard of the Mexican brother/sister duo – Jesse y Joy (8:14). They have a new self-titled bilingual album and we chatted at length about bilingualism in music and in this country. It’s a great show, so put your headphones on or if you’re listening in your car, crank it up. Read More