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2016/08/15 at 5:22pm

Hidden Figures: The Film That Might Change Hollywood

08.15.2016 | By Jack Rico |

I’m watching the Olympics last night as Usain Bolt bolted by all his so-called competitors, including Justin Gatling, and right after his win, NBC aired a TV trailer spot for the film Hidden Figures. The movie stars Taraji P. Henson and tells the incredible untold true story of three brilliant African-American women working at NASA in the 1960s where they served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. What most stood out to me was my reaction… it was bizarre to see a prestige period Hollywood movie about accomplished black women at the highest levels. And you know why…? Read More

By Jack Rico

2016/02/24 at 12:22pm

Pop Culture TV Video

This John OIiver Video Nails EXACTLY Hollywood’s Whitewashing

02.24.2016 | By Jack Rico |

With the academy awards coming up, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver tackles Hollywood whitewashing in a humorous yet unflinching way. The focus of the video is self-explanatory, but this whole idea that there aren’t enough good roles for people of color is utter balderdash. Even when roles do exist, they still can be played by white actors. Just ask Emma Stone. Her portrayal of a half-Asian woman in Aloha is perhaps the most egregious act of whitewashing in the modern era. Read More

By Jack Rico

2015/08/20 at 10:36pm

Interviews

Hitman’s Zachary Quinto Talks Video Games, Diversity & Speaking Spanish

08.20.2015 | By Jack Rico |

After an unsavory press conference in New York City this past weekend, Zachary Quinto, known for his roles in NBC’s Heroes, Star Trek and now ‘Hitman: Agent 47,’ sat down with us to discuss the popularity and emergence of video games such as Hitman, the reason television is edging out movies in quality content and the reason he is not speaking Spanish fluently right now. Read More

About Time… Disney Finally Creates First Latina Princess

Disney Junior’s ‘Elena of Avalor’

By Jack Rico

2015/01/30 at 5:23pm

Pop Culture TV

About Time… Disney Finally Creates First Latina Princess

01.30.2015 | By Jack Rico |

Disney this week announced that they created their first ever Latina Princess and her name will be Princess Elena of Avalor. Here’s the catch, she will only exist as part of the Disney Junior cable TV world and not in film which is where the mainstream masses could really have felt her presence. To keep her ensconced from broad platforms such as the movie arena, unlike the African-American Princess in 2009’s The Princess and the Frog, is something that should have all Hispanics pondering on why the decision of relegating her to the whims of 2-7 year olds? Did things not work out with the diverse Princesses concept in film? Read More

2014: The Year Network TV Became Diversified

Zoe Saldaña in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’

By Mariana Dussan

2014/05/27 at 10:13am

2014: The Year Network TV Became Diversified

05.27.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |

You can probably count on two hands the number of shows that have had a Latino lead or Latino cast in an English-speaking show that aired on network television until 2007 when “George Lopez” had its final episode. But now in 2014 alone there are about 12 shows that have a Hispanic leads or co-stars! It’s obvious that we’ve come a long way, and so in celebration of this feat, here are the shows airing in 2014 that feature Latino talent: Read More