03.18.2026 | By SBC Staff |
Last year, we curated the 25 Most Anticipated Movies of 2025 Featuring Hispanic Actors. This year, we expanded the list to include Latino writers, filmmakers, and producers. The difference in a year has been that Latino talent is now being included in shaping how movies get made for Hollywood’s biggest studio films. Read More
02.14.2026 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated March 2026
The 1-4-0: Guillermo del Toro, who gave us Pan’s Labyrinth and The Shape of Water, finally realizes a vision 30 years in the making. You can feel the weight of that patience in every frame. Jacob Elordi steals it from Oscar Isaac. Read More
02.17.2025 | By Jack Rico |
For those who grew up in the ’90s film scene, Edward Burns was a defining indie voice. His films, The Brothers McMullen and Sidewalks of New York, shaped my teenage understanding that in relationships, love alone isn’t enough, it takes work. Eventually, Burns shifted to acting and directed less, making only two movies in the last 15 years. One of them is his latest, Millers in Marriage, a story of love, fidelity, and reinvention in midlife. Read More
01.22.2025 | By Jack Rico |
Latino and Hispanic actors are leading some of 2025’s biggest blockbusters. From Marvel and DC superheroes to A24 thrillers and prestige dramas, these films showcase the depth of Latino talent and their role in shaping the industry. Read More
03.4.2021 | By Jack Rico |
Disney’s ‘Raya and the Last Dragon‘ will be the first major motion-picture to be released after New York City theaters finally re-open at only 25% capacity this weekend. Though it won’t be an accurate assessment of the potential of all NYC and LA theaters fully re-opening, it will give Hollywood executives a sense for the public’s appetite to see new releases on the big screen, rather than streaming. If ‘Raya’ overdelivers, then we can assume we’re going to have a great summer. But if it underperforms… then we can surmise that people still aren’t comfortable being closed in a room with strangers for two straight hours. At the center of all this attention is Carlos Lopéz Estrada, co-director of the film, who sat with us to discuss a wide array of topics including what he learned as a director and storyteller at Disney, his thoughts on being Latino and directing an Asian film, and why he believes we’re entering a new era of Latino superheroes. Read More
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.
10.11.2014 | By Jack Rico |
*Updated March 2026
The 1-4-0: Addicted is a guilty pleasure gone wrong. It’s a sex addiction film from a female perspective that falls into all the made-for-tv-movie clichés.
05.27.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
*Updated December 2025
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 up until 2007, when George Lopez had its final episode.
05.6.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
Ramon Rodriguez is coming hot off his latest film Need For Speed and jumping straight into his next crime-filled actioner, which might even stirrup drama outside of the little screen. Read More
05.1.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
*Updated December 2025
All speculations have finally been put to rest as the official cast for Star Wars: Episode VII has finally been revealed. John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow and one of our favorites, Oscar Isaac, will join the original Star Wars team: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker. Read More
