New Invitees Represent 59 Countries
50% Women up from 25% in 2015
29% People of color

Diversity is certainly on the minds of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences when they extended invitations to 842 artists and executives to join the organization. Selected were individuals who have distinguished themselves y their contributions. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2019.

How many Latinos received invitations? Approximately 70, with a .5% margin of error. Congratulations to those invited and more power to Latinos in entertainment if you accept and join.

Actors
Yareli Arizmendi, A Day Without a Mexican, Like Water for Chocolate
Bruno Bichir – Crónica de un Desayuno, Principio y Fin
Héctor Bonilla – 7:19 La Hora del Temblor, Rojo Amanecer
Juan Diego Botto – Ismael, Vete de Mí
Marina de Tavira – Roma, La Zona (The Zone)
Irene Escolar – Bajo la Piel de Lobo, Un Otoño sín Berlin
Gina Gallego – Minority Report, Erin Brockovich
Dolores Heredia – Huérfanos, A Better Life
Ofelia Medina – Innocent Voices, Frida: Naturaleza Viva

21 Oscar Winners. 82 Oscar Nominees. 85 Oscar Nominations”

Casting Directors
Justine Arteta – Battle of the Sexes, Little Miss Sunshine
Eyde Belasco – Sorry to Bother You, (500) Days of Summer

Cinematographers
Carolina Costa – Crystal Swan, They
Diego García – Divino Amor, Our Time
Miguel Littin Menz – Cabros de Mierda, Hands of Stone

Costume Designers
Gaetano Speranza – Stan & Ollie, Everest
Julio Suárez – Zama, The Headless Woman
Anna Terrazas – Roma, Abel

Directors
Lucía Gajá – Batallas Intimas, Mi Vida Dentro
Gloria Rolando – Dialogue with My Grandmother, 1912: Breaking the Silence, Chapter 1

When she was asked why she reached out to fellow AMPAS member Enrique Castillo and asked him to co-sponsor actress Yareli Arizmendi, Julie Carmen stated, “We all can pay it forward. Good people have reached out and pulled me into projects and I get great joy bringing fellow artists into the fold. Especially during political times that can leave us feeling hopeless. Alma Martinez did that for me in 2016, out of the blue the phone rang and she said she was nominating me for Academy membership. Every year we each have that opportunity.”

Documentary
Isabel Arrate Fernandez – Return to Homs, Five Broken Cameras
Carrie Lozano – The Ballad of Fred Hersch, The Weather Underground
Leah Marino – Motherland, Imelda
Rafael Marmor – Mike Wallace Is Here, The Short Game
Martha Orozco – Nueva Venecia, Drought,
Melissa Robledo – Command and Control, Merchants of Doubt
Lisa Valencia-Svensson – Call Her Ganda, Herman’s House
Baby Ruth Villarama – Sunday Beauty Queen, Jazz in Love

Executives
Andres Calderon
Sidonie Dumas
Alana Mayo
Andrea M. Miloro
Lumumba M. Mosquera
Marisa Michele Paiva
Beatriz Sequeira
John Vanco

Film Editors
Julia Juaniz – Finding Steve McQueen, Black Butterfly
Nacho Ruiz Capillas – Twelve-Year Night, The Others

Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
Rosalina Da Silva – X-Men: Apocalypse, Watchmen
Manolo García – Suspiria, The Sea Inside
Ana López-Puigcerver – Julieta, The Others
Sarah Rubano – The Amazing Spider-Man 2, District 9

When Julie Carmen reached out to me to co-sponsor Yareli Arizmendi for the Motion Picture Academy I was honored to serve as co-sponsor along with Julie. Yareli has done so much important work and is more than deserving of being a member. Like Julie, it is a feeling of great fulfillment to support fellow artists who deserve recognition. I owe a great debt of gratitude to those that supported my induction into the Academy and it is only fitting that I do the same for others. Also, there is a great need for more diversity in the Academy so that it truly reflects the profile of not only our country but also the world we live in.” — Enrique Castillo

Marketing and Public Relations
Flavia Amon
Dana Bseiso Vazquez
Lisa Oropeza
Kristina Maria Hernandez
Etienne Hernandez-Medina
Wendy Kupsis-Robino

Music
Heitor Teixeira Pereira – Smallfoot, Real Women Have Curves

Producers
Stefanie Azpiazu – Private Life, Enough Said
Lucy Barreto – Reaching for the Moon, Bossa Nova
Luis Cados Barreto – Joao, o Maestro, The Middle of the World
David Hinojosa – First Reformed, Beatriz at Dinner
Cristina Huete – The Queen of Spain, Chico & Rita
Andrea Cecilia Roa – It Comes at Night, Unexpected

Production Design
Barbara Enriquez – Roma, Resident Evil: Extinction
Trevor Jimenez – Weekends, Key Lime Pie
Bobby Panillas – One Small Step, Moana
David Torres – How to Train Your Dragon 2, Megamind
Josie Trinidad – Ralph Breaks the Internet
Sergio Diaz – Roma, Desierto
Madin Jacob Lopez – Insidious: The Last Key, The Amazing Spider-Man
David Miranda – Batman Returns, Point Break

Visual Effects
Lydon Barrois – R.I.P.D., Sucker Punch

10 Branches Invited More Women Than Men
Casting Directors, Makeup Artist & Hairstylists, Costume Designers Marketing & Public Relations, Directors, Producers, Documentary
Production Design, Executives and Writers “

Writers
David Arata – Children of Men, Spy Game

Victor Gaviria – The Animal’s Wife, The Rose Seller

Sebastian Silva – Tyrel, Magic Magic

Members-at-large
John Naveira
Otto Nemenz
Manny Silvero

*Our apologies if we inadvertently left anyone’s name out.

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