Eva Longoria attends Land of Women Red Carpet in New York

Actress/producer extraordinaire and USA Today Women of the Year, Eva Longoria was in New York City last week for the red carpet premiere of her Apple TV+ dramedy, Land of Women looking her usual fabulosa self.  She not only stars in the six episode Spanglish dramedy series, she is also an executive producer. 

Joining her on the red carpet were cast members Victoria Bazúa and Santiago Cabrera who plays the dreamy Amat. 

The series will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on June 26, followed by a new episode every Wednesday through July 24.

 The cast is internationally stellar, with Carmen Maura (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) playing Gala’s (Longoria) mom.  The Venezuelan born Cabrera (Big Little Lies) grew up in London, Romania and Madrid, while Bazúa, born in Mexico, makes her television debut.

Executive Produced By: Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Carlos Sedes, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, Eva Longoria, Ben Spector and Sandra Condito.

Patricia Cardoso Joins the Prestigious AMPAS Board of Governors

 On June 1 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its newly elected 2024-2025 Board of Governors. Among the newly elected members was director Patricia Cardoso (Real Women Have Curves).  The Academy has 19 branches, each represented by three governors, Cardosa will be serving on the director branch.  The 55-person Board of Governors is responsible for the governance, corporate oversight, and strategic direction of the Academy. 

With these new additions, the 55-member Board now comprises 53% women and 27% belonging to an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.  

There are only two other Latinos on the Board of Governors, incumbents, director/producer Rodrigo Garcia, and costume designer Eduardo Castro.  Felicidades a todos!!

NHMC’s Impact Awards Among the Celebrated

A couple of weeks ago June 14th at the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards Gala celebrated NHMC and this year’s amazing honorees who are making a positive impact for the Latine community. Co-hosted by actress/producer and artivista Annie Gonzalez (Jenni, Flamin’ Hot) and actress, writer, and producer Mayan Lopez (Lopez vs. Lopez).

President and CEO, Brenda Victoria Castillo is pictured here with the 2024 Impact Awards Gala Honorees.

_{From left to right: Fede Alvarez, Samuel Harowitz, Harvey Guillén, Brenda Castillo, Larry Freedman, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, Issa López, Tatyana Ali, and Alonso Carrillo  (Photo Alberto Rodriguez, Getty Images)}

Artivist Representing at the International Labour Organization

This past week she invited Latina Artivists Annie Gonzalez (Flamin’ Hot), Maria Diana Riva (Dead to Me) (Grey’s Anatomy, The Baker & The Beauty) and Lisa Vidal  joined Monica Ramirez, Founder & President of Justice for Migrant Women at the 5-year anniversary of the International Labour Organization adopting the first ever international treaty to address gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work (C190).Monica Ramirez is a force. She is also co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, The Latinx House and Poderistas. She is dedicated to ending gender based violence in the workplace and achieving gender equity.

Gaytino! Made in America Screening at La Plaza de Cultura Y Artes in Los Angeles

Dan Guerrero’s documentary Gaytino! Made in America screened this past Saturday, we enjoyed a wonderful evening at the screening.

Dignitaries like labor activist Dolores Huerta, renowned artist Barbara Carrasco were in attendance, to celebrate the cultural history Guerrero shared through his very important and entertaining documentary.

Guerrero shared never-before-heard stories about his journey as a producer, screenwriter, theatrical agent and his path to self-acceptance as a gay Chicano.  Dan is a LatinoWood community treasure.

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The National Hispanic Media Coalition announced the line up for their upcoming 2024 Impact Awards Gala taking place on Friday, June 14, 2024 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. For the second year in a row the evening will be hosted by actress, Artivista, and producer Annie Gonzalez (Jenni, Flamin’ Hot). Joining Gonzalez for the hosting duties at the annual celebration honors will be actress, writer and producer Mayan Lopez (Lopez vs. Lopez).  

As outspoken advocates for the Latine community, this year’s honorees are paving the way for Latine artists in the entertainment industry, which closely aligns with NHMC’s mission.  This year’s Impact Awardees are Uruguayan writer, director, and executive producer Fede Alvarez is being honored for his directorial work that’s brought us multiple hit horror and thriller films, including the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and his most recent film, Alien: Romulus releasing this coming August. NHMC Visionary Alliance Member and long-time supporter, Actor, Producer, Writer Harvey Guillén will be honored for his groundbreaking role in the FX series What We Do in the Shadows, and Mexican director, writer, and producer Issa López will be honored for her work as writer, director, and showrunner of Season 4 of HBO’s True Detective: Night Country. Actress, singer, and entrepreneur, Tatyana Ali, will receive her Impact Award for her advocacy and policy work in maternal health and reproductive justice.

The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) will be honored with the Community Impact Award for their commitment to multiculturalism and creating change for marginalized communities, while streaming giant Tubi will be honored for its diverse programming providing a platform for Latine series showcasing authentic representations of our Latine communities. 

“[Our] honorees embody where our community is headed and are pushing their industries forward simply by taking up space and using their platforms to uplift other Latine creatives.,” said Brenda Victoria Castillo, President & CEO of the NHMC. “NHMC is committed to ensuring that our community is recognized – not just at our gala, but in every space.” 

The annual Impact Awards Gala is a part of the NHMC’s overall mission to spotlight the importance of accurate, fair, and positive representation in media. Through the coveted Impact Awards, each year the NHMC honors individuals who are truly making an impact, shifting societal narratives, and setting an example for Latine communities.

This year, in keeping with their mission to provide resources to help bring awareness to the power and contributions of Latino/a/x/e in all sectors of society, NHMC recently launched a new media guide and resource providing comprehensive education about Latine Communities tailored for entertainment industry professionals this year, ‘Seeing Beyond The Stereotypes: Telling Authentic Latino/a/x/e Stories.”

For more information on the NHMC Impact Awards, log on to: www.NHMC.org

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Los Angeles, CA — In a year when inclusion seems to be decreasing, the 36th Impact Awards will celebrate outstanding individuals dedicating themselves to creating a more inclusive entertainment industry through the positive portrayal of the Latinx community in Hollywood, both, in front of and behind the camera. The annual impact awards gala will take place Friday, September 9, 2022, at 6:00 PM PST at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

The evening’s ceremony will be hosted by Jessica Marie Garcia (On My Block), with a special appearance by U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro who will present an award to Merino, the Academy Award-winning producer of Encanto.

Additionally, Xolo Maridueña(Cobra Kai, Blue Beetle) will be honored with the NHMC Rising Star Impact Award. While Wilmer Valderrama is set to receive the Trailblazer Impact Award.

Other presenters for the night include Angel Manuel Soto, Debby Wolfe, Selenis Leyva, Gloria Calderón Kellett, and Robin Thede.

This year’s Impact Awards Gala honorees include:

• George Lopez – (Lopez vs. Lopez)
• Mayan Lopez – (Lopez vs. Lopez)
• Colman Domingo – (Euphoria) 
• Francia Raisa – (How I Met Your Father)
• Yvett Merino – (Encanto) 

“NHMC is thrilled to be returning to an in-person celebration after a year, and what better way to make our return than by honoring some of Hollywood’s most illustrious movers and shakers,” said Brenda Victoria Castillo, President & CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition.

NHMC’s Impact Awards Gala is supported by our partners: T-Mobile, Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo, Coca-Cola, Netflix, Google, Verizon, Vme, Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano Bobb Dang Law, Bilingual Educational Services Inc., Fuse Media, Walt Disney Company, City National Bank and Campanario Entertainment.

Last year’s honorees include Salma Hayek, Tessa Thompson, Rosie Perez, Moninca Lozano and Matthew Lopez.

The Impact Awards Gala is just one part of the NHMC’s overall mission to spotlight the importance of accurate, fair, and positive representation in media, including advocating for an increased number of Latino writers on major networks, the increased representation of diverse talent on major television and film sets, and educating media and industry executives on the variances of Latino culture. 

2022 NHMC’s Impact Awards Gala Committee: Karey Burke, 20th Television; Abel Lezcano, Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang; Jackie Puente, Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo; Joanna Diaz-Soffer, T-Mobile; Henry R Munoz III, Funny or Die; Iva Colter, Netflix; Jaime Davila, Campanario Entertainment; Marie Sylla-Dixon, NHMC Board Member; Bonnie Abaunza, Abaunza Group; Terra Potts, Warner Bros. Pictures; Philip Sanchez, City National Bank and Brenda Victoria Castillo, National Hispanic Media Coalition. 

 The National Hispanic Media Coalition is a woman-led 501(c)(3) non-profit civil and human rights organization that was founded to eliminate hate, discrimination, and racism toward the Latino communities.

For more information about how to register for the Impact Awards Gala, visit: https://www.nhmc.org/impact-awards-gala/ 

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The selected writers include: Linzy Beltran, April M. Sanchez, Diego Moreno, Michel Lichand, Eli Vazquez, Ana Defillo, Rolando Gomez, Desiree Carcamo, Samantha Renee Cordero and Linda Dillon Moya, who were feted at a special event by NHMC President & CEO, Brenda Victoria Castillo. Program Mentor and former NBC V.P. of Script Development, Geoff Harris also spoke as well as former graduates of the NHMC’s writers’ program.

To date the writers’ program has served nearly 200 diverse alumni who have gone on to write for series such as The Umbrella Academy, The Flash, Cruel Summer, Generation, Resident Alien, Santiago of the Seas, Legendary, Painkiller, Indebted, Selena: The Series, and more.

Some notable NHMC Series Scriptwriters Program alumni include Emilia Serrano (Writer, Untitled Paramount+ Feature, CO-Executive Producer, ABC’s Mixed-ish); Sierra Teller Ornelas (Executive Producer, Peacock’s Rutherford Falls), and Rob Sudduth (co-executive producer, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, co-executive producer, ABC Untitled TV Movie). Also, writers Jessica Lopez, Jorge Ramirez. 

“We are always elated to see a new group of writers start this program. They are the future of the industry. From the next staff writers to your favorite show’s showrunners,” said Castillo, President & CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. “As we have done so for nearly twenty years, we continue to advance Latinx writers in an industry that has yet to fully utilize our community’s rich and diverse talent.

NHMC was created to bridge the gap and connect the entertainment industry with well-equipped writers who are ready to tell authentic stories. NHMC’s Series Scriptwriters Program was held virtually from June to July of this year, and was proudly sponsored by Univision Communications, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal Telemundo, T-Mobile, Netflix, Union Bank, and ViacomCBS. During the virtual program, ten talented Latinx writers emerged themselves in a writers room-style lab, where they learned from industry leaders and completed 30-minute to 1-hour pilots in drama or comedy. Among guest speakers were Erika Kennair, Zayre Ferrer, Pete Corona, Emilia Serrano, Lainie Gallers Tarter, Davah Avena, Alex Tse, Ryan Cassells, Kristy Grisham, and Mitch Graham.

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by Luis Reyes

Last week at a star studded ceremony in Beverly Hills the National Hispanic Media Coalition held its 23rd Annual Impact Awards honoring the significant and impactful contribution of Latino content creators, producers and actors in Hollywood and in American popular culture. 

America Ferrera, honored for Outstanding Series Producer for Netflix’s Gentefied said in her acceptance speech, “We are content creators and agents of change, changing the narrative….and now we are not doing it alone.” She dedicated the award to the late actress Lupe Ontiveros with whom she worked with on her debut film, Real Woman Have Curves Ferrera added, “Ontiveros over her career had few opportunities to share the depth of her extraordinary talent.” 

Jay Hernandez who was honored for Outstanding Television Performance as the titular hero of Magnum P.I., commented upon receiving his award, “We get to tell the story of who we are with humanity, dignity and grace in these important times.” Hernandez tackled one of the most iconic characters in recent television history and made it his own.

 Roberto Aguirre- Sacasa is the writer and executive producer of three hit series Riverdale, Kathy Keene and Chilly Adventures of Sabrina. He received an award for Outstanding Executive Producer for his accomplishments presented by Vida producer Tanya Saracho. Saracho acknowledged him for inspiring her pursuit of a writing career as a beginning playwright in Chicago, noting that they share many of the same cultural touchstones in their writing.  “We have a rich past and there is positive change for authentic and accurate representations.” explained Aguirre. For this season of Starz Vida, Saracho proudly revealed that she hired all female Latinx directors.

Amy Lippman co- created the original Fox series Party of Five (1994-2000) about a group of Anglo kids who lose their mother and father in an accident and are left to fend on their own.  Twenty years later Lippman updated the material with social relevance for today’s audiences about a Latinx family whose parents are deported from the U.S. and the kids are forced to cope on their own. Party of Five with an all Latinx cast is currently on Freeform television and executive produced by Lippman who received an Impact award.

Isabella Gomez was awarded for her Outstanding series performance as Elena Alvarez on the beloved “One Day at a Time, about three generations of a Cuban-American family living in the same house. The Netflix show now on Pop TV was co-created by Gloria Calderon Kellett who presented Gomez with the award.

Dany Garcia is described as a “Billion-dollar producer” for the number one worldwide box office star Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson and she runs a vast portfolio of entertainment companies. She is the founder, chairwoman and CEO of the Garcia companies and TCG Management and co-founder of Seven Bucks companies,

The daughter of Cuban Immigrants, Dany has produced with her executive team and studio partners an amazing array of diverse content for a global audience with productions that include several successful film franchises. Garcia in a moment of reflection said, “I believe No Latinx woman has been there before me.”

 She has amassed 1.5 billion in box-office receipts this year alone and more than $4 billion to date. Her productions include Jumanji, Jumanji: The Next Level, Hobbs and Shaw and the upcoming Disney’s Jungle Cruise.

Garcia received an Impact award for Outstanding Film Producer and it was presented to her by her brother Hiram Garcia, who runs her Seven Bucks film production unit.

Ozzie Areu, who rose from security guard at Warner Bros. studios and personal assistant to Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt to running Tyler Perry Studios is now Founder and CEO of his own studio facility, Areu Bros studios in Atlanta, Georgia. He received a Trailblazer Award as the first modern Latino studio owner following in the footsteps of Desi Arnaz who founded Desilu Studios with his wife Lucille Ball with the phenomenal success of their 50’s TV sitcom I Love Lucy.

Warner Bros. Chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff was given a Visionary award for greenlighting, producing and releasing Lin Manuel Miranda’s upcoming film version of his Tony Award winning musical drama In The Heights directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) that opens in theaters nationwide on June 26^th. It features a largely Latinx cast of young rising performers and established artists.

Sitcom stars Jacob Vargas (Mr. Iglesias) and Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) served as hosts for the awards ceremony and kept the proceeding lively and fast moving.

Unlike the Oscars, the Emmy’s or the Golden Globes, the Impact Awards brought to the forefront, by their mere presence alone, a young empowered collective group of professional entertainment industry Latinx women. They were recognized for creating mainstream entertainment that reflects the world we live in and for telling stories that deserve to be told that reflect our various communities and experiences as Americans.

At the beginning of the decade of the 80’s and 90’s it was proclaimed by the media to be “The Decade of The Hispanic” and although there were notable gains made by filmmakers and talent (Luis Valdez, Robert Rodriguez, Gregory Nava, Edward James Olmos, Salma Hayek, Andy Garcia, Benicio del Toro, George Lopez etc.) the “Decade” never did materialize.  Now into the beginning of the second decade of the 21^st century, it seems like the work done by past generation is making way for the new Latinx generation to come of age in Hollywood. We are living in an era of Latinx talent across all the entertainment platforms. As one presenter commented,

 “We have proven that together with artists and crafts people there exists beautiful content that celebrates our lives and values and voracious audiences [for the content]”

Netflix has a scripted series Selena currently in production on the early years of legendary Tejana singer, in addition for the first time in history, there are ten (10) Latino themed and cast series currently on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms.

The National Hispanic Media Coalition NHMC is a national media advocacy and social justice organization for the advancement of Latinx and the annual Impact Awards recognizes talent and executives who advance equality and opportunities for the Latinx community in media and entertainment. Brenda Victoria Castillo is the president/CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition.

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After several well-attended protests, media interviews, significant coverage in print and television, institutional diversity reports that provided indisputable numbers of the near exclusion of Latinos in film, and an ongoing social media campaign against Paramount Pictures in 2018 for having the worst studio record in hiring Latinos in front and behind camera, the NHMC is now urging the U.S. Latino community to see the Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies film in large part because of its all-star, nearly all-Latino cast.

“Media has a profound impact on how people think and behave, and NHMC firmly believes that equity in media can only happen if film studio executives and those who greenlight blockbuster movies – like Dora – recognize that hiring Latinos is a profitable business imperative,” said Alex Nogales, president, and CEO of the NHMC. “Paramount Pictures could no longer ignore that the U.S. Latino population is 18.9%, has an estimated purchasing power of $1.5 trillion dollars, and buys 24% of all movie tickets nationwide. By casting a nearly all-Latino cast, Paramount has taken its first step, in 105 years since it was founded, to diversify its nearly all-white workforce. It is my hope that Paramount continues to take representation seriously by diversifying all of its upcoming television, film and animated projects.”

“Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a movie that Latinos need to support,” says the incoming president and CEO Brenda Castillo. “The plot is positive, bilingualism is embraced, and the characters are not stereotyped as thugs, drug dealers, prostitutes, gang members or all things that are bad in our society. Dora is a Latina superhero, and because of that, not only Latinas – but all women – should celebrate this film for its focus on a strong, competent woman as its lead. Please go see this movie so other film studio executives can realize that movies featuring Latinos and our rich culture can be a big, blockbuster hit.”

On February 22, 2019, nearly three months after NHMC’s last protest against Paramount Pictures, and two days before the NHMC’s 22nd Annual Impact Awards Gala, Paramount chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos announced the creation of a historic initiative – one that would promote diversity and inclusion across storylines, vendors, shooting locations and crew, in all film, television and animated projects. Read Gianopulos’ memo to Paramount employees here.

“Who said that pressure doesn’t help change minds?”, concluded Nogales.

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Alex Nogales, president, and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) in his statement said:

“There is no doubt that this is a business about ratings. However, [Susan] Zirinsky should focus just as much effort into diversifying her newsrooms by hiring qualified Latino journalists on air as she is by trying to turn a profit. Latino journalists are not only important because they sit at the table with decision-makers, but also cover more accurate portrayals of the beliefs and experiences of the Latino community, which represents 18.9% of the U.S. population – the biggest and growing ethnic minority in the nation.
Zirinsky and other high-ranking, CBS news executives are part of a profession that hold others accountable, yet do not hold themselves accountable. They should be ashamed for not being committed to inclusive hiring practices because race matters. Don’t get me wrong. The new CBS team has the qualifications and experience to do an outstanding job for CBS. But, our community is tired of being absent in the national consciousness and now absent in the consciousness of a national news network. We should not be at odds with CBS and other media outlets across the nation, fighting to be rightly represented on camera and off, and advocating for content that includes our demographic’s socio-economic and political concerns.

“If Zirinsky and her news teams are truly in pursuit of bringing authentic, three-dimensional and original stories to the American public ethically, impartially and honestly, then they should be inclusive of all major ethnic, racial groups in their hiring practices. If not, CBS risks Latinos abandoning its national newscasts.”

The new CBS This Morning anchor team consists of Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil, and the correspondents dedicated to the show are David Begnaud, Jericka Duncan, Anna Werner and Vladimir Duthiers. Of this team, two are African Americans and one is Haitian/French. The latter does not consider himself Latino. As for CBS Evening News,Norah O’Donnellwill become its anchor and managing editor this summer, replacing Jeff Glor. (John Dickerson of the morning show is departing).

The shakeup was led by Susan Zirinsky (pictured left), CBS News division’s first female president, who assumed her post in March. It has been widely reported that Zirinsky hopes to increase CBS’ ratings for both telecasts, which have lagged behind ABC and NBC for years. Ratings have suffered in part from scandals tied to sexual harassment and workplace culture at CBS. CBS employees who either stepped down or were fired due to these allegations were CEO Leslie Moonves, 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager, and Charlie Rose, the former co-host of CBS This Morning.

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The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) announced today that Yalitza Aparicio ( Roma‘) and Veronica Falcon (Queen of the South) will be honored at this year’s Impact Awards on February 22, 2019 which will be held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

For 22 years the NHMC has been recognizing Latino talent on film and TV at the Impact Award, usually held in February prior to the Academy Awards. It is at these awards gala where Latino talent is recognized for their work, in front, and behind the camera. Also lauded are Hollywood entities and individual that believe in diversity and the inclusion of Latinos on both sides of the camera.

This year’s most lauded Mexican actresses to date Aparicio, she becomes only the second Latina to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actress category (Salma Hayek was nominated in 2002 for Frida) With over 28 nominations for her role in Roma, winning the “New Hollywood Award” at the Hollywood Film Awards, she will add an Impact Award, and hopefully an Oscar to her list of acheivements.

Also an honoree that evening will be Falcon whose standout performance in Queen of the South has led to many tuning in to the USA Network for three years in a row.

Founded in 1986, by Armando Durón, Esther Renteria, and current president and CEO Alex Nogales, NHMC was created as a response to the lack of Latino representation in local news markets serving sizeable Latino audiences. Over three decades of advocacy, NHMC has increased the representation of Latinos behind and in front of the camera through media advocacy within the entertainment and news industry and with in-depth legal analysis for public policy reforms that advance affordable, open and secure communications.

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This year’s The 22nd Annual Impact Awards Gala will be held on February 22, 2019 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. The NHMC Impact Awards Gala recognizes the outstanding achievements and contributions to the positive portrayals of Latinos in media.

Although this year’s honorees have not been announced, they are always the top trending talent both in front of and behind the camera.

The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is the media watchdog for the Latino community, ensuring that we are fairly and consistently represented in news and entertainment and that our voices are heard over the airwaves and on the internet.  

Past honorees include Nicholas Gonzalez, Gina Rodriguez, Robert Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez, America Ferrera, James Cameron, Lana Parrilla, George Lopez, Cesar Millan, Zoe Saldana, Mario Lopez, Gina Torres, Rosario Dawson, and the late Lupe Ontiveros.

To view last years acceptance speeches here.

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On Sunday, March 4 — the evening of the Oscars — Fuse will broadcast its commercial-free premiere of Dear White People at 8:00 pm ET/PT. Throughout the broadcast, Fuse will air redubbed interstitials featuring footage from the 1950 classic film, Cyrano de Bergerac starring José Ferrer, the last and only Latino actor to be honored with an Academy Award for Best Actor 68 years ago. The remixed footage will call attention to the lack of Latino representation and provide thought-provoking commentary on inclusion in entertainment.

“It is painfully obvious, that with rare exception, the contributions of the Latino community are significantly underrepresented by the film and television community,” said Fuse Media Senior Vice President, Content Distribution and Marketing Judi Lopez.  “Media should be a mirror that reflects our culture and our country’s increasingly diverse population.”

As part of the initiative, Fuse will roll out original short form content centered around the importance of representation in media. Fuse’s digital and social platforms will further support the initiative with editorial coverage designed to spark conversation, including a quiz on the under-representation of Latinos in the entertainment industry.  Fuse will also use its social media platforms to enlist fans to call out the best performances by actors, writers, directors and producers of color.

 “We applaud Fuse for standing up for the Latino community, by helping us drive awareness for this incredible inequity in representation,” said Alex Nogales, President, National Hispanic Media Coalition.  “More media companies need to take notice and need to follow the example.”

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