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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Los Angeles, CA —  Award-winning filmmaker Patricia Cardoso will be the guest speaker during the first day of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s (UCLA TFT) two-day virtual Orientation, on Tuesday, Sept. 29. She will welcome students to a new academic year and accept the Distinguished Alumna Award. 

“We are extremely happy to welcome Patricia Cardoso back to campus virtually to receive our Distinguished Alumna Award and to be our special guest speaker,” says UCLA TFT Interim Dean Brian Kite. “Her groundbreaking films, including Real Women Have Curves, have no doubt served as inspiration for so many of our students and I know they will be excited to hear and learn about her filmmaking journey.”    

“I am honored to receive the UCLA TFT Distinguished Alumna Award and thrilled to share my experiences with the students,” Cardoso says. “I knew nothing about filmmaking before I stepped into campus and didn’t speak much English, but despite this, at UCLA, I learned my craft, found my voice as a storyteller and developed lifelong friendships.” 

Cardoso’s 2002 film Real Women Have Curves was a critical and box-office success. In 2019, the film, which has become a landmark of Latino cinema, was added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, making Cardoso the first Latina director to have that honor. She was also the first Latina director to win a Sundance Audience Award and a Student Academy Award. A Fulbright scholar, anthropologist and 1994 graduate of UCLA TFT, her student films The Air Globes and The Water Carrier won several awards and played at festivals around the world; her anthropological approach to directing continues to guide her film and television work. Cardoso’s directing credits include episodes of The Society, Queen Sugar and Tales of the City, and the feature El Paseo de Teresa, a film that has the distinction of earning the highest box-office revenue for a female director in Colombia.  

In addition to her work as a filmmaker, Cardoso is currently a professor at UC Riverside and previously taught at UCLA and USC. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America. 

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