Meet the Next Generation of Latina Movie Stars!

By Lee Hernandez | 01/18/2012 - 13:05 | 0 Comments

This week, everyone is talking about the breakout performance of 27-year-old Puerto Rican actress Gina Rodriguez in the Sundance hit Filly Brown. The buzz surrounding Gina (coupled with the fact that she just signed a talent holding deal with ABC and ABC Studios to star in a pilot targeted for next season!), got us thinking about other young Latinas who have what it takes to become Hollywood fixtures on the big screen. Without further ado, meet the next generation of Latina movie stars! 

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Corina Calderon, 25

So deafening was the buzz for newcomer Corina Calderon's work in the film All She Can, that the Mexican actress was named one of the"Actors to Watch" at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. In the indie, Calderon played a willful South Texas teen gunning to win a powerlifting championship. (Note: Sundance is the same festival that predicted the Hollywood breakthroughs of stars like Carey Mulligan (An Education) and Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), both of whom went on to earn Oscar nominations! Could Corina be next?

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