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Lupe Ontiveros Added to Online Memorial After Oscar Snub

By Kamren Curiel | 02/27/2013 - 12:53 |

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Sure, Sunday's Academy Awards was filled with enough glitz and glam to make your eyes sore, but it was also a sad moment when Mexican American actress Lupe Ontiveros was missing during the 2012 memorial tribute. The snub resulted in a grassroots campaign that pressured the Academy to include her in their online tribute, which she was also absent from. 

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The Latino Recast of 2013 Oscar Nominees!

By Sugey Palomares | 02/21/2013 - 16:55 | 0 Comments

Oscars' time is fast approaching! As we countdown to cheer on our favorite celebrities and check out what they rock to the red carpet, we also can’t help but acknowledge that Latino nominees were pretty much non-existent this year. We are taking matters into our own hands with our signature Latino recast. Hollywood can sure use more diversity! Check out our picks and let us know what you think!

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Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook

Nominated for "Lead Actor"

Latino recast: Freddy Rodriguez

Cooper may have nailed his role as a man with bipolar disorder, but there’s no doubt that Rodriguez would deliver a gritty and compelling depiction of Pat Solitano. The 38-year-old actor’s role as the restorative artist Federico on HBO’s hit series, Six Feet Under, proved that he could play a man recovering from a crippled marriage and attempting to rebuild his life.

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103 Latino Oscar Nominees!

By Tom Castaneda | 01/26/2013 - 19:39 | 0 Comments

It’s the ultimate prize in Hollywood: the Oscar. Granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the coveted Academy Award statuettes have been doled out annually since 1929 as an award “of merit for distinctive achievement" in the industry. But it wasn’t until nearly 20 years later that the first Latino earned an Academy Award nomination.

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It’s no wonder José Ferrer’s life and accomplishments have been commemorated on a First-Class Forever stamp by the U.S. Postal Service as part of its Distinguished Americans stamp series. The Puerto Rican actor was the first Latino to win an Academy Award. Ferrer, a three-time nominee, lost in his first at-bat (Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the weak-willed Dauphin opposite Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc in 1948) before taking home the Best Actor prize for his performance in the title role of Cyrano de Bergerac, which earned him a Tony Award after first playing the role on Broadway in 1946. To honor his roots, he donated his Oscar to the University of Puerto Rico.

Best Supporting Actor, Joan of Arc, 21st Academy Awards, Nominated
Best Actor, Cyrano de Bergerac, 23rd Academy Awards, Won
Best Actor, Moulin Rouge, 25th Academy Awards, Nominated

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Look, I Brought My Mom to the Oscars!

By Lee Hernandez | 02/27/2012 - 00:24 | 0 Comments

When Mexican-born Demián Bichir stepped out on the red carpet for this year’s  84th annual Academy Awards with his mother Maricruz Nájera on his arm, we were inspired. What other mama’s boys have chosen to show off their mothers as their Oscars dates?

Oscars 2012 Trend: A-List Latinas Fly Solo on the Red Carpet

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This year Demián Bichir chose his beguiling mother, Maricruz Nájera, to accompany him to the Oscars where he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in A Better Life.

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Oscars 2012 Trend: A-List Latinas Fly Solo on the Red Carpet

By Jill Pankow | 02/26/2012 - 21:48 |

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Who says you need a date to the biggest night in Hollywood? If you are an A-list Latina leading lady like Jennifer Lopez, Penelope Cruz or Cameron Diaz you sure don’t! These three exceptionally stunning women arrived on the Oscars red carpet without their leading men.

Cameron Diaz to Present at the Oscars

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Who is Aurora Guerrero and Why is She in a Commercial During the Oscars?

By Jill Pankow | 02/26/2012 - 20:58 |

Who is Aurora Guerrero and Why is She in a Commercial During the Oscars?
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Those of you watching the Oscars red carpet were lucky enough to steal a peek of the feature film directed and written by Mexican-American Aurora Guerrero. The movie, Mosquita y Mari, was filmed in Los Angeles’ Huntington Park and focuses on the lives of two high school Chicanos.

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