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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

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Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

Nominated for "Best Supporting Actor"

Latino recast: Esai Morales

Dr. King Schultz, a dentist slash bounty hunter, is deceivingly dangerous in Quentin Tarantino’s unforgettable drama about slavery in the south. We know he has played a cop dozen of times, but Morales’ experience with action roles makes him a winner in this recast.

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103 Latino Oscar Nominees!

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

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He’s regarded as one of the most influential cinematographers in Mexico for good reason. Along with working on more than 250 high-profile projects on both sides of the border, Gabriel Figueroa earned an Academy Award nomination for his work on The Night of the Iguana, a 1964 black-and-white film based on Tennessee Williams’ play of the same name and starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr. Time magazine called it “a picture that excites the senses, persuades the mind, and even occasionally speaks to the spirit—one of the best movies ever made from a Tennessee Williams play.”

Best Cinematography, The Night of the Iguana, 37th Academy Awards, Nominated

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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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