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Aimee Garcia on What It Means to Be Latino in America
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Aimee Garcia on What It Means to Be Latino in America

By Latina Staff | 08/18/2011 - 13:12 | 0 Comments

Soledad O'Brien once asked me, "What does it mean to you to be Latino in America?" And, I told her that I have my feet in two cultures instead of one, and I feel very lucky.

When the Huffington Post asked me to write this blog, I was truly honored. We have...

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EXCLUSIVE: Aimee Garcia Dishes On Her Top Secret 'Dexter' Role!

By Lee Hernandez | 06/15/2011 - 12:15 | 0 Comments

Very little is known about Aimee Garcia's hush hush role on the sixth season of Showtime's Dexter, except that Garcia will be playing the new nanny to Dexter's (Michael C. Hall) son, Harrison. We caught up with the lovely Aimee (who's part-Puerto Rican and part-Mexican) to get the inside scoop on what we...

EXCLUSIVE: Aimee Garcia on Playing a Teen, Her Celebrity Crush and 'Go For It!'

By Amaris Castillo | 05/13/2011 - 11:30 | 1 Comment

Aimee Garcia is used to playing a teen.  The 32-year-old actress is probably best known for her role as bratty Veronica Palmero on The George Lopez Show, and in her newest film Go For It! Garcia plays a 19-year-old Chicago-bred Latina who struggles to fulfill her dreams of becoming a professional...

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Zoe Saldana & Michelle Rodriguez Dazzle at the NHMC Impact Awards

By Gerri Miller | 02/28/2011 - 14:10 | 1 Comment

The Oscars and Independent Spirits weren’t the only award ceremonies in Hollywood this weekend! The National Hispanic Media Coalition celebrated Latino talent at its 14th annual Impact Awards Gala, hosted by Michelle Rodriguez and Mario Lopez, with Zoe Saldana, producer director Robert Rodriguez, ...

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WATCH: Meet the Latina Stars of ABC's 'Off the Map'

By Lee Hernandez | 11/27/2010 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

ABC has finally announced Wednesday, January 12th at 10 p.m. as the premiere date for Off the Map! As you can tell, we're super excited for this new medical drama set in a tiny town in the South American jungle from Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes. The show stars two Latinas—Valerie Cruz and...

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Tube News: Four Latina Stars Lose Their Jobs

By Lee Hernandez | 06/02/2010 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

It’s bad enough that Latinos account for only 4% of on-camera talent on television (despite the fact that we make up roughly 14% of the U.S. population), but the major networks have made matters even worse by canceling four shows featuring Latinas in starring roles. 

ABC’s decision to cancel Flash Forward, starring Argentinean actress Sonya...

Who Wore It Best?

By Miranda Noland | 05/26/2010 - 11:00 | 1 Comment

It's Jennifer Lopez vs. Gwyneth Paltrow, Fergie vs. Kylie Minogue and more.

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Diversity Report Card: NBC

By Lee Hernandez | 05/11/2010 - 12:30 | 16 Comments

After grading CW’s Latin-ness last week, this week I am taking a good hard look at NBC, and let me tell you: I don’t like what I see.

While the Peacock network does a decent job of casting Latinos in supporting roles—Oscar Nunez (The...

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