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5 Joss Whedon Actors You Never Knew Were Latino!

5 Joss Whedon Actors You Never Knew Were Latino!

By Lee Hernandez | 05/02/2013 - 12:01 | 0 Comments

Actors on Joss Whedon television shows and movies all have something in common: They're AWESOME! But a handful of Whedonverse actors also share something else in common:...

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Ariel Winter as Dora the Explorer

12 Non-Latino Celebs Who Have Played Latino Characters!

By Latina Staff | 11/29/2012 - 16:59 | 11 Comments

A new picture of Ariel Winter of Modern Family shows the 14-year-old actress reprising her parody role of Dora in Dora the Explorer for CollegeHumor.com. And according to The Hollywood Reporter, Italian actress...

Unique Challenges Faced By Afro-Latinas
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Negra & Beautiful: The Unique Challenges Faced By Afro-Latinas

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 01/27/2012 - 15:55 | 0 Comments

The frustrating ironies of being Afro-Latina hit Yuly Marshall with stunning regularity: At work at a Miami hospital, Hispanic patients of the Cuban-born radiology technician usually assume she’s African American, asking her, “Where did you learn to speak Spanish like that?” and expressing shock—even skepticism—that she’s really Latina. Other times, fellow Latinos will...

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FOX Signs New Talent Deals With Latinos

By Adriana Rivera | 01/26/2012 - 12:13 | 0 Comments

FOX is trying to keep up with the demand for Latino actors on television by signing Mexican actors Martha Higareda and Adan Canto on for talent deals on the network. According to Deadline.com...

WATCH: Rob Schneider Can’t Handle His New Mexican Family’s Yelling

WATCH: Rob Schneider Can’t Handle His New Mexican Family

By Amaris Castillo | 12/07/2011 - 10:30 | 0 Comments

The sneak peek of Rob Schneider’s new CBS comedy is less than 30 seconds long, but that’s all we need to get it!

¡Rob! centers on an architect (played by Schneider) who marries into a tight-knit Mexican family. In the hilarious teaser, Schneider’s...

Gone Too Soon: 10 TV Cancellations

10 Latino TV Shows Canceled Too Soon

By Lee Hernandez | 08/11/2011 - 01:15 | 0 Comments

It was almost two years ago that Mexican comedian George Lopez vowed to revolutionize late-night as the first Latino talk show host on primetime. But today, after just two seasons on the air, TBS announced that Lopez Tonight, ...

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Do the Emmy Awards Only Reward Latina Stereotypes?

By Lee Hernandez | 07/14/2011 - 13:27 | 7 Comments

When nominations for the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, we were elated to hear Sofia Vergara’s name among the nominees. The Colombian actress—a scene-stealer on ABC’s Modern Family—received her...

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