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Carmen Corral
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‘Southland’ Actress Carmen Corral Talks Banda Music & Hot Scenes with Ben McKenzie (EXCLUSIVE)

By Kamren Curiel | 04/10/2013 - 15:41 | 0 Comments

Mexican American actress Carmen Corral has been hustling her way through Hollywood ever since graduating from UCLA with a theater degree in 2004. The Chicago native’s first big break came shortly after graduation when she landed a role in HBO’s Chicano rights film Walkout, which depicted the 1968 East L.A. student uprising. She’s...

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Kevin Alejandro, Laz Alonso on Southland

Our 5 Favorite Latinos on 'Southland!'

By Kamren Curiel | 02/13/2013 - 16:37 | 0 Comments

TNT's LAPD police drama Southland is back for season five, premiering tonight at 10/9c. To get you ready for another round of detectives and beat cop action in L.A., we rounded up five of our favorite Latinos to appear on Southland. Check them out and let us know who's your favorite.
 
Kevin Alejandro...

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Star Tracker: Christina Aguilera, Michael Trevino, Guillermo Diaz and more

Star Tracker: Christina Aguilera, Michael Trevino, Jennifer Lopez and more

By Latina Staff | 03/22/2011 - 13:38 | 0 Comments

—Christina Aguilera made her first promo appearance for her new TV show The Voice. The show is set to premiere on April 26th at 9 p.m. Watch the promo below!

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Laz Alonso
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EXCLUSIVE: Laz Alonso's Career Goes 'Southland'

By Lee Hernandez | 02/17/2011 - 15:35 | 0 Comments

It was recently confirmed that Laz Alonso would be replacing Kevin Alejandro...

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Kevin Alejandro
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Kevin Alejandro on 'Southland': "Most of the stories that you see are true"

By Irasema Romero | 01/25/2011 - 14:30 | 1 Comment

TNT’s police drama Southland offers Mexican American actor Kevin Alejandro an opportunity to play “super hero” Detective Nate Moretta. We spoke to the actor about the current season of Southland, how Latinos are portrayed on the show and even got a little True Blood dish! Here’s what he had to say:

We are very excited with...

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Yara Martinez
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Introducing Yara Martinez

By Lee Hernandez | 01/17/2011 - 16:16 | 1 Comment

Cuban actress Yara Martinez has guest starred on a number of hit shows, including ER, The Unit, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and she's perhaps best known for her recurring role as fugitive Karen Nelson—a felon who uses her feminine wiles to lure innocent victims into...

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Is 'Southland' a Racist TV Show?

By Lee Hernandez | 01/12/2011 - 16:30 | 10 Comments

When the gritty cop drama, Southland, premiered on NBC in the spring of 2009, Alex Nogales, President of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, spoke out against the show. ”All of the criminals are Latino and all the cops are white. That is offensive,” Nogales told Latina in the fall of 2009. He rightly...

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Tube News: TNT Renews ‘Southland’ and ‘Glee’ Promotes Naya Rivera!

By Lee Hernandez | 05/05/2010 - 16:00 | 22 Comments

Good news all around for Latinos on TV this week! First thing’s first: TNT has renewed Southland—starring Mexican actor, Kevin Alejandro—for a third season, according to...

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