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Esai Morales Sounds Off on Latinos in Hollywood

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Esai Morales on Latinos in Hollywood: "I'm still waiting for our 'Roots'"

By Amaris Castillo | 08/15/2011 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

Esai Morales, star of new film Gun Hill Road, sounded off recently to BET.com about Latino roles in Hollywood. The 48-year-old Puerto Rican actor stars alongside Judy Reyes and up-and-...

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Will Transgender Actress Harmony Santana Be the Next Latina to Win an Oscar?

By Lee Hernandez | 08/04/2011 - 21:42 | 0 Comments

Several actors have received Oscar nominations for playing transgender characters, including John Lithgow (The World According to Garp), Jaye Davidson (The Crying Game), Felicity Huffman (Transamerica) and Hillary...

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EXCLUSIVE: Esai Morales On Being A Dad: "There's No Nobler Reason to Get Out of Bed"

By Lee Hernandez | 08/03/2011 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

In the new film, Gun Hill Road, (opening in select cities on August 5th), Puerto Rican actor Esai Morales plays Enrique, an ex-con who returns home from prison to discover that his son Michael (Harmony Santana) is now a transgendered girl named Vanessa. Esai says the new movie—which he describes as the "Latino...

Steppin' Out: Kiyan & La La, Enrique Iglesias, William Levy and more

Steppin' Out: Kiyan & La La, Enrique Iglesias, William Levy and more

By Miranda Noland | 07/25/2011 - 07:44 | 0 Comments

What to Watch: New Latino Web Series 'Los Americans'

What to Watch: New Latino Web Series 'Los Americans'

By Adriana Rivera | 06/10/2011 - 11:50 | 1 Comment

Imagine a modern, multi-generational, suburban, middle class, Latino family. Does that sound sort of familiar? Now, imagine seeing that family in scripted scenes with high production values and great acting. That’s what the new web series Los Americans is bringing to the internet.

Los Americans features a number of acclaimed Latino...

Steppin' Out: Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria, Selena Gomez and more

Steppin' Out: Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Eva Longoria and more

By Miranda Noland | 02/25/2011 - 08:28 | 0 Comments

FIRST LOOK: Esai Morales & Judy Reyes in 'Gun Hill Road'

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FIRST LOOK: Esai Morales & Judy Reyes in 'Gun Hill Road'

By Mariela Rosario | 01/25/2011 - 17:00 | 1 Comment

Esai Morales and Judy Reyes teamed up for first-time director Rashad Ernesto Green's debut film Gun Hill Road, premiering this week at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

The film follows an ex-convict (Morales) who returns home after three years to an estranged wide and a son who is going...

Actor Esai Morales on SB 1070: "Our People Are Not the Enemy"

Actor Esai Morales on SB 1070: "Our People Are Not the Enemy"

By Mariela Rosario | 08/23/2010 - 16:00 | 3 Comments

We caught up with Esai Morales at the recent Latino Baseball MVP awards hosted by Latino Sports Ventures in NYC and had a chance to chat up the La Bamba star. The hot button issue on everyone's lips was the...