Latino Hollywood legends helped move the needle forward on representation in Hollywood. Despite all their work, Latino actors get just 7% of film leads. But they're not giving up the fight for accurate and fair inclusion.
to showcase the work of Latino and Latinx creators. He also helped start a youth cinema project for children from fourth grade through college.
Before that, in 1962, Rita Moreno was the first Latina actress to win an Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 filmMoreno was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York and in Hollywood played a lot of what she called"Conchita Lolita" Latina roles or the generic ethnic., adding that even for the Nuyorican musicalthere were challenges."We all had to wear one color makeup, very very dark.
Moreno says it took years to get another good role after her Oscar. But she persevered, acting on television and onstage. And now, at age 90, Rita Moreno continues to act in Hollywood. She was in last year'sAcademy Awards"You see a queer, openly queer woman of color, an Afro Latina who found her strength in life through art, and that's what I believe we're here to celebrate," DeBose said onstage.
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