It helps if you have an appreciation for Fine Corinthian Leather.
I quickly perused the article. I did not see a mention of Cheech and Chong, and that’s racist
If all you have is a hammer….
Yada yada yada
John needs a big pañuelo to catch his tears.
Another woke cry baby lib complaining about the wonderful and diverse world of hollywierd??
Well, my favorite U.S. born Latino actor was Leo Carillo. His Latino family was in California since the mid 18th century. He is known for playing The Cisco Kid’s sidekick Pancho. The Cisco Kid himself, Duncan Renaldo, was raised in Romania.
I think J.L. should blame Charlton Heston, who took two parts that could have gone to Latinos: “A Touch of Evil” and “El Cid”. That Lithuanian Charles Bronson, sometimes convincingly played Latinos. Also consider Natalie Wood, the not so convincing Maria in West Side Story.
If you are going to be beaten out, at least you are beaten out by Heston, Bronson, and Wood.
You also need viewers in theater seats. We, the viewers, make the decision on what & who we want to see in movies...with our dollars.
Screw off, Juan.
Rita Moreno are Jennifer Lopez two Latinas I thought of easily. Both have had careers for decades.
I watched the Skip Gates show on NPR of about Leguzuiamo’s geneology.
It seems he had been culturally appropriating Puerto Rican for 50 years, but had no Puerto Rican ancestor, even in his DNA.
He’s Columbian.
But why does he complain? He should be complaining about Latin American Countries speaking the toungue of their colonial oppresssors (Spanish). They should all learn English to bring them out of poverty.
From a guy who has been in over a hundred films
Lucy has some 'splainin to do!
List of Latino actors/actresses whose work I have seen:
Jessica Alba Esai Morales Raquel Welch
Ruben Blades Edward James Olmos
Benjamin Bratt Michael Pena
Rosario Dawson Rosie Perez
Andy Garcia Danny Pino
Selena Gomez Freddie Prinze Sr.
Luis Guzman Freddie Prinze Jr.
Eva Longoria Zoe Saldana
Mario Lopez Danny Trejo
Cheech Marin Wilmer Valderrama
Ricardo Montalban Sofia Vergara
I’ll bet he could find work on a Mexican telenovela, and even work mainly out of Miami.
“We Latinos are 19% of the population and the largest ethnic group in America, and we’ve been here long before the conquests of the 1500s.”
Completely false. Not a single Latino existed on this earth before Columbus’ voyage to the Americas and that was only in 1492.
Leguizamo set off too many gaydars during a time when being gay was not an asset to getting a job in Hollywood.
People born in central and south america are not latino. They are indigenous inca, maya, caribs. We should never allow their culture to abrogated by someone from spain.
Stupid & ugly...not a good combo.
Benny Blanco from the Bronx who shot and killed Pacino’s character in the movie was a pretty big character that Leguizamo played in Carlito’s Way.
Pacino had to beat out Dustin Hoffman to pay an Italian in the Godfather, when he is Italian.
Brando was also in The Godfather playing an Italian.
Separating the Spanish from the Latin American seems a little strange as where does he think the Latin Americans came from, if not at least partially from the Spanish Conquistadores and settlements?
Everyone from Europe is white including Spaniards, but Latinos are suddenly not white in North America?
This said, he may have an overall point.
Want some cheese to go with you wine John?
P.S. “John” is a Hebrew name. That’s cultural appropriation.
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Hey, this idiot gets more work than I do. What is he complaining about? Oh, that’s right. He’s Lah THEE noh!
Don’t fret John, soon you’ll be passed over for the Chiney-man.