Posted on 01/27/2022 8:47:28 PM PST by nickcarraway
John Leguizamo admitted that he tries to stay out of the sun in order to stay “light-skinned” for film roles.
The 57-year-old Latino actor was recently interviewed for the Academy Awards’ “Seen series,” during which he opened up about his experiences in Hollywood.
“I definitely would not go in the sun for years. It was a conscious thing because I could work,” the “Romeo + Juliet” star said. “And all the Latinos that made it so far, a lot of them were all light-skinned,” he added. “What happened to all the Afro-Latinos and the majority of indigenous Latinos? They don’t get a shot, you know. So, there’s a lot of things we got to deal with in Hollywood, and we got to fix, and we got to speak out and we got to speak up.”
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He has spent his 30 year career focusing on his ethnicity and has consistently worked the entire time. He’s full of crap.
Yes, many Latin Americans are pure white, deriving from white Spaniards and having no indigenous bloodlines.
You’re right; he’s FOS.
It’s rare to see a fair-skinned, blue-eyed person on TV any more. Everyone is brown or black. The guy isn’t paying attention.
He should get a tan and at least pick up some work in commercials.
Most of the Latin in Mexican soap operas are of European origin, unless portraying a maid or field worker.
What a dumbass.
with his mug, he should do voice over work.
Oh, so it’s his skin color and not his acting ability? Ok doofus.
He was perfect in the movie about Toulouse-Lautrec. But that's a once in a lifetime role. He was also good in ER. I think he could stop worrying now. He ought to do ads, since all of them that show a white person also show a person of color as the significant other.
Disney? Against another runt’s wishes?
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