Latinos still woefully underrepresented in Hollywood, with major movie portrayals remaining rare and stereotypical, USC study finds.
President Trump calls Latinos “invaders.” Culture could offer a counter narrative—yet it does not.
Behind the camera, the statistics were just as bad. Of the 1,200 films examined, just 4% were made by Latinx directors. Of those, 71% hailed from outside the U.S. and 29% of them were American. Just one director of the 1,335 studied was Latina. Among producers, just 3% were Latinx, with the majority being men — only 19 of them were Latina. Latinx casting directors were also rare. The few films that do have Latinx directors, producers and casting directors also have greater representation of Latinx characters on screen.“The Latino community has not been prioritized and it is imperative that we shed light on the glaring reality of Latino representation in film,” said Benjamin Lopez, executive director of the National Assn.
Stereotypical portrayals of the Latinx community also abound. Across 200 films examined, approximately 25% of Latinx speaking characters were depicted as criminals and 17% were portrayed as poor or low income. Thirty-six percent of all Latinx speaking characters and 60% of top-billed Latinx actors were depicted separately from a larger Latinx community, which translates to a lack of cultural artifacts, traditions and other signifiers that might showcase the characters’ ethnicity.
“The erasure of the Latino community in film creates a void that has been allowed to be filled by hateful and violent rhetoric,” said Mauricio Mota, co-president of Wise Entertainment, an indie studio that services Latinx stories. “It is imperative that the talented storytellers from our community are given opportunities to tell the diverse and vibrant narratives of the Latino audience.”
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