Latinx TV Talent Still Largely Shunned by Hollywood, UCLA Diversity Report Indicates

People who identify as Hispanic or Latinx make up 18.5% of the United States’ population, but as a Hollywood Diversity Report TV analysis from UCLA released today indicates, the country&#8217…

released today indicates, the country’s demographic reality is not being reflected on our small screens.

Furthermore, the UCLA report’s analysts estimated that Latinx directors were responsible for only 5.4% of the episodes in broadcast, 3.5% in cable and 3% in digital. Latinx representation amongst credited writers remained just as bleak, with just 4.8% in broadcast, 4.7% in cable and 4.3% in digital. “The fact that shows with diverse writers’ rooms did well last year also illustrates that audiences are looking for authentic portrayals,” continued Darnell Hunt, co-author and dean of UCLA’s division of social sciences, where the report, now in its eighth installment, is produced.

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