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Finding out last week that Netflix had canceled ‘Gentefied’ after only two seasons felt like a gut-punch. And I know what to blame: capitalism.

There was nothing quite like hearing Ana Morales say, “I am a brown lesbian woman” in the middle of a corporate boardroom in Gentefied’s second season.

Gentefied season two heals Morales’ family trauma. Their triggers bounce around, shared between family members. Their heavy burdens are gently observed.

‘Gentefied’ asks: what does it mean to be part of a culture? It means honoring and defending the people no matter where we fall on the Latinx spectrum.

Hypercompetent and strong, the new Latina stereotype may be positive but it’s still damaging. We deserve to see more of ourselves on screen.

‘Jane the Virgin’ brought forth a new era of millennial, high-quality telenovelas showing strong Latina leads.

“Flamin’ Hot” is based on Richard Montañez, a Mexican janitor who rose from being a janitor to an executive at Frito Lay.

UCLA’s 2023 Hollywood Diversity Report is out, and with it comes valuable insight and new Latino representation statistics on the big screen.

At SXSW, Latinos from John Leguizamo to Julio Torres to Cheech Marin sounded off on the importance of our community creating our own stuff.

SXSW 2023 looks pretty good with Latinx representation, covering religion, sisterhood, cultural assimilation, and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos!