A Love Letter to Selena Quintanilla
…that press conference, there’s a driving scene with her dad Abraham (played by the inimitable Edward James Olmos), Selena (portrayed by JLo in the role that would launch her career),…
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Two Iconic Latina Directors to Celebrate: Patricia Cardoso and Patricia Riggen
Selena, La Bamba, and just about any Edward James Olmos film are highly regarded by the Latinx community for being the trailblazing classics they are. Having set the standard for…
35 Years Later, "Stand and Deliver" is Still Latinx Gold
…students reach academic excellence in the process. Escalante was portrayed by Edward James Olmos, who has given us so many important Latinx performances over the course of his career (there…
TheLatinaPress Nº26: LALIFF, la Mente, y Pride
…Olmos, Co-Founder of LALIFF The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) is back with a stellar lineup that promises to captivate audiences from start to finish. Cristina Escobar covered…
5 Classic Cholo Films You Must See
…Edward James Olmos was in it. One of his biggest films is 1992’s American Me. A fictionalized look at the rise of the Mexican Mafia within the California prison system,…
Three Decades After ‘American Me’ Debut, New Podcast Explores the Movie’s Impact and Deadly Aftermath
…the gang’s power. Fumero can imagine an alternate reality where the film catapulted Chicano acting careers and set up Olmos to have an expansive directing career. Instead, Olmos has directed…
20 Years Later, 'American Family' Still Matters
…James Olmos, Sônia Braga, Constance Marie, Raquel Welch, and Esai Morales. All of these actors have gone on to do critically acclaimed work in Hollywood and abroad (Braga is of…
5 Films Based on Epic Moments in Latinx History
…who made history when he led his “predominately Hispanic and low-income” Garfield High students to their full potential. Latinx icon Edward James Olmos portrayed Escalante in the film and received…
In Celebration of Maya Lopez from 'Hawkeye'
…better. With Zoe Saldaña, Michael Peña, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Edward James Olmos (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and Rosario Dawson (via Marvel-Netflix shows featuring members of the Defenders),…
7 Latina Books That Are Getting the Hollywood Treatment
…the Time of the Butterflies (1994) https://www.instagram.com/p/B16dYaygF2o/ A movie with Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Marc Anthony, and Demián Bichir? We are here for it. That awesomeness…