{"id":210604,"date":"2023-08-16T15:07:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latinorebels.com\/?p=210604"},"modified":"2023-08-16T15:22:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T19:22:36","slug":"supportlatinocreatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latinorebels.com\/2023\/08\/16\/supportlatinocreatives\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Support Latino Creatives’ Letter Aims at Building Power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Movie poster for ‘Blue Beetle,’ starring Xolo Maridue\u00f1a and directed by \u00c1ngel Manuel Soto (DC Studios\/Warner Bros. Pictures)<\/p><\/div>\n

This was supposed to be our summer. There are finally too many Latinx movies and shows distributed by mainstream studios to count, and one of them is Marvel\u2019s <\/span>Blue Beetle<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s not the first Latino superhero, but it is the first superhero movie that’s directed by, written by, and starring Latinos,”\u00a0<\/span>Ruben Garcia<\/span> told Latino Rebels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Garcia spent more than 11 years at the famed Hollywood talent firm Creative Artists Agency\u00a0<\/span>working to increase diversity<\/span><\/a> in the industry.\u00a0<\/span>But instead of the creators and stars of these projects celebrating what amounts to the cumulation of years of work, they\u2019re now\u00a0<\/span>on the picket line<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Latino and Latina creators are negotiating and fighting for their livelihood,” said\u00a0<\/span>Frankie Miranda<\/span>, president and CEO of the <\/span>Hispanic Federation<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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