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Jul 19, 2023 · As of today, just 24 Latino films are in the registry, a list that includes Selena, La Bamba, El Mariachi and other popular films. Castro’s office has prepared a form to accept nominations from the public.
Apr 19, 2024 · The seven film directors listed below and their work highlights the richness of Latino culture and continues to inspire new generations of filmmakers. 1. Alejandro González Iñárritu. Alejandro González Iñárritu is a prominent Mexican director known for films like Birdman (2014) and The Revenant (2015).
1 day ago · Less than 5% of the 875 works in the film registry are Latino-driven stories, according to Castro's office. Latinos account for about 19% of the U.S. population. Nominations for movies that are at least 10 years old can be made through Castro's office through July 23 or directly through the Library of Congress through Aug. 15.
1 day ago · Clayton Davis. Tue, 16 July 2024, 2:34 pm GMT-4 · 2-min read. Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro of Texas has called for public suggestions of Latino films to nominate for the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. Submissions of Latino-driven films can be made by visiting his website. To be eligible, films must be at least 10 ...
- Ángel Manuel Soto
- Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Amanda Sarabia
- Isabel Bethencourt
- Janicza Bravo
- Gigi Saul Guerrero
- Tatiana Huezo
- Kristal Sotomayor
- Andrew Nuño
- Adrian Nuño
Last year DC Comics announced that Puerto Rican filmmaker, Ángel Manuel Soto, was tapped to direct the upcoming film, Blue Beetle, which is scheduled to come out in 2023. It will actually be the first feature-length Latino superhero movie. Ángel previously earned acclaim for the film Charm City Kings in 2020, and it was recently announced that he w...
Writer and director Reinaldo Marcus Green was given a massive boost in his career when he was hired to direct 2021’s King Richard starring Will Smith. The critically acclaimed film has already been nominated for over and won several awards and there’s also Oscar buzz. Previously, Reinaldo garnered attention for his work on the 2018 film, Monsters a...
Amanda Sarabia is a documentary filmmaker devoted to seeking justice for Latinx people. Currently, she’s fundraising for a documentary inspired by the story of Vanessa Guillén, which led her to launch her own production company, Amanda Sarabia Production, in August 2020. She was also involved in producing the award-winning music video/PSA, “Orgullo...
Sundance-award-winning filmmaker Isabel Bethencourt is a director and cinematographer who directed the 2021 documentary, Cusp. The doc follows a group of teenage girls from Texas as they face toxic masculinity and learn to navigate relationships as budding adults. Previously, she’s directed several other documentaries including Moving Home and Paci...
Janicza Bravo is the director of the Sundance-award-winning short film, Gregory Go Boom, as well as the widely acclaimed films Lemon and Zola, the latter was the first film inspired by a Twitter thread. She’s also worked on a number of popular television shows including Atlanta and Dear White People. She’s set to direct the pilot for a new series t...
Gigi Saul Guerrero, also known as, “La Muñeca del Terror,” is a multi-hyphenate talent primarily known for her work as an actor and a director in numerous horror films. She’s also worked as a writer and producer on several projects. Gigi earned a first look deal with Blumhouse Productions in 2019 which most notably produced the TV movie, Culture Sh...
Documentary filmmaker Tatiana Huezo has dedicated her career to telling important stories. Her very first film, El Lugar Más Pequeño, is about the civil war in El Salvador and won a dozen awards on the film circuit. Her latest film, Prayers for the Stolen, is fictional coming-of-age story about three young girls from a town struggling with a rampan...
Kristal Sotomayor is a talented young documentary filmmaker who draws inspiration from her heritage to create films that highlight Latinidad and tackle tough issues like immigration. Perhaps best known as the director of the 2017, documentary, To My Motherland, which she also wrote, Kristal has several projects currently in production. Among those ...
One half of a filmmaking duo with his twin, Adrian, Andrew Nuño has been garnering some attention for his web series, Border’d, which is about three Latinx siblings who return to their hometown in the wake of a family tragedy. He’s also produced, directed, written and acted in a number of independent films. Up next, he’s producing the short film, S...
The other half of The Nuño Twins, Adrian co-founded Diginamic Productions alongside Andrew, Adrian is co-producer of Sugar Rush and Border’d,and has more than 130 film projects to his name. In addition to acting in and directing many of his own films, Adrian has also worked as a cinematographer on a number of shorts and hour-long films.
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1 day ago · Despite this mandate, less than five percent of the 875 titles on the National Film Registry are currently Latino-driven stories. In 2021, as chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressman Castro successfully advocated for the inclusion of Selena – the 1997 biopic starring Jennifer Lopez – in that year’s inductions to the National Film Registry.
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Jan 13, 2020 · Here's a list of the Latinos who got nominated and snubbed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Oscars 2020, including Jennifer Lopez.
