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Latino recognition in Hollywood

4:05 pm By Maegan La Mala · Entertainment| Movies · 2 Comments

23 Jan 2007

So the topic on everyone’s mind in Hollywood today is just how many Latinos (yes, I’m including Penelope) are nominated for an Academy Award this year. While this may be refreshing for some Oscar followers, I have to say that it is about time that we level off the playing field a bit.

It all started with Rita Moreno in 1961, winning for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in West Side Story. Nobody knew that it would be years, make that decades, before another Latino graced the red carpet nominated for an Oscar, let alone win one.

It got to a point where no Latinos were ever recognized for their acting. Even Cher and Oprah Winfrey were being honored, but nope, no Latinos. Finally, in 1990, we saw Andy Garcia nominated for his role in Godfather III only to be followed up a few years later by Rosie Perez in 1993 for her portrayal in the film Fearless. They didn’t win, but that didn’t matter so much. Honest.

Penelope nominated, Almodovar out, Mexico in

12:47 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Movies| Spain| dance · Comments Off

23 Jan 2007

Hollywood has been buzzing about an Oscar nod for Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver since Cannes. Most of thought it was a given, but we were wrong. Almodóvar (who missed the Golden Globes this year) has been passed over and his film has garnered only one nomination, that of Penelope Cruz:

With the nomination of Penelope Cruz to the Best Actress category, the protagonist of Volver becomes the first Spanish actress to be nominated for this award. The precedent was set by Javier Bardem, who, in 2001, was nominated in the Best Actor category.

In happier news, Mexico can celebrate the multiple nominations of its paisanos. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth have been nominated for numerous awards, and once again Argentino Gustavo Santolalla is in the running for his amazing score.

See the full list of Latinos published by The Gossiper earlier today.

Via / 20 Minutos

WTF?: Mel Gibson to speak in Mayan at the Oscars

1:04 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bilingualism| Celebrities| Events| Movies| TV · Comments Off

4 Mar 2006

Yes, you read right, and yes, your cries of “WTF?!” are echoed across America. According to Time magazine, Mel Gibson is to speak en lengua maya at the Oscars this Sunday.

His last film, The Passion of the Christ, was spoken entirely in the dead languages of Latin and Aramaic. Now Mel Gibson will appear in a brief spot on this Sunday’s Oscar broadcast speaking another exotic tongue: Maya. That’s the sole language of Apocalypto, the adventure epic set in Pre-Columbian Mexico that Gibson is currently shooting on the edge of southern Mexico’s rainforests, in the state of Veracruz.

Get your Oscar on with VivirLatino — LIVE!

2:17 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Events| Movies| TV| VivirLatino · 3 Comments

3 Mar 2006

How long has it been since you last enjoyed a fantastic Oscar night en casa with internet luminary Mamita Mala? What? Never? Well, sailor, your ship has come in and all of you Oscar dreams are about to come true.

VL’s own Mala will be blogging the Oscars, from red carpet to those last moments of glory LIVE here on VivirLatino.

What’s so special about this live Oscar blog? Well, how many Latino takes on the Oscar does mainstream media give us? That’s right — none!

The one and only Latino live blog coverage of “Los Oscar” begins at 7:00 pm EST (4:00 pm for us on the West Coast) with “la alfombra roja”.

Who will Mala dis? What will she dish? Will she share her popcorn with you or kick you off the couch? Tune in on Sunday to find out.

Latino Oscar nods

6:40 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Entertainment| Movies · 2 Comments

31 Jan 2006

Just a couple of Latino names on the Oscar nominee list this year:

Rodrigo Prieto (Mexico), Best Cinematography for Brokeback Mountain

Emmanuel Lubezki (Mexico) Best Cinematography for The New World

Gustavo Santalolla (Argentina) Best Soundtrack for Brokeback Mountain

If you like, you can also throw in “honorary Latino” Joaquin Phoenix (actor, “Walk the Line”) and Spaniard Alberto Iglesias (soundtrack, “The Constant Gardener”) para hacer bulto.

Via / MSN Latino

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