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At age 80, multi-award winner Rita Moreno still vocal about challenges Latinas face in Hollywoodnew

Fifty years after actress Rita Moreno earned an Academy Award for her role as Anita del Carmen in West Side Story, the Puerto Rico-born performer is still the only Latina to ever win an Oscar in an acting category.
San Antonio Current  |  KIKO MARTÍNEZ  |  09-20-2012  |  Profiles & Interviews

30th-annual CineFestival Spotlights Latino Filmmakersnew

CineFestival will highlight cinematic work from across the globe including the countries of Chile, Bolivia, and Mexico. What co-director Victor Payan is most excited about, however, is the number of U.S. Latinos who will screen their films this year.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  04-09-2008  |  Movies

The Weapon of Satire: ¡Ask a Mexican! Weighs Innew

Columnist and OC Weekly staff writer Gustavo Arellano has caused much controversy since the Eugene (Ore.) Weekly began running the column in early November. We ask him about charges that he's a racist -- and whether satire can work when immigrants are under serious attack.
Eugene Weekly  |  Suzi Steffen  |  11-30-2007  |  Race & Class

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