The Latino population experienced a 43 percent growth in the past decade versus 4.9 percent among non-Hispanics. This represents a huge opportunity for Hollywood, and though the industry has increasingly been targeting the Hispanic audience more recently, there’s still a lot of room to grow. [go to article]
He joins Gael-Ga and Diego Luna (Y Tu Mama Tambien) in the hilarious Spanish-language comedy directed by Matt Piedmont. [go to article]
According to the Motion Picture Association of America, in 2010, Latinos led the way to the movies, so to speak, in many categories. [read the 2010 breakdown]
Here are some of the stats:
-Hispanics have the highest moviegoing per capita, attending the movies on average 7 times per year, compared to closer to 4 times a year for other ethnicities. Page 10
-In 2010, 43 million Hispanic moviegoers purchased 351 million movie tickets, up from 37 million moviegoers and 300 million tickets in 2009. Page 9
–The male/female split of moviegoers is nearly even for most ethnicities, with the exception of Hispanics. In 2010, the amount of Hispanic males reported as frequent moviegoers increased significantly. Page 8
A great question that I cannot answer. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, 37 million Hispanics purchased movie tickets in 2009, that’s more than 300 million tickets purchased. HELLO!!! Anybody home?!
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Related news: Check out this great article about the explosion of Latinos in the U.S. and our impact in the American economy. [go to article]
Screenjunkies.com has a great compilation of Latino movies. This is a great resource for people who want to learn a little more about our movies. [go to site]
Para los actores latinoamericanos es importante mantener las raíces de la comunidad a la que pertenecen en EU, por lo que Pobre Divas no sólo muestra la fusión multicultural del país, sino la importancia de resarcir los códigos de estas minorías. [go to article}
Manny Perez’s hit movie will be available on DVD in May 2011. [go to article]
To pre-order your copy of “La Soga” go to this site,
http://shop.screenmediafilms.net/products/109032-la-soga
El fenómeno televisivo Águila Roja se extiende al cine. El próximo miércoles se estrena en la gran pantalla Águila Roja. La película, un filme basado en la serie de TVE-1 que cuenta con los mismos personajes y con nuevos fichajes: Martina Klein, Antonio Molero, Mariano Peña, William Miller, Joan Crosas y Stany Coppet. [go to article]
La cantante y actriz Jennifer López ha sido nombrada por la revista People como la mujer más bella del mundo. [go to article]
Es la historia de una bella mujer que aspira a ser reina de belleza en México mientras que las redes del narco y el crimen la conquistan…. es la premisa de Miss Bala, película de Gerardo Naranjo. [go to article]
El Cine Latino 