It's Official That Latino Representation Is Dismally Low And We Have The Stats To Prove It

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There is not enough Latino representation in Hollywood, according to a new study.

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It was conducted by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

Researchers looked at the 100 top grossing films between 2007 and 2018 and found that only 3% of films featured leads with Latino actors.

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They determined that the most frequently-hired Latino actors were Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Eugenio Derbez and Jessica Alba.

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In fact, there was only one lead cast in the past 10 years that was 45 years old or older and that was none other than Jennifer Lopez.

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One disturbing trend was that almost half (47%) of the movies sampled totally erased Latino-speaking characters.

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Another bummer was that 24% of roles that went to Latinos were for playing criminals or violent offenders.

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The results were just as dire for Latinos behind the camera, with only 28 directors between 2007 and 2018.

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In a nutshell, this study proved we still have a long way to go when it comes to Latino representation in movies and TV.

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Let’s do better. Check out the entire study for yourself here.