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While some may try to downplay their Latino identity in Hollywood, there are others who embrace it to the bone and strive to help others in the industry do the same. Rick Najera has brought to life Latino characters on TV, movies and Broadway, an award-winning actor, writer, producer and director, he’s best known for Read More
Imagination builds worlds around us, and in the realms of DC and Marvel Comics, Phil Jimenez has helped create and define entire universes. For the past 2 decades, he has worked on some of the most iconic superhero story arcs for Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Astonishing X-Men, to name a few, as well as, The Read More
Some people make the biggest impact on our community behind the scenes of the public eye; Neyda Martinez is among them. A brilliant award-winning marketing strategist, her work with PBS, El Museo del Barrio, the Public Theater, and her own independent cultural production company, Habana Harlem make her a Latino Trailblazer. Presented in partnership with Mi Read More
The spirit of our culture is embedded deep within this amazing Professor, High-Priestess, Author, Film-Maker and Builder of Institutions. Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, former Director of El Museo del Barrio, an advocate for the Afro-Latino diaspora, her quest to provide an accurate identity for our people and history make her a Latino Trailblazer. Presented in Read More
Pictures are worth thousands of words, and through the lens of Pulitzer Prize-winning Bronx born Boricua, Ángel Franco; we see our world first hand. This highly awarded self-taught New York Times senior photographer, professor, and documentarian has a permanent display at the MOMA; with a unique vision and keen eye he is a Latino Trailblazer. Read More
The future is now; and while we’re still a long way from flying cars and hover boards… With our feet still firmly planted to the ground, connected to our roots, and standing strong against the wind of the changing times; we embrace what comes, by honoring and recognizing that which came before us. It is Read More