Hispanic Fanatic

I’ve written before about the poor representation of Latinos at the Oscars, and in the world of cinema in general.

So I was pleased to find out that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the people who hand out the little gold men) have recently decided to get on the Latino bandwagon and throw open the doors to more Hispanics.

The Academy just released its list of new members, and of the 276 additional people who will get to vote on Best Picture, there are 22 Latinos.

Among the new members are Jennifer Lopez, Rosario Dawson, Michael Pena, and, yes, Danny Trejo.

That’s right, Machete himself is now a member of the Academy.

How cool is that?

I want to thank Pipil, Ankhesen, Macon D, Cooper, Godheval, and AZHispanic for their recent comments on my posts. I hope that they will continue to read my articles as this site morphs once again.

You see, I’ve started contributing to Change.Org, an online hub for social issues and political topics. You can read my first post for them here.

So in the future, some of my posts will link to their site. Don’t worry, you won’t be inconvenienced beyond one click of your mouse. And the good news is that I will be updating the blog more frequently.

And since we’re on the subject of social change, here’s an update on one of the latest issues to bedevil Hispanics: the U.S Census. Actress Rosario Dawson and her non-profit group, Voto Latino, are mobilizing Latinos to fill out their census forms. Clearly, Dawson is more than just a pretty face.