Despite the push for representation onscreen, Hollywood still isn’t addressing all the issues.
Following the debate over colorism in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights,” John Leguizamo spoke about his experience in the film industry.
“There’s colorism within Latin culture that we have to fix, but there’s colorism in Hollywood too,” Leguizamo said during Nick Barili’s new series “Seen” in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as reported by Deadline.
Leguizamo continued, “All the Latinos who’ve made it so far, a lot of them were light-skinned. What happened to all the Afro Latinos and the majority of the indigenous Latinos? They don’t get a shot.”
The Colombian-born actor, writer, and producer admitted that he’s “benefitted from being light-skinned” and even purposefully tried to maintain his fairer complexion to get roles.
“I stayed out of the sun so I could work,...
Following the debate over colorism in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights,” John Leguizamo spoke about his experience in the film industry.
“There’s colorism within Latin culture that we have to fix, but there’s colorism in Hollywood too,” Leguizamo said during Nick Barili’s new series “Seen” in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as reported by Deadline.
Leguizamo continued, “All the Latinos who’ve made it so far, a lot of them were light-skinned. What happened to all the Afro Latinos and the majority of the indigenous Latinos? They don’t get a shot.”
The Colombian-born actor, writer, and producer admitted that he’s “benefitted from being light-skinned” and even purposefully tried to maintain his fairer complexion to get roles.
“I stayed out of the sun so I could work,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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