The National Latino Media Coalition Means Business When it Comes to Diversity on TV
“Now is the time for all networks and other media outlets to address this longstanding issue of significant Latino underrepresentation”...
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Bel Hernandez
Oct 29, 20161 min read
Gina Brillon to Star in Kevin James’ New Comedy Series at CBS
Comedian and producer Kevin James Los Angeles, CA – After wining NBC’s Stand up for Diversity Showcase in 2012, comedian Gina Brillon has...
Bel Hernandez
Oct 20, 20162 min read
Rick Najera Renews CBS Contract for Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase
Los Angeles, CA – Award-winning television and film screenwriter, director, author and sketch comedian, Rick Najera has renewed his...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 22, 20161 min read
Wilmer Valderrama Joins the Cast of “NCIS”
Los Angeles, CA – Actor Wilmer Valderrama will join the cast of NCIS, where he’ll be a series regular when television’s #1 drama returns...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 8, 20161 min read
Adam Rodriguez Joins CBS’s “Criminal Minds” as Regular
Los Angeles, CA – Adam Rodriguez has joined the cast of Criminal Minds as a series regular. His character will be introduced in the...
Bel Hernandez
May 1, 20162 min read
Natalia Castellanos Takes the Bull by its Horns in “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders”
Season Finale Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at 9PM on CBS. Hollywood, CA – Natalia Castellanos co-stars tonight in the season one finale of...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 30, 20151 min read
Cynthia Cidre Signs TV Development Deal at ABC
As the saying goes “When one door closes, another one opens”. Such seems to be the case for writer/producer Cynthia Cidre. Coming off...
Bel Hernandez
Mar 9, 201511 min read
Over 30 Latinos Cast in Pilot Season 2015
R1: Jennifer Lopez, Oscar Issac, Eva Longoria. R2: John Leguizamo, Alexis Carra, Walter Perez R3: Justina Machado, Adam Rodriguez,...
Bel Hernandez
Jan 11, 20152 min read
Gina Rodriguez: History Making Golden Globe Award Winner
With those words Gina Rodriguez made history yesterday at the Golden Globes as she accepted her Best Actress in a Television Series –...
Bel Hernandez
Sep 23, 20144 min read
TV Network Diversity Rating Mostly Mediocre Says NLMC
Despite 2 New Shows Starring Latinas this Fall the NLMC Diversity Report Gives Four Major Television Networks a Mediocre Grade It’s...
Bel Hernandez
Sep 22, 20143 min read
Nina Tassler Admits To Lack of Diversity on CBS
“The reality is we have to look at making the best choices, hiring the best actors. And if we don’t get the level of diversity we’re...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 28, 20142 min read
Javier Avitia Named EVP, Legal & Business Affairs at CBS Studios Intl
Hollywood, CA – Armando Nuñez, President and Chief Executive Office, CBS Global Distribution Group announced yesterday that Javier Avitia...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 27, 20141 min read
New Drama ‘Reckless’ Lauded for Inclusion of Adam Rodriguez in a Prominent Role
Latino Audiences Encouraged to Tune In to Series Premiere Adam Rodriguez (Photo Courtesy of CBS) On Wednesday, the Latino Premiere Club,...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 16, 20142 min read
Wanted: Latino Writers at NHMC
Deadline to submit to the NHMC Television Writers Program: July 31, 2014 By Brian Pacheco Despite being the biggest media consumers,...
Bel Hernandez
May 21, 20143 min read
Adam Rodriguez’s “Reckless” Link to Law Enforcement
By Julio Martinez Born in New York of Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage, Adam Rodriguez oozes confidence when discussing his role as a...
Bel Hernandez
May 21, 20148 min read
Cristela Alonzo, Gina Rodriquez, Callie Hernandez, and Jennifer Lopez all Headlining TV Series
Groundbreaking American TV — Four Latinas Headline TV Series This season The Full Line up Latinos in this Coming TV Season By Bel...
Bel Hernandez
Mar 27, 20141 min read
Call for Entries: CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program
Application Period Now Open: Deadline May 1, 2014 The Writers Mentoring Program helps aspiring writers to break in and move up in the...
Bel Hernandez
Feb 25, 20142 min read
Network Heads at CBS, NBC and ABC to Keynote at 2014 NHMC MediaCon
The network heads discuss broadcast television and the importance of Latino inclusion at all levels of media Pasadena, CA – NHMC makes...
Bel Hernandez
Feb 10, 20143 min read
Television for U.S. Latinos?
By A.B. Lugo (Originally published on El Blog de HOLA) Part 1 This is first part of a two-part series studying the current batch of...
Bel Hernandez
Aug 12, 20135 min read
HOLA! LA Rides the Latina Power Shift to an Imagen Award Nomination
By Vanessa Verduga KCAL9 made history when it became the first English-language network to broadcast, ¡HOLA! LA an all-Latina POV talk...
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