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Bel Hernandez
Dec 17, 20212 min read
Celebrating a Rising Star
Latino Hollywood came together at the first annual Latin Heat Rising Star Award Ceremony to honor actress Annie Gonzalez, star of the...
Bel Hernandez
Dec 15, 20213 min read
Latin Heat’s Bel Hernandez Has Much to Celebrate
This year, the media publisher received an award from a prominent Latino group. She also celebrates her website’s 30th anniversary...
Bel Hernandez
Dec 15, 20214 min read
Rising Star Annie Gonzalez’s Childhood Dreams Are Coming True
Annie Gonzalez of Gentefied (Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for Netflix) When she was in first grade, Annie Gonzalez would often stare...
Bel Hernandez
Nov 8, 20214 min read
‘Gentefied’: The Netflix Chicano Dramedy is the ‘Our Town’ for Our Times
By Roberto Leal Gentefied (Credit: Netflix) The 1940 film Our Town, based on Thornton Wilder’s play of the same name, takes a nostalgic,...
Bel Hernandez
Feb 24, 20211 min read
America Ferrera Makes Feature Film Directorial Debut
Gentefied Writer/Co-Creator Linda Yvette Chávez To Write Script America Ferrera will make her feature film directorial debut with I Am...
Bel Hernandez
Jan 14, 20212 min read
Latino Impact In Netflix Series
Ana Perez Netflix’s Top Ten list has become a go-to for quality recommendations. Series with Latino participation dominated the list...
Bel Hernandez
Mar 19, 20203 min read
Entertainment Cures for Cabin Fever
3 Latino Film Cures for Cabin Fever Written by Roberto Leal Since the election of our Hoax President, we certainly have been living in...
Bel Hernandez
May 23, 20192 min read
Alejandro Patiño Brings His Funny to “Gentefied”
Alejandro Patiño (Papi Chulo, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) is set for his upcoming new recurring role in Netflix’s Gentefied, a...
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