National Hispanic Media Coalition president and CEO Alex Nogales took aim at movie studio executives Friday night, at his organization’s 21st Annual Impact Awards, an event recognizing the activism and screen work of prominent Hollywood Latinos and their allies.The annual black-tie gala comes just eight days before the 90th Annual Academy Awards, which have become the subject of protest by the Latino media-advocacy group.
Nogales’ organization for the first time in its more than 30-year history is targeting the film industry, after years of focusing on television networks and local news media stations.Nogales’ organization has planned a protest on March 3 — the day before the Oscars ceremony — to decry the lack of inclusion of Latinos in more lead and speaking roles in film, saying that the disparity ultimately shuts Latinos out of awards contention year after year.“Tonight is a show of people that are working in film and television.
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