https://sputniknews.com/20220806/he-aint-latino-disgruntled-actors-complain-as-james-franco-being-cast-as-fidel-castro-1099341817.html
‘He Ain’t Latino’: Disgruntled Actors Complain as James Franco Being Solid as Fidel Castro
‘He Ain’t Latino’: Disgruntled Actors Complain as James Franco Being Solid as Fidel Castro
Commenting on this case on social media, John Leguizamo famous that he doesn’t have an issue with Franco himself, however pointed at the truth that the latter… 06.08.2022, Sputnik Worldwide
2022-08-06T17:51+0000
2022-08-06T17:51+0000
2022-08-06T17:51+0000
us
james franco
fidel castro
movie
casting
criticism
/html/head/meta[@name=”og:title”]/@content material
/html/head/meta[@name=”og:description”]/@content material
https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106064/51/1060645186_0:0:6530:3674_1920x0_80_0_0_498d4cb4a3681362b76d69dbbfa6c492.jpg
Well-known American actor James Franco ended up evoking allegations of cultural appropriation following experiences of him being solid as Fidel Castro in “Alina of Cuba”, an unbiased movie in regards to the lifetime of Fidel’s daughter.As information of Franco’s upcoming position got here in, one other prolific American actor, John Leguizamo, complained about this case on his Instagram* web page.In accordance with Collider, Leguizamo, who’s of Colombian descent, has been a “fervent advocate for the inclusion of Latino actors and tales on-screen”, in addition to a “proponent of instructing extra about Latino historical past and customarily giving extra recognition to the Latino neighborhood contemplating a rising share of the inhabitants is of Latino descent.”In the meantime, a number of different actors echoed Leguizamo’s sentiment, with Jeff Torres, for instance, complaining on Twitter: “I’m auditioning for an additional generic Latin-American drug seller and James Franco is useless a** taking part in Fidel Castro. Latinos gettin’ finished soiled af out right here and in every single place. Rattling lol.”CNN additionally factors out that solely 5 % of the talking roles within the prime 100 films in 2019 went to Latino actors, whilst Latinos made up 18 % of the US inhabitants.*Instagram is banned in Russia over extremist actions
Sputnik Worldwide
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
2022
Sputnik Worldwide
suggestions@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
Information
en_EN
Sputnik Worldwide
suggestions@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
https://cdnn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106064/51/1060645186_387:0:6191:4353_1920x0_80_0_0_44c52e1d123b0235bac30d56236bd57d.jpg
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
Sputnik Worldwide
suggestions@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
us, james franco, fidel castro, movie, casting, criticism
Commenting on this case on social media, John Leguizamo famous that he doesn’t have an issue with Franco himself, however pointed at the truth that the latter actor’s ethnicity differs from that of the historic determine he’s anticipated to painting.
Well-known American actor James Franco ended up evoking allegations of cultural appropriation following experiences of him being solid as Fidel Castro in “Alina of Cuba”, an unbiased movie in regards to the lifetime of Fidel’s daughter.
As information of Franco’s upcoming position got here in, one other prolific American actor, John Leguizamo, complained about this case on his Instagram* web page.
“How is Hollywood excluding us however stealing our narratives as nicely? No extra appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott! This F’d up! Plus significantly tough story to inform with out aggrandizement, which might (be) incorrect! I do not received a [problem] with Franco however he ain’t Latino!”
In accordance with Collider, Leguizamo, who’s of Colombian descent, has been a “fervent advocate for the inclusion of Latino actors and tales on-screen”, in addition to a “proponent of instructing extra about Latino historical past and customarily giving extra recognition to the Latino neighborhood contemplating a rising share of the inhabitants is of Latino descent.”
In the meantime, a number of different actors echoed Leguizamo’s sentiment, with Jeff Torres, for instance,
complaining on Twitter: “I’m auditioning for an additional generic Latin-American drug seller and James Franco is useless a** taking part in Fidel Castro. Latinos gettin’ finished soiled af out right here and in every single place. Rattling lol.”
CNN additionally factors out that solely 5 % of the talking roles within the prime 100 films in 2019 went to Latino actors, whilst Latinos made up 18 % of the US inhabitants.
*Instagram is banned in Russia over extremist actions
