Hispanic Heritage

Mabel Cadena, unstoppable as one of the most important Latin actresses, is poised to make her major Hollywood debut as a superheroine in the eagerly anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. After a degree in psychology, the Mexico-born Cadena next directed her steps to acting, for which she studied at the CasAzul School of Performing and Audiovisual Arts of the University of Veracruz.

At the Golden Globes, everyone is welcome. In its almost 80 years of history, many Hispanic talents have been honored for their work, from the brightest to the almost unknown until that moment.

If we talk about diversity based on numbers, the presence of Hispanics in Hollywood is far from what it should be, no matter how much we continue to think about it. The Hispanic community is 19 percent of the US population.

“The cartel has invaded everything! The festivals, Hollywood! We have kept everything!,” joked Alejandro González Iñárritu chatting with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 2014 on his film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Of course, the winner of two Golden Globes and the recipient of four nominations is far from being a drug dealer.

Few movies and television shows celebrate Black culture and portray the issues they face in their lives. And often, only African-American culture is displayed, rather than Black African or Black Latino.