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SALVADOR PEREZ, Costume Designer, IATSE Local 892
www.salvadorperezdesign.com Instagram:@salvadorperezcostumes Where did you grow up? I grew up in central California in a city named...
Jan 25, 20232 min read
FLORA ORTEGA, Production Designer, IATSE Local 800
www.floraortega.com Instagram:@_floraortega Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in Port Isabel, a small town located on the...
Dec 22, 20222 min read
ELENA MILLER, Makeup Artist, IATSE Local 798
www.elenajmiller.com Instagram:@elenajmiller Based in Atlanta, GA Where did you grow up? I was adopted from Lima, Peru at 6 months old...
Dec 11, 20222 min read
FEDERICO LABOUREAU, Production Designer, IATSE Local 800
www.FLatelier.com Instagram:@freaklance Where did you grow up? I was born in Argentina. I came to US seven years ago, before that I...
Dec 1, 20222 min read
MICHELLE CLEMENTINE, Camera Operator, IATSE Local 600
www.michelleclementine.com Instagram: @cinementine Where did you grow up? I’m from The Bronx. My mom is Dominican and my dad is...
Nov 25, 20222 min read
ERICK M. VELASQUEZ, Rigging Electric, IATSE Local 728
Where did you grow up? Southern California born and raised. I was born in Van Nuys and raised in Castaic. I currently reside in Burbank....
Nov 6, 20222 min read
JOSE FIGUEROA-BAEZ, Camera Operator, IATSE Local 600
Where did you grow up? Puerto Rico What are your responsibilities or roles in your department? Camera Operator. I compose and maintain...
Oct 23, 20222 min read
MARIA LORENZANA, Key Costumer, IATSE 705
Where did you grow up? I was born in Guatemala and emigrated to the US at the age of 11. My formative years were spent in the Pilsen...
Oct 9, 20222 min read
Class of 2022: Celebrating New U.S. Latinx and Latin American Academy Members
Source article from CinemaTropical.com August 23, 2022 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) extended invitations some...
Sep 4, 20222 min read
DANIEL MARTINEZ, Utility Sound Technician, IATSE 695
Where did you grow up? Both of my parents immigrated from the state of Michoacán in Mexico. I was born and raised in Orange County. What...
Aug 31, 20221 min read
LUIE P. GARCIA, Production Designer, IATSE Local 800
Where did you grow up? I was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and lived there until I was 7. After my parents divorced, I moved to...
Aug 30, 20222 min read
FREDDY PELAEZ, Prop Master, IATSE Local 44
Where did you grow up? Bogota, Colombia. What are your responsibilities or roles in your department? My role is Prop Master, a part of...
Aug 29, 20222 min read
In Memoriam, Arturo Moreno, hard working IATSE Local 705 member and all around phenomenal person.
Our film community is deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of IATSE Local 705 member, Arturo Moreno. He was a kind man who...
May 6, 20221 min read
Do these Latinx movies deserve to be in the National Film Registry?
Original L.A. Times Article: By Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times Audience Engagement Editor March 11, 2021 8 AM PT The Congressional...
May 2, 20221 min read
These Latinos Are The Newest Invitees to The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Article by By Kiko Martinez for Remezcla.com Jesse Borrego of the film "La Mission" poses for a portrait at the Film Lounge Media Center...
May 2, 20222 min read
Latinos in Film: Erasure on Screen and Behind the Camera
Source: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism https://annenberg.usc.edu/news/research-and-impact/latinos-lose-out-when-it...
May 1, 20224 min read
Latinx TV Talent Still Largely Shunned by Hollywood, UCLA Diversity Report Indicates
Excerpt taken from the Oct 26, 2021 Variety.com article Written by Mónica Marie Zorrilla People who identify as Hispanic or Latinx make...
Jan 4, 20221 min read
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