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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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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