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Jan 25, 20232 min read

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...

Dec 22, 20222 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 11, 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 1, 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...

Nov 25, 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 6, 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....

Oct 23, 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 9, 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...

Sep 4, 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...

Aug 31, 20221 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 30, 20222 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 29, 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...

May 6, 20221 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 2, 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, 20222 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 1, 20224 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...

Jan 4, 20221 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...