Hollywood Whitewashing ‘Goes a Lot Deeper’ Than Odessa A’zion, Leaving Latinos Weighing What’s Next

The Odessa A’zion miscast in Sean Durkin’s “Deep Cuts” sparked a call to action from Hollywood Latinos on the urgent issue of the community’s mis- and underrepresentation on screen. For many working in the industry, the moment merely exposed a problem that has long been hiding in plain sight. 

White actors have been recognized for portraying Latino characters for generations, from Warner Baxter winning an Oscar in 1929 for his role as the Cisco kid and William Hurt as Luis Molina in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” in 1986...