Viva Hollywood Quotes

“Back when the motion picture industry was still open, there were no unions or craft disciplines, and opportunities were available to anyone who could do the job. Latins have been a vital part of the industry since this era. As the different production film entities out West in Hollywood grew larger, consolidated, and gradually unionized, social hierarchy and pressures took a stronger hold in the Hollywood community and industry that initially allowed regular—albeit restricted—opportunities for employment in the movies.”
― Luis I. Reyes, Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film

“Latinx artists both in front of and behind the cameras are committed to creating entertaining, compelling stories, unforgettable characters, and indelible images of humanity that will bring a greater understanding of the society and the world we live in. They have a long history in the evolving art of motion pictures since its inception and are taking a more prominent place in the present and future of Hollywood and the world’s cinematic landscape.”
― Luis I. Reyes, Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film

“Many well-known screen actors and actresses changed their names to match the screen images created by the Hollywood dream factories and to distance themselves from their ethnicities.”
― Luis I. Reyes, Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film

“Drawing on earlier conventional ethnic types in newspapers, theater, literature, photography, and advertisements, the new medium of motion pictures perpetuated them and gave rise to new variants. The overriding negative images of Mexicans and Latinos in general in Hollywood motion pictures became a staple of its earliest western films.”
― Luis I. Reyes, Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film