After reading chapter 2 of Rodriguez’s book and Noriega’s article, I started thinking about how the Hollywood industry has treated Latinos in film and television. For the most part, Latin actors have been typecast to play roles that give in to the stereotypes about Latinos. In addition, these actors also seem to be typecast to play Mexican characters, even if they are not from Mexico. In my opinion, this is becoming a much bigger problem than a couple of decades ago since the Latino population in the United States is rapidly growing.

The Huffington Post published an article (http://huffpost.com/us/entry/4039490) a couple of years ago titled “10 Latino Stereotypes That Must Go.” In this article, The Huffington Post put together a video of clips that demonstrate some of the popular Latin stereotypes that Hollywood needs to let go of. The video shows clips from films and TV shows, both old and modern, that show Latin actors playing the maid, drug dealer, and “Latin lover” roles. But, Latinos are more than these glorified clichés and this needs to change. Therefore, Hollywood needs to start to open its eyes and needs to provide these Latin actors roles that will make them the next Oscar or Golden Globe winner instead of another stereotypical punch line.