Lawmakers want 25 Latino-focused movies added to film registry
Lawmakers from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) requested the Library of Congress consider 25 Latino-focused movies to add to the National Film Registry.
CHC Chairman Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and caucus member Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) sent a letter to the Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress last week asking for its members to consider the list of movies.
The movies, spanning 1982 to 2011, includes films such as "Spy Kids," which centers around a Latino family, and "Frida," an award-winning movie about artist Frida Kahlo. They also cover several nationalities, including Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Colombian, Argentine, Salvadoran and Nicaraguan.
In the letter, the lawmakers assert that Latinos are "dramatically underrepresented" in Hollywood, "contributing to the misperceptions and stereotypes about Latinos in our society."
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