Gina Rodriguez Promotes Latino Stars in 'Movement Mondays' Series

Actress Gina Rodriguez is taking matters into her own hands when it comes to promoting Latino stars in Hollywood with a weekly series on social media called "Movement Mondays."

On Jan. 25, the Puerto Rican-American star shared a photo of actor Oscar Isaac on her social media accounts, including Who Say and Instagram. Along with the images, she wrote a short essay announcing her initiative and discussing Isaac's work.

The Latina explained that, without public support, films with Latino actors won't get the attention they deserve despite great performances.

"With all this Oscar Talk and lack of diversity I decided to start a movement and speak from the perspective of a Latina American who desires to see more Latinos on screen," she wrote. "There are 55 million Latinos in this country and although we all come from various backgrounds our unity can make a movie explode at the box office or a tv show sore to the highest viewers possible. The better these projects do financially, the more money they will spend on putting Latinos in blockbuster films, as leads in TV shows etc. My solution is this, support is needed."

By bringing attention to one Latino actor at a time, Rodriguez said she hopes that next year, when the Academy Awards come around, Latino stars like Isaac, who is Guatemalan and Cuban, will be rewarded for their work.

"Oscar Isaac, in my opinion had an Oscar worthy performance in this film. Let's start making noise with where it matters most, where we put our dollars," she added.

This isn't the first time that the star has shown support for Isaac, who gained a lot of popularity this year after appearing in "Ex-Machina" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

At the Golden Globes, held on Jan. 10, the actress posed for a selfie with the actor and shared the photo on her Instagram account.

"Hands down one of my absolute favorite actors," Rodriguez captioned the photo.

Rodriguez was a nominee for Best Actress in a comedy for her role in "Jane the Virgin" and Isaac took home the award for Best Actor in a mini series or television film for "Show Me a Hero."