The 86th Annual Academy Awards are soon approaching and there’s an element of the ceremony that might surprise you -- the inspiration behind the coveted 8-pound, 24-karat gold plated statue, which is modeled after a Mexican man.
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Michelle Rodriguez is making such a great revelation not just in making everyone suspect she is a girlfriend of model Cara Delevingne but also for posting a nude picture via Instagram while sunbathing on grass.
Sex and the City. Season 5, episode 3: "Luck Be an Old Lady," is where America first laid eyes on Iris Almario, the actress, host and model. She played the role of Terry, an attractive maid in a high-end Atlanta City hotel, who Samantha Jones' beau, Richard, couldn't resist. However, prior to being an actress, the Queens-native fiercely worked the pageant circuit, where she was more than once hailed queen; and she worked within the modeling industry, employed by one of the biggest agencies in the world. Through copious amounts of work on and off screen, she's collected rich, once-in-a-lifetime experiences while progressively moving toward her Hollywood ambitions.
Latinos' characters in Hollywood films are designed contrary to the realities of Latinos and their lives off-screen. While there have been a few exceptions to the rule, on the most part, films continue to embrace stereotypes regarding sexuality, demeanor, aggressiveness, and occupations. Latinos frequently appear as housemaids, gardeners, nannies and a convoy of other domestics, and that's when they aren't playing drug dealers, drug mules and gangsters. Whether based in reality or not, films infrequently make the effort to show Latinos performing jobs that earn higher wages or contributing to society on a larger scale. Latinos are rarely seen as politicians, doctors, or CEOs.
Movie star Drew Barrymore is now married and a mom. She is also known to be one of Hollywood's most shocking success stories. As a teen Drew went through a turbulent stage in life from partying to drugs to rehab. Even though Barrymore says she has no regrets, she will do her best to prevent her daughters from having the wild life she did.
“The Brazilian Bombshell” to some and “The Chiquita Banana Girl” to others, Carmen Miranda (born Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha) was a bonafide star to all who knew her name. Frequently clad in exotic costumes and hats made of fruit, the Portuguese-Brazilian singer and actress rose to fame in Brazil before she became an international film and stage star.
Golden Globes organizers have decided that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were the best hosts ever! Therefore they will be making a comeback at next year's Golden Globes. In fact, the first ladies of comedy impressed the organizers of the award show so much that they decided to bind them into a two-year contract, something pretty unusual for award shows.
Miranda Lambert showed up at the 47th annual Country Music Association Awards looking slim and fit. Her husband Blake Shelton even tweeting about "how hot [his] wife is". Well, of course, the media immediately started the rumor that Lambert's new thin figure was due to the good old Kardashian method of surgery.
Gael Garcia Bernal began his career as a teen, playing dime roles on telenovelas, before coming into his own as a 19-year-old soap opera heartthrob, compelling women of all ages with his attractiveness and raw talent.
Michelle Rodriguez, the 35-year-old spitfire who has earned a great deal of fame and acclaim for her fierce roles in high-wheeling action films, has been active in Hollywood since she was 21-years-old. The fourteen years of experience has given Rodriguez perspective on what it means to live and thrive in Hollywood as an actress, particularly when you're looking for life beyond the fame.
Tom Hanks, 57-year-old screen legend, recently revealed on The Late Show with David Letterman that he has type 2 diabetes, and has been struggling with high blood sugar since he was 36-years-old.
“Devious Maids” premiered Sunday night, the first American television series featuring a main cast of Hispanic women. But is the show a step forward for Latinas in Hollywood, or does it just reinforce old stereotypes?
