This weekend, the 2011 National Association of Latino Independent Producers Conference is meeting in Newport Beach.�Now in its 12th year, the confab is attended annually by Latino actors, executives, producers, and those interested in Latino film and television content. This year's theme is ?The New Now: Defining the Future Together?.�But the most recent�TV report card from the National Latino Media Council accused�the four major TV networks�of declining Latino diversity both in front of and behind the camera. ?This was a terrible year for Latinos at the networks,? summed up NMLC president Alex Nogales.�And among broadcast pilots for the�2011-2012 season, there's only�the CBS pilot starring�Rob Schneider�as a confirmed bachelor who has just married into a tight-knit Mexican-American family, and Fox's
Little In Common which includes a Latin family.�The last Latino show on a network was ABC's telenovela adaptation
Ugly Betty which debuted to critical acclaim in 2006 but never enjoyed the network's full support. When it was cancelled a year ago,�Deadline TV contributor Diane Haithman first talked with�its 36-year-old showrunner
Silvio Horta and then again after the NLMC report card came out:
DEADLINE: What are your thoughts about the National Latino Media Council?s network report card? SILVIO HORTA: Look, I think there are 50 million Latinos in the U.S. To have more Latino faces and more Latinos working in the industry would seem not just good for diversity, it seems like good business.�Personally, I?d rather see accurate and ...
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This weekend, the 2011 National Association of Latino Independent Producers Conference is meeting in Newport Beach.�Now in its 12th year, the confab is attended annually by Latino actors, executives, producers, and those interested in Latino film and television content. This year's theme is ?The New Now: Defining the Future Together?.�But the most recent�TV report card from the National Latino Media Council accused�the four major TV networks�of declining Latino diversity both in front of and behind the camera. ?This was a terrible year for Latinos at the networks,? summed up NMLC president Alex Nogales.�And among broadcast pilots for the�2011-2012 season, there's only�the CBS pilot starring�Rob Schneider�as a confirmed bachelor who has just married into a tight-knit Mexican-American family, and Fox's Little In Common which includes a Latin family.�The last Latino show on a network was ABC's telenovela adaptation Ugly Betty which debuted to critical acclaim in 2006 but never enjoyed the network's full support. When it was cancelled a year ago,�Deadline TV contributor Diane Haithman first talked with�its 36-year-old showrunner Silvio Horta and then again after the NLMC report card came out: DEADLINE: What are your thoughts about the National Latino Media Council?s network report card? SILVIO HORTA: Look, I think there are 50 million Latinos in the U.S. To have more Latino faces and more Latinos working in the industry would seem not just good for diversity, it seems like good business.�Personally, I?d rather see accurate and ... Read More »
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