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Boyle Heights-Set Bilingual Comedy Series ‘Gentefied’ Comes to Netflix

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:16:39 +0000

When Gente-fied: The Digital Series premiered back at Sundance in 2017 it broke new ground. Here was a bilingual web series with big names attached (it was executive produced by and starred America Ferrera) that handily and funnily tackled everything from gentrification in Boyle Heights and bicultural identity, to artistic integrity, queer intimacy, and even social media

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10 Latino Directors Who Absolutely Killed it This Year

Remezcla Estaff — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:05:21 +0000

For those would-be directors born in Latin America finding funding for a new production involves applying for dozens of grants provided by their country’s film institute or local government money earmarked for the arts. There’s also European organizations that target filmmakers in the “developing world” and Ibermedia, a consortium of film institutes that support co-productions

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5 Times the Bilingual Web Series ‘Gente-fied’ Hilariously Proved That Gentrification Is Complicated

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:20:59 +0000

To say the MACRO-produced digital series Gente-fied is about gentrification in Boyle Heights may be accurate, but it is also misleading. Despite each installment being under 10 minutes, the 7-episode project manages to tackle bicultural identity, artistic integrity, queer intimacy, social media virality, and still finds time to offer some of the best one-liners on television right

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American Latinos Don’t Make it to Sundance Often, But These Filmmakers Hustled Hard

Vanessa Erazo — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 06:41:23 +0000

Latinos born in the United States come up against a unique set of challenges compared to directors working in Latin America who often have access to government funding for their projects. The glaring differences are evidenced in the vast disparity between the amount of Latin American movies circling the globe at Class-A festivals compared to

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TRAILER: Bilingual Web Series ‘Gente-Fied’ Is a Comedic Take on Life in Boyle Heights

Andrew S. Vargas — Fri, 20 May 2016 15:44:51 +0000

The hilarious new web series 'Gente-Fied' is set in Boyle Heights and features an all Latino cast and crew including America Ferrera.

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