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Netflix’s ‘Gentefied’ Will Return for a Second Season

Erika Ramirez — Tue, 19 May 2020 17:15:01 +0000

The news many of us have been hoping for has arrived: Netflix’s Gentefied will be returning for a season two with eight new episodes. The show has been renewed just three months after season one premiered. The cast of the show revealed the news on Monday by remixing the #DontRush TikTok challenge, but instead they

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Why the ‘Gentefied’ Creators Re-Wrote an Afro-Latina Character for Actress Julissa Calderon

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:37:51 +0000

Gentefied creators were intent on casting a Los Angeles-born actress to play Yessika Flores—the 23-year-old Afro-Latina activist who is Ana Morales’ love interest on the show. Authentic representation was key. But, that all changed when Julissa Calderon stepped into the room to read for Yessika. As co-creator Marvin Lemus told Remezcla back at Sundance, every casting

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Remembering Camila María Concepción, Trans Latina Writer from ‘Gentefied’

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:27:52 +0000

This week was supposed to be a time for celebration for the cast and crew of Gentefied . The Boyle Heights family comedy about ‘gentefication‘ made a big splash upon its release on Netflix. On Friday, the team learned that Camila Maria Concepción, the show’s writers’ assistant, had taken her life. Concepción was a self-described “translatina storyteller/activist/survivor

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The Cast & Crew of ‘Gentefied’ Explain What ‘Gentefication’ Means To Them

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:41:06 +0000

There is one word you should be adding to your vocabulary after watching Netflix’s new bilingual comedy Gentefied: “gentefication.” The concept, which gives Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chavez‘s Boyle Heights-set show its name, has been slowly making its way to the mainstream. In essence, it’s a variation on gentrification but with very specific nods to

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For Exec Producer America Ferrera, ‘Gentefied’ Is A Show About Latino Culture That’s “Also 100% American”

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 20:48:29 +0000

When America Ferrera first read the script for what would become the new Netflix series Gentefied, she was hooked. It was, she told Remezcla when we caught up with the creative team back at Sundance, the first time she’d felt seen. “It was an articulation of my experience as a first generation American, feeling deeply rooted in

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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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From ‘Star Wars’ to Sundance: This Podcast Uncovers How Latinos Shape the Movie Business

Vanessa Erazo — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 20:24:38 +0000

With so many options available to watch movies – Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, Blu-ray, and the somehow now old-school-seeming DVD – it’s easy to forget that there was a time when going to the cinema was a special event. You’d get dressed up, buy tickets, load up on snacks, and settle into a comfy chair in

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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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You Can Stream These Latinx Short Films for Free Thanks to PBS

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 21:31:56 +0000

Short films can pack as big a punch as their lengthier counterparts. Their stories may be quick, small even, but they can speak to larger themes and broader cultural conversations. In fact, their intimacy and locality can oftentimes add to their impact. That’s precisely the case in two short films by Latinx filmmakers making their

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