John Leguizamo is one of Hollywood's most successful Latino actors. He has been an in-demand film actor for over three decades now. So, how wealthy is he?
James Franco has been reportedly eyed to play Fidel Castro in the upcoming "Alina of Cuba," which was not taken as good news by Latino actors, including John Leguizamo.
John Leguizamo decided to take a stand and boycott this year's Emmy Awards due to lack of Latinx representation and stories in Hollywood, both in film and TV.
Latino actor, producer, and playwright John Leguizamo is working on a comic book with a Latinx superhero named PhenomX as the main character. To bring this into mainstream, he started a crowdfunding project.
NGL Media, a multicultural marketing solutions company that is aimed at Latino audiences, is expanding its operations to include a full-scale production facility.
As the year comes to a close Latin Post will begin looking at the best in film in 2015. This year has been a banner year for Latinos in cinema as many films have taken top prizes at international film festivals, starred in high profile films or had breakout performances. Here is a list of the accomplishments in cinema for Latinos.
John Leguizamo, an award-winning actor, thespian, producer, author, screenwriter, graphic novelist, spoke with Latin Post for its "Changing the Game" series.
When Argentinian actor Ignacio Serricchio was cast to play the role of a flamboyant wedding player in "The Wedding Ringer," starring comedian Kevin Hart, "Frozen's" Josh Gad, "The Big Bang Theory's" Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting and the legendary Cloris Leachman (among other loveable and hilarious actors), he knew of a few characters he could channel from real life and film.
When it comes to exploring, exploiting and self-deprecation, actor-comedian John Leguizamo is your man! He's left audiences in stitches while reflecting upon his life - from "Mambo Mouth," "Spic-O-Rama," "Freak," to "Sexaholix ... a Love Story" and "Ghetto Klown," and now, he's at it again with "Fugly," based on "a near-death experience that forces him to revisit his personal and professional highs and lows."
Emmy Award and ALMA Award winner John Leguizamo, who was recently nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Primetime Programme: Special or Movie-of-the-Week for "Ghetto Klown" is bringing the laughs to Central Park's Summerstage on July 28.
Latinos have impacted primetime television since its beginnings, from mainstream TV shows like "I Love Lucy," with Cuban-born, American musician Desi Arnaz, to the comical "George Lopez" TV series and "That '70s Show" with Wilmer Valderrama. In film, Rita Moreno in "West Side Story," Edward James Olmos' in "Stand and Deliver" and Jennifer Lopez in "Selena" stand as memorable Latino performances.
