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Post by Ripley on Aug 25, 2016 11:33:28 GMT -5
Hands of Stone is Ruben Blades' newest film opening soon-
‘Hands Of Stone’ Director On How Lack Of Diversity Heightens Hateful Rhetoric" "...Venezuelan-born director Jonathan Jakubowicz knows his film, “Hands of Stone,” stands out in Hollywood. The movie sets out to tell the epic story of Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Durán, portrayed by Édgar Ramírez (”Joy”), and his long rivalry against boxer Sugar Ray Leonard, played by Usher Raymond. The film features two actors of color in top billing, but what truly makes the film remarkable, according to Jakubowicz, is that its Latino lead doesn’t fulfill any negative stereotypes...." “Ever since I moved to Los Angeles, nearly every script I’ve been sent has featured Latin drug dealers, rapists, or criminals of some other kind,” Jakubowicz writes at the beginning of his recent essay, “Why Latino Movie Stars Have Never Been More Necessary,” for Vulture. “Everywhere I look in American movies and TV shows, I see few, if any, positive Latino characters. Even when the filmmakers are Latino, most Hispanics I see onscreen are criminals. link
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Post by honkytonkwoman on Aug 25, 2016 19:39:33 GMT -5
I can't wait
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Post by reckon on Aug 25, 2016 21:27:02 GMT -5
I love Rubén Blades' acting, and I love boxing, so this is a movie I want to see. Thanks, Ripley!
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