Mario Lopez – Extra
“We try to provide a little entertainment and maybe they can focus on the celebrities’ problems. That always makes you feel better.”
Judy Reyes – Little Girl Lost
“I anticipate doing more things like this film and springboarding on the wonderful education it has given me and moving forward and taking advantage of all that.”
Jacob Vargas – Death Race
“Maybe on the surface people would think I was macho, but…I’m not scared to get in touch with my feminine side.”
John Leguizamo – Nothing Like the Holidays
“Latin people are much cozier. We like to hang out. We like to talk. We like life.”
Paz Vega – The Spirit
“I always enjoy that kind of role. As an actress it’s always a pleasure to play that kind of woman.”
Gregory Nava – El Norte
“[El Norte] had an epic quality and brought the Latin American dream realist storytelling style that was so familiar in novels.”
Freddy Rodriguez – Nothing Like the Holidays
“Now, I have kids and all of my brothers have kids and Christmas has taken a whole new meaning for us.”
Fernanda Romero – The Eye
“I love what I do so I try to balance it out – a little bit here, a little bit there.”
Edward James Olmos – Beverly Hills Chihuahua
“My nine year old daughter and my 84-year-old mom both just adored the picture. I think that’s why this picture is so powerful.”
Cristián de la Fuente – In Plain Sight
“There was a time many years ago where if a movie needed a Latino he was going to be the drug lord from Colombia, the guy kidnapping people, or the guy that was killed in the first 10 minutes.”
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong – Light Up America Tour
“If there were only one image people will always have of Cheech & Chong, it’s of two guys smoking a big joint.”
Carlos Alazraqui – Space Chimps
“The Latino part of me didn’t come out until I did the voice for the Taco Bell chihuahua. Then people sort of discovered that I was Latino.”