Nearly one year ago, Disney released a trailer for a brand new animated series “Primos.” The show centered on a ten-year-old girl named Tater Ramírez-Humphrey, the daughter of a mixed Mexican American family who must spend the summer with her twelve cousins.
The series almost immediately drew controversy surrounding its portrayal of some of the characters as stereotypes and the mispronunciations of certain words. In fact the world “Primo” is used as a masculine description while “Prima” is used as a feminine description as the Spanish language tends to use gender specific terms.
There were also criticisms comparing the show to the popular Nickelodeon cartoon The Loud House, which had a very similar premise, with the main character living in a house with ten other adolescent family members.
The situation only worsened when the series’ lead vice actress, Myrna Velasco, took to her Instagram to respond to the backlash and...
The series almost immediately drew controversy surrounding its portrayal of some of the characters as stereotypes and the mispronunciations of certain words. In fact the world “Primo” is used as a masculine description while “Prima” is used as a feminine description as the Spanish language tends to use gender specific terms.
There were also criticisms comparing the show to the popular Nickelodeon cartoon The Loud House, which had a very similar premise, with the main character living in a house with ten other adolescent family members.
The situation only worsened when the series’ lead vice actress, Myrna Velasco, took to her Instagram to respond to the backlash and...
- 5/22/2024
- by Mr. Milo
- Pirates & Princesses
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for If, Bridgerton and Hit Man.
If premiere
Writer-director John Krasinski joined stars Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carell, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, Emily Blunt, Bradley Cooper, Awkwafina, Matt Damon, Amy Schumer, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Moynihan and Christopher Meloni at the New York premiere of If on Monday.
Bobby Moynihan, Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Fiona Shaw and Alan Kim Bradley Cooper
Bridgerton premiere
Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Adjoa Andoh, Ruth Gemmell, Lorraine Ashbourne, Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey walked the carpet on Monday at the New York premiere of Bridgerton‘s third season.
Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion premiere
The Paley Center for Media hosted the world premiere of documentary Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion in Los Angeles on Monday,...
If premiere
Writer-director John Krasinski joined stars Ryan Reynolds, Steve Carell, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, Emily Blunt, Bradley Cooper, Awkwafina, Matt Damon, Amy Schumer, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Moynihan and Christopher Meloni at the New York premiere of If on Monday.
Bobby Moynihan, Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Fiona Shaw and Alan Kim Bradley Cooper
Bridgerton premiere
Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Adjoa Andoh, Ruth Gemmell, Lorraine Ashbourne, Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey walked the carpet on Monday at the New York premiere of Bridgerton‘s third season.
Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion premiere
The Paley Center for Media hosted the world premiere of documentary Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion in Los Angeles on Monday,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The comedy duo of Mimi Davila (Problemista) and Laura Di Lorenzo (Selena: The Series)—who perform as The Chonga Girls— are set to write, star and co-executive produce an eponymous multi-camera comedy series in development at CBS Studios, Deadline has learned exclusively.
The project hails from Marlena Rodriguez who will serve as writer and showrunner. Additionally, Rodriguez will EP alongside Wilmer Valderrama and Kaitlin Saltzman under his Wv Entertainment banner, and Al Madrigal.
The Chonga Girls follows two dangerously confident childhood friends, Mimi and Laura, who move from Miami to Hollywood to realize their dream of becoming famous. But, much to their surprise, they find themselves working at the makeup counter for a department store right off the Walk of Fame.
L-r: Marlena Rodriguez, Wilmer Valderrama, Kaitlin Saltzman and Al Madrigal
Davila is a Cuban/Bulgarian actress, comedian and writer who, alongside her best friend Di Lorenzo,...
The project hails from Marlena Rodriguez who will serve as writer and showrunner. Additionally, Rodriguez will EP alongside Wilmer Valderrama and Kaitlin Saltzman under his Wv Entertainment banner, and Al Madrigal.
The Chonga Girls follows two dangerously confident childhood friends, Mimi and Laura, who move from Miami to Hollywood to realize their dream of becoming famous. But, much to their surprise, they find themselves working at the makeup counter for a department store right off the Walk of Fame.
L-r: Marlena Rodriguez, Wilmer Valderrama, Kaitlin Saltzman and Al Madrigal
Davila is a Cuban/Bulgarian actress, comedian and writer who, alongside her best friend Di Lorenzo,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Everyone’s favorite Gordita is coming back!
The Max original Gordita Chronicles is getting a second life on Tubi as they have acquired the rights to Season 1 and will be the exclusive AVOD home of the comedy. All 10 episodes of the single-cam series will be available on March 29 at 7:30 a.m. Pt.
Created by Claudia Forestieri based on her real-life childhood experiences, Gordita Chronicles is about family, opportunity, love, resilience and boldly defying the status quo in pursuit of the “American Dream.” It tells the story of Cucu “Gordita” Castelli (Olivia Goncalves), who has just said goodbye to all of her friends and family in Santo Domingo and moved to Miami with her marketing executive father Víctor (Juan Javier Cardenas), bold and vivacious mother Adela (Diana Maria Riva) and status-obsessed older sister Emilia (Savannah Nicole Ruiz). While life in America is far from what they imagined, the Castellis...
The Max original Gordita Chronicles is getting a second life on Tubi as they have acquired the rights to Season 1 and will be the exclusive AVOD home of the comedy. All 10 episodes of the single-cam series will be available on March 29 at 7:30 a.m. Pt.
Created by Claudia Forestieri based on her real-life childhood experiences, Gordita Chronicles is about family, opportunity, love, resilience and boldly defying the status quo in pursuit of the “American Dream.” It tells the story of Cucu “Gordita” Castelli (Olivia Goncalves), who has just said goodbye to all of her friends and family in Santo Domingo and moved to Miami with her marketing executive father Víctor (Juan Javier Cardenas), bold and vivacious mother Adela (Diana Maria Riva) and status-obsessed older sister Emilia (Savannah Nicole Ruiz). While life in America is far from what they imagined, the Castellis...
- 3/26/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
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