Pablonius Monk<p>‘We’ve Been Left Out’: Joaquin Castro Wants to Fill the ‘Void’ of Latinos on Screen</p><p>The congressman tells us it’s “a challenge” to get Latino-centered films made — despite the fact that Latinos make up close to 30% of the box office and a McKinsey study shows Hollywood is leaving $12-18 billion on the table. Castro wants to change things.</p><p><a href="https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/09/26/weve-been-left-out-joaquin-castro-wants-to-fill-the-void-of-latinos-on-screen/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebarbedwire.com/2024/09/26/w</span><span class="invisible">eve-been-left-out-joaquin-castro-wants-to-fill-the-void-of-latinos-on-screen/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBarbedWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheBarbedWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanAntonio" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SanAntonio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CatCardenas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CatCardenas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HispanicHeritageMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HispanicHeritageMonth</span></a></p>