Afro Latinos are starting to be more recognized in TV and media. One person that I know that has rising stardom is Zoe Zaldana. She has been assigned a variety of roles in mainstream movies. One movie in particular, Columbiana, is very contradictory to the stereotype given to ”Latinegras.” She has a very tough role. On the other hand, she has a role in Guess Who, where she brings home her white fiancée which surprises her black parents. In these roles she demonstrates her rise to the top and how she is part of the transition into American society respectively.
Even Afro Latino males are on the rise in popular culture. Alex Rodriguez, a widely known Afro-Latino player for the New York Yankees, has been the face of the franchise along with African American and Caucasian player Derek Jeter. Some may argue that nobody really recognizes Alex Rodriguez as a black player, but he and Derek Jeter are actually well known among people with multiple ethnicities.
Works Cited
Gates. "Black in Latin America." PBS. PBS. Web. 04 Mar. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/black-in-latin-america/featured/preview-black-in-latin-america/172/>.
Griffin, Cynthia. "Afro Latinos Are Everywhere Yet Are Invisible in Our Black and White Culture." Afro Latinos: Everywhere, Yet Invisible. Web. 17 Feb. 2012. <http://www.theskanner.com/article/Afro-Latinos-are-Everywhere-Yet-are-Invisible-in-our-Black-and-White-Culture-2011-10-10>.
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