FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 12, 2018
CONTACT: Clarissa Corona 213.718.0732 communications@nhmc.org
STATEMENT: NHMC's Alex Nogales on the Announcement of this Year's Emmy Nominations
This morning, the 70th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced. Some of the Latino talent recognized for their work includes Alexis Bledel, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ricky Martin, and John Leguizamo. NHMC President & CEO, Alex Nogales, made the following statement following the announcement:"Congratulations to all the Latino nominees for their Emmy nominations. They make us proud, and we ask, since Latinos are so obviously talented, why aren't more Latinos hired by the networks, cable, and streaming companies? We are 18% of the nation's populations yet Latino actors have not risen beyond 6% on the television screens in the last seventeen years. We demand better representation."
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### The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is the media watchdog for the Latino community, ensuring that we are fairly and consistently represented in news and entertainment and that our voices are heard over the airwaves and on the internet. We exist to challenge executives and influencers throughout the entertainment and news industry to eliminate barriers for Latinos to express themselves and be heard through every type of medium. NHMC works to bring decision-makers to the table to open new opportunities for Latinos to create, contribute and consume programming that is inclusive, free from bias and hate rhetoric, affordable and culturally relevant. Receive real-time updates on Facebook, Twitter @NHMC and Instagram @NHMC_org.
