Friday, 13 November 2009 08:00
Fifteen percent of the U.S. population is of Latino descent, but Latinos remain underrepresented on English-language television.
Only 4 percent of on-camera talent is Latino, a number that does not reflect reality, said Alex Nogales, president of the National Hispanic Media Coalition.
"That is very far away from where we need to be," Nogales told Latina magazine.
More than 60 years ago, Cuban actor Desi Arnaz stole the hearts of many in one of the most successful comedy shows of all time, 'I Love Lucy.' A limited number of Latinos followed: Freddy Prinze in 'Chico and the Man' (1974), Ricardo Montalbán in 'Fantasy Island' (1977) and, years later, Mario López in 'Saved by the Bell' (1989).
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