John Leguizamo Auditioning as a Latino Actor | Diane Guerrero | Princess Nokia

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

John Leguizamo has heard it all trying to make it as a Latino actor in Hollywood: "too Latino," "not Latino enough," "Latinos don't watch other Latinos." Step inside one of his auditions and hear the craziness for yourself. Then actor and activist, Diane Guerrero, talks about the need for more representation in Hollywood, the struggles she faced being separated from her immigrant parents at 14, and the way she proves her role in "Encanto" to children. And multi-hyphenate, Princess Nokia, discusses how she came up with her stage name, how John Leguizamo and Martin Lawrence are her biggest inspirations, and why she decided to allow herself to be publicly vulnerable with her new EP "i love you but this is goodbye." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:03.0	Pfff.
0:04.0	Yeah, I'm so excited to host this week.
0:12.0	And thank you, thank you.
0:14.0	And as I always say, it's such an honor to be a voice for Latinos on TV and film.
0:19.0	But as I also always say, I wish the honor wasn't so rare.
0:23.0	Hollywood's still struggling with representation on screen.
0:26.0	According to a 2020 study by the USC Annembourg Inclusion Initiative,
0:30.0	Latino performers appearing in only 5% of speaking roles in 2019's top 100 movies,
0:36.0	despite being 18% of the total US population.
0:40.0	I mean, yeah, I mean, it's crazy.
0:42.0	Latinos are almost 20% of the country, but we're barely represented in film and television,
0:47.0	especially since every movie last year took place in the multiverse.
0:52.0	Come on.
0:55.0	You're telling me there ain't one dimension that's in the heights?
0:59.0	Come on.
1:04.0	And then when there is a good Latino role, it's going to people like James Franco.
1:10.0	Well, guess what?
1:12.0	If white people can take our roles, I'ma take theirs.
1:16.0	That's right.
1:18.0	When they do the TV series based on Gwyneth Paltrow's ski accident trial,
1:25.0	I'ma be Gwyneth Paltrow.
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