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“Selena” star Lupe Ontiveros, dead at 69, began acting as a maid and became...
Mexican-American actress, producer and activist Lupe Ontiveros, best known for her role as a convicted murderer in “Selena,” died on Thursday night. The actress was 69 years old. The Examiner reports...
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Latino leaders, friends, honor Lupe Ontiveros at funeral
Family and friends of the late actress Lupe Ontiveros, including prominent Latinos in the arts and government, gathered at the St. Hilary Church of Perpetual Adoration to say goodbye to an actress who...
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Lupe Ontiveros omitted from Oscar memorial ignites controversy
Lupe Ontiveros appeared in more than 100 films and dozens of television shows before passing away from liver cancer in July 2012 and was praised by members of the Latino community for helping carve out...
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Lupe Ontiveros Oscars snub controversy leads Academy to include her in online...
The In Memoriam tribute at Sunday’s Academy Awards may have only lasted minutes, but outrage from the Latino community over the omission of actress Lupe Ontiveros from the broadcast reel hasn’t ended,...
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Gina Rodriguez wins inaugural “Lupe Award”
Gina Rodriguez has been one busy lady since her lead breakout role, alongside the late banda singer Jenni Rivera in “Filly Brown,” which first premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Named one of...
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Academy invites 22 Latinos to join its ranks
What do Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Lopez, and Danny Trejo all have in common? These three stars have just received one of the most exclusive invitations in Hollywood. Dawson, Lopez and Trejo are just a...
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Marc Anthony says entertainment industry “doesn’t owe us anything”
Coming off the heels of the release of his salsa album “3.0,” Marc Anthony brushed off the suggestion that the entertainment industry owes the Latino community improved representation on the heels of...
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