Latino Cultural News Roundup: Oscar snubs + orquídeas
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The National Hispanic Media Coalition issued an open letter to the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expressing their unhappiness that the late “Real Women Have Curves” actress Lupe Ontiveros was not included in the Academy Awards telecast’s “In Memoriam” segment. The outrage prompted articles in the Los Angeles Times and Fox News Latino on diversity–or the lack of it– in Hollywood.
Spanish pop artist David Bisbal performed at Warner Theatre on Mar. 1. Here’s an interview with Washington Hispanic published after his performance.
“No,” the movie, received a “Critic’s Pick” from the Washington Post. It debuted in the Washington area on Mar. 1.
Federally funded cultural institutions such as the Smithsonian are preparing for $85 billion in sequester spending cuts by delaying maintenance and repairs to their facilities, the Washington Post reported last week.
El Tiempo Latino featured an article about the “Orchids of Latin America” exhibit of the Museum of Natural History. It annual wintertime tropical extravaganza shows off flowers from Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Venezuela.
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