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Eva Longoria, John Leguizamo Slam ‘Deep Cuts’ Casting as ‘Troubling Pattern’ in Open Letter Rallying for Latino Voices in Hollywood
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Eva Longoria, Isabela Merced, John Leguizamo and more than 100 Latino artists slammed the “Deep Cuts” casting controversy — where Odessa A’zion was set to play a half-Mexican character before exiting the project — as a “troubling pattern” in the industry.
“Latino communities are already underrepresented and misrepresented in ways that distort reality and harm real people,” the open letter to Hollywood stated.
“Recent casting decisions around the character Zoe Gutierrez in A24’s ‘Deep Cuts’ have exposed a troubling pattern.
Recent casting decisions around the character Zoe Gutierrez in A24’s ‘Deep Cuts’ have exposed a troubling pattern.
Casting decisions carry real weight: they influence who is seen as worthy of authentic storytelling and who gets to tell those stories with care, nuance, and authority.