Eva Longoria shares struggles as Latina director: ‘Work twice as hard’
us.hola.comEva Longoria has reached undeniable success in Hollywood. After becoming a successful actress in the film industry, the star is making her directorial debut in the new feature film ‘Flamin’ Hot.’ And while it has been a great journey for her, she is shining light on some of the struggles Latina directors have to face when it comes to opportunities and funding. “We don’t get a lot of bites at the apple,” she said during a press conference at Cannes Film Festival, as reported by Variety. “My movie wasn’t low budget by any means — it wasn’t $100 million, but it wasn’t $2 million.
When was the last Latina-directed studio film? It was like 20 years ago. We can’t get a movie every 20 years.”Longoria went on to explain that “28% of ticket buyers at the box office are Latino.
Your film will not succeed if you don’t have the Latino audience,” she added. “Do you know how many Latinos showed up for Crazy Rich Asians?
Do you know how many Latinos bought a ticket for Fast and the Furious?”The filmmaker continued, “We over-index at moviegoing, so why shouldn’t there be content for us if we are the ticket buyers?
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