With another awards season approaching,John Leguizamocontinues his fight for representation.
Dear Hollywood, Leguizamo started.
kindly let this be the year we finally embrace change.
John Leguizamo visits the IMDb Portrait Studio at SXSW on March 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas.Corey Nickols / Getty Images for IMDb
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He continued, Let this be the start of a new era.
Let us not continue to white wash our awards shows.
So thats why I took this add out in the NYTimes.
White peoples are only 58.9% of the population but over represented in top positions across the board.
Writer, actor, producer, director & Colombian-American who wont ever let anyone tell him no.'
They are the decision makers in tech, banking, corporations, medicine and streamers and Hollywood!
added Leguizamo, sharingphotosof the ad.
America is better when it is inclusive.
It is more profitable.
It is more creative!
Lets not give up.
The awards show is set for Sunday, September 15.
