Amazon Studios is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with VOICES/VOCES: An Entertainment Celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month, a one-day virtual event that celebrates the many contributions to entertainment from the Latiné community.
The event will take place on September 30, 2021 and will include multiple group panels and a set from Puerto Rican comedian Gina Brillion celebrating the richness, diversity and beauty of Latiné communities, and conversations that will dive deep into Latiné representation in film and media over time, as well as celebrate the changing narratives and what is to come.
The event will be available to stream on Amazon Live and Amazon Studios DEI Twitch.
Participants include:
- John Leguizamo, Actor, Writer, Producer
- Gloria Calderón-Kellett (Showrunner, Executive Producer & Writer, With Love)
- Yolanda Guillen (Sr. Executive of Casting, Amazon Studios)
- Laz Alonso (Actor, The Boys)
- Clayton Davis (Film Awards Editor, Variety)
- Congressman Joaquin Castro, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Gina Brillon, Comedian (The Floor is Lava and finalist on America’s Got Talent)
- Malu Miranda, Producer & Head of Originals Brazil, at Amazon Studios
- Javiera Balmaceda, Head of Local Originals, Spanish Speaking Latin America at Amazon Studios
- Lorenza Muñoz, Sr. Global Awards Executive at Amazon Studios
This event is a celebration and further discovery of the diverse and powerfully rich culture of 60M+ people living in the United States. Together they represent more than 22 countries that have been labeled as “Hispanic” by the US Census. Yet there is a lot of complexity in trying to fit this diverse, non-monolithic group under any one label. Many refer to themselves as Latino, others feel more comfortable being referred to as Latinx or Latiné. And many identify themselves through their country of origin i.e., “mexicana”, “puertorriqueño”, “colombiano” or through their indigenous communities including, Bene Xhon’s, Yucatan Mayans, etc.