May 19th, 1988. Live on set we have: Edward James Olmos, star of Stand & Deliver, Esai Morales of ‘La Bamba’, Rita Moreno star of the ‘West Side Story’, Cheech Marin and Paul Rodriquez recently starring together in ‘Born in East L.A.’.
“You get films….where the Hispanic person is either a crook, or the porter, or the garbage man…”
The segment begins with comments from Mr. Olmos on why he did his latest movie, how did it feel to portray a Hispanic person doing the right thing to help others?
At the Ford Theatre in Hollywood, Geraldo Rivera continues his special program ‘Hispanics in Hollywood’ as we dive into the realities of Hispanics in American culture and the move industry specifically.
The stars talk about their roles and careers, recent films. At one time it may have been harder to get major roles, but the times are changing..
The segment following this was opened up for audience questions, and is available here:https://youtu.be/kkMkFwt1tpE
This day, Geraldo’s television history.