Why the Golden Globes Prove We Need to #MakeLatinasVisible

Last week, The Golden Globes announced their nominees, and it didn’t take us long to realize that no Latinas were nominated this year. Sigh. To be clear, we weren’t surprised but disappointed. After all, it was the 2015 Golden Globes that confused Gina Rodriguez for America Ferrera. For the past 74 years, only 12 Latinos have won Golden Globes and out of the 12, only 3 have been women.

The Only Latinx Winners in Golden Globe History EVER

1. Rita Moreno, “Best Supporting Actress” in West Side Story, 1961
2. Andy Garcia, “Best Supporting Actor” in The Godfather Part III, 1990
3. Jimmy Smits, “Best Actor in a TV Drama Series” in NYPD Blue, 1995
4. Benicio del Toro, “Best Supporting Actor” in Traffic, 2000
5. Alejandro Amenabar, Director, “Best Foreign Language Film” for The Sea Inside, 2004
6. Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, “Best Motion Picture” for Babel, 2006 and “Best Director — Motion Picture” for The Revenant, 2007
7. America Ferrera, “Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series”, for Ugly Betty 2007
8. Gina Rodriguez, “Best Actress in a TV Series or Comedy” for Jane the Virgin, 2015
9. Gael Garcia Bernal…