I don't want to see Hispanic actors only on the periphery of the screen, holding a gun.

He was the first Hispanic actor to appear on the front cover of Life magazine on November 21, 1949.

During the 1950s and 1960s, he was one of only a handful of actively working Hispanic actors in Hollywood.

Eight of the 11 cast members, including the three leading performers, are Hispanic actors.

The other features a cast of young, newly discovered Hispanic actors.

Though supposedly set in Colombia, all the Hispanic actors speak with a distinct Mexican accent.

Hispanic actors, offered the role, refused to take part in the advertisements due the stereotyped image presented of Mexicans.

Have things changed for Hispanic actors in Hollywood?

It supports theater laboratories for Hispanic, black and Asian actors and playwrights.

It's a multi-racial show, he said, but two days of open Equity calls had brought in few Hispanic or Asian actors.