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EXCLUSIVE: America Ferrera is set to co-star opposite Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in Warner Bros’ Barbie, the studio’s movie centered on the classic doll line. Greta Gerwig is directing the pic, with Robbie playing the titular role and Gosling playing Ken. No word yet on who Ferrera will play. Gerwig also co-wrote…

Netflix on Thursday canceled Gentefied. A day later, America Ferrera, who executive produced the half-hour Latinx dramedy alongside creators Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, shared her reaction to Netflix’s decision on Instagram. “So sad that our beloved Gentefied has reached its end,” she wrote. “I have nothing…

EXCLUSIVE: Three of the most dynamic creators in Tinseltown have brought together two of the most preeminent advocacy organizations to further advance Latine representation and equity in the industry. America Ferrera, Tanya Saracho, and Gloria Calderón Kellett have partnered HARNESS and the Untitled Latinx Project…

The Morales cousins (J.J. Soria, Karrie Martin Lachney, and Carlos Santos) are back for Season 2 of Netflix’s Gentefied and as they’re fighting to keep their grandfather Pop’s (Joaquín Cosío) from being deported back to Mexico, the trio is dealing with drama galore. The first trailer can be watched in full above. The…

SPOILER ALERT: This post includes details about the series finale of NBC’s Superstore. Superstore gave fans one last bang for their buck before closing the doors to Cloud 9 for good. The NBC workplace comedy wrapped its six-season run with a two-part series finale, which saw a happy ending for Amy (America Ferrera)…

Just before Cloud 9’s doors shutter for good, Superstore star America Ferrera will return for the NBC comedy’s series finale. Ferrera, whose Amy Sosa packed her bags for California for a new corporate gig at Zephra, will reunite with the Superstore cast once more as a final farewell. The actress will appear in the…

Emmy and Golden Globe winner America Ferrera is set to make her feature directorial debut with an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by author Erika Sánchez, who will serve as a co-producer on the film. Anonymous Content and MACRO are producing the pic, which…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Thursday night’s episode of Superstore. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Cloud 9 hasn’t been the same as the store’s quirky employees navigate new safety protocols and policies. But with America Ferrera’s Amy Sosa en route to California for a new corporate position at…

Refresh for updates: After encouraging voters to get out the vote this election season, Hollywood players are now urging in-person voters to stay in line as they wait to cast their votes. Stars including Tracee Ellis Ross, Seth Rogen and Chelsea Handler have repeated “stay in line” on their social media posts to boost…

Co-founder and Executive Director of Black Lives Matter Patrisse Cullors is set to host her first live streaming event on YouTube for election night — which is tonight in case you didn’t know. Patrisse Cullors + BLMPAC Present: Live From Election Night will stream on Cullors’s YouTube channel starting at 6pm PT/9pm…

With COVID-19 disproportionately impacting minority groups and accounts of police brutality against Black Americans becoming all too frequent, the lead up to the presidential election has been like none other for communities of color. The stakes are only climbing, and voters of color are hoping to elect leaders that…

On Sunday night’s Emmy Awards broadcast, Issa Rae, America Ferrera and Lena Waithe shared stories of early auditions, pitch meetings and TV watching that would fuel their motivation, as actresses and creators of color, to work for more diversity and inclusion in the industry. Insecure creator-star Rae recalled her…