Another Take revisits stories from the archives. This originally aired on January 18, 2021. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.

Members of the Latinx community have been perpetually underrepresented in Hollywood, both in front of and behind the camera. In 2021, big awards shows ignored programs that centered Latinx stories, like One Day at a Time, Vida, and Gentefied. Now, creators are demanding more. 270 producers, writers, and showrunners signed a letter calling for systematic change in the industry. Two of the letter’s signees explore why Latinx shows are undervalued and why these creators are pushing for diversity in entertainment.

In this episode:

• Gloria Calderón Kellett, Co-show-runner & Co-creator of One Day at a Time
• Marvin Lemus, Show-runner of Gentefied

Episode credits:

This episode was updated by Chloe K. Li. The original production team was Ney Alvarez produced this episode with Negin Owliaei, Dina Kesbeh, Alexandra Locke, Priyanka Tilve, Amy Walters, Malika Bilal and guest host, Mohammed Jamjoom..

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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