7 minutes ago, j swift said:

It continues to be an odd choice that the Hernandez family are not cast with Latino actors.  Galen Gering and Lindsey Hartley are of Jewish descent. Cherie Jimenez is Sicilian/Italian, and Puerto Rican.  And Jordi Vilasuso is Cuban.

Some will argue that casting should be blind, or that some of the actors are Hispanic.  But you'd have to admit it is a remarkable coincidence that they could not find one culturally Latino actor in Los Angeles. 

I don't understand why Puerto Rican is not Hispanic. 

21 minutes ago, j swift said:

It continues to be an odd choice that the Hernandez family are not cast with Latino actors.  Galen Gering and Lindsey Hartley are of Jewish descent. Cherie Jimenez is Sicilian/Italian, and Puerto Rican.  And Jordi Vilasuso is Cuban.

Some will argue that casting should be blind, or that some of the actors are Hispanic.  But you'd have to admit it is a remarkable coincidence that they could not find one culturally Latino actor in Los Angeles. 

Galen has Russian & Spanish roots 

22 hours ago, Gina90 said:

Galen has Russian & Spanish roots 

I assume you are not implying that we are all the same. Hispanic is not LatinX, which is both a cultural and political distinction, and should not be used interchangeably. In modern society, it is often considered poor form to conflate the two.  To compare a person whose Jewish grandfather left Spain during the diaspora with a Mexican actor, is like saying a person from Egypt is just like someone from Greece because they are both from ancient cultures.  

I was referencing the fact that almost no LatinX actors have been cast as part of the Hernandez family as remarkable.  I'm not making a moral judgement, I just find it an odd coincidence that it has happened four times. Hopefully that clarifies my remark, as I have no desire to debate if people whose grandparents emigrated from Cuba or Puerto Rico should identify as Latino, because that is entirely up to them.

It is similar, but not exactly parallel, to the fact that Wendy Shin, a character from Hong Kong, is played by a Korean actress.  DAYS PR gets a lot of milage out of having ethnically diverse characters, although they are often cast without regard to the actor's actual identity.  Which, to me, smacks of paying lip service to the idea of inclusion without actually providing equitable oppertunties. 

Edited June 23, 20241 yr by j swift

Elia Cantu is Afro- Latino 

 

Alot of lantinos aren't the same 

50 minutes ago, Adriana said:

Elia Cantu is Afro- Latino 

 

Alot of lantinos aren't the same 

She is one of my favs.

Judith Chapman

I enjoyed Cherie introduction as Gabi and the small family scene with Rafe and Gabi in today's episode I think they will be great together in more scenes as siblings