with me now, actor and comedian john leguizamo, he's also the crater host executive producer behind the series. both says american historia, the untold history of latinos. so glad to have you here, john, and we could have gone on for a while in terms of your resume, but i'm so intrigued by the work you've been recently doing. especially why do you think that trump and republicans are gaining so much ground on democrats where economically kind of at the bottom of the food chain. >> so what we concern with food prices, gasoline, house housing, all that really matters to us right now the prices are a little high. and so who gets the blame? who's ever in government and trump? lies, makes big, big promises that he can't keep latinos by it. they believe it you know, that that's the problem right there. >> you know, i often wonder as a black woman, i'm often told how i feel as a voter, as a members electorate. and we have to always respond is not a monolith. are you experiencing that same frustration at times about trying to suggest i know you're trying to capture a vote, but there's not a mon

. >> host john quinones speaks leguizamo, rita moreno, gina torres, ramon rodrig many m struggles and successes in the industry. >> i think people need to watch this hour because it's so inspiring. in the end, it's very inspiring. you get to see how rteslatino actors and actresses started with nothing but a dream. >> making those dreams come true wasn't easy, and a usc study shows it. hat surprised me more than anything was indeed the data. i doesn't lie. data. and they found that only 5% 5% of speaking roles characters in movies are latino hollywood c generate up to $18 billion if linmproved,thg hs working on all the time now. >> they're taking matters into their own hands. they're directing their own films and to celebrities and actors are owning their destiny. >> i wasn't really prepared for people that would come up to me and be like, i re. >> my hope is thatie all colors analtripesilnghat representation t and the soln is really simple. hollywood just openede d forth matter of all background >> george pennacchio for abc seven news. >> and you can watch latinos in hollywood owning