they love the freedom of expression. so i see latinrtant role in keeping jazz alive and in development of jazz, too. >> hinojosa: for all of that inspiration, for all of the joy of your music, thank you so much. and for being right here. >> thank you very much. >> garrison keillor: martín espada was born in brooklyn, new york. he moved to massachusetts; worked as a tenement lawyer in boston, teaches at the university of massachusetts, amherst-- creative writing, latino poetry, and the work of pablo neruda. he's published 16 books, and his collection of poems, the republic of poetry, was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. >> at 16, i worked after high school hours at a printing plant that manufactured legal pads-- yellow paper stacked seven feet high and leaning as i slipped cardboard between the pages, then brushed red glue up and down the stack. no gloves-- fingertips required for the perfection of paper, smoothing the exact rectangle. sluggish by 9:00 p.m., the hands would slide along suddenly sharp paper, and gather slits thinner th

but in the latin, it says of the age 21, 1616. this painting was actually done from a print that was -- that appeared in a book of kings in 1818. so it sort of reverses things. apparently there had been when she was in england, went to england, a portrait done of pocahontas. and usually as you look down this hall here you see a portrait of benjamin franklin. that's a new $1 bill image of benjamin franklin. the process would be to paint a portrait and then from that portrait, you make a print, and engraving, which is what the $100 bill is made after today, after that image of franklin. so there must have been an original portrait that has been lost from that was made from that original engraving of 1616. and this portrait was copied from the old engraving. this is old. where did it come from? it came to the gallery as a gift from the national gallery of art. they acquired the portrait from the andrew melon foundation about 1942. so let me just turn here to what goes on to what is in the people that the engraver and the -- the portr

environment they're not inviting their guests inside where the berms are people get creative with the latin-americanull frogs start the trees grow and camp mather is seen in a different light we're approaching dinner time in the construction of the hetch hetchy damn the yosemite park built jackson diane hauling hall to serve the guests it does was it dbe does best service s serve the food. >> i'm the executive chef i served over 15 hundred meals a day for the camp mather folks breakfasts are pancakes and french toast and skranld eggs and hash brown's our meal formulate is we have roost lion it's reflecting of the audience we have people love our meals and love the idea they can pick up a meal and do worry about doing the dishes can have a great time at camp mather after camp people indulge themselves everyone racks go in a place that's crisis that i air after the crackinging of a campfire a campfire. >> the evening is kept up with a tenant show a longed tradition it features music i tried this trick and - this talent show is famous for traditional things but we have new things ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the first 7, 8

. >> and the school motto is utraque unum -- "both into one." can you explain that? >> yes utraque unum it's a latin phrase -- "from the many into one," or "from the one into the many." so, for instance, we strive to be one community here at georgetown, but yet we're a very diverse community, and we welcome a diverse student body -- one and many. >> students are encouraged to uphold the jesuit ideals of being active on behalf of others. so it's no surprise that georgetown grads fill the ranks of service organizations like habitat for humanity teach for america, and the peace corps. >> it's a great school academically, but also the commitment to serving others and using your education to further the good of the world and humanity. >> there's a whole variety of programs to get involved in depending on your interests and language abilities, oftentimes. so you can take what you learn in the classroom and apply it to social justice in d.c. >> georgetown has a very important saying, and that's "men and women for others." >> there's yet another latin phrase that you hear students use to describe their geor

took down their top priority. >> reporter: now sources say the latin kings are re-emerging along withther gangs around the city. so much so that the fbism the police departments intelligence union, detectives patrol officers have focused their attention on gang activity. >> we're looking for those persons or those impact players those individuals more than like to use weaponry in the neighborhoods report roar kings made their mark with drug dealing and gun violence much sources say the kings are once again throwing up gang signs in areas like sixth and rising sun marshall and pike streets and parts of their old turf. >> we don't like to see them come back. they're not welcome. >> reporter: deputy bethel wouldn't discuss specifics on gang investigations but he says police are intent on preventing violent gangs from getting a foot hold in any neighborhood. >> so we're really real really ram up our strategies and very strategic in going after those gangs to minimize the violence. >> that's all it takes. that's what sends them away for long time and that's how you get rid of them. >> repo

time now for today's latin america report. the european phone carrier in latin america released the value of its that is wayland assets and switched to a lower exchange rate for 2014. telefonica calculates at 50 boulevards to the dollar in 2014, 20% lower than the 12 boulevards are dollar used last year -- 12 boulevalivars to the dollar use last year. still to come, what do danica patrick and patrick wilson having common? they are all helping derek jeter in the latest event. we will tell you more in a moment. ♪ mark: we are 45 minutes past the hour. bloomberg news has learned that greece is considering asking for a loan extension after accounts of talks is the greek bailout breaking down requesting the extension of the current bailout program. >> in the history of the european union, nothing good has ever come out of this. in the history of the union we proceed from crisis to crisis and this is how we prove it. i have no doubt that within the next few days any notion of an ultimatum is going to be withdrawn. mark: the greek govern

right under here you see this, and it says in the latin, old english, and indian in this text here, but in the letter and it says "of the age 21, 1616." this painting was actually done from a print that appeared in the book of kings in 1818. it sort of reverses things. apparently when she went to england, there had been a portrait done of pocahontas. usually if you look down this hall here, you will see a portrait of benjamin franklin. that is the new one dollar bill of benjamin franklin. the process would be to paint a portrait, and then from that portrait you make a print, an engraving, which is what the $100 bill is made after today after that image of franklin. there must've been an original portrait which has been lost from that, was made that original engraving of 1616, and his portrait was then copied from the old engraving. but this is old. where did it come from? it came to the gallery as a gift from the national gallery of art. they acquired the portrait from the andrew mellon foundation about 1942. let me just turn here before i go on to actually -- the engraver, or the portr

the word "pogo" comes from the latin "po," as in, um..."not rich," and "go," meaning "to leave." back then, if you were poor, you had to get on the stick and go. and speaking of going, love to stay and watch more, but we better bounce. >> awesome! >> narrator: the tour de france is considered the most painful event an athlete can endure. well, what if you remove the athleticism but upped the agony level? "whacked out sports" is proud to present its newest creation -- the tour de pain! the first leg begins with a relatively simple miscue -- a muffed curb jump. >> unh! >> narrator: while the grass cushions the impact, many riders drop out of the race right here. as we move on to the second leg, the dreaded handicap-rail wipeout, pain begins to spread to the gluteus maximus area. look at it again. we can see that the pain is concentrated in the right buttock. interestingly, the asymmetrical nature of the one injured buttock and the one healthy buttock has been known to drive riders insane. but by the third leg of the tour de pain, both buttocks become fully involved. hey, look at tha

by the author in latin wp 600 years after the language was dead.he was an accomplished linguist. she was able to read it. and with her background of technical training and the fact i knew something about the subjects we were able to make a translation of this for the first time. it was purely a labor of love. it had no great practical value at modern times. although many of the processes illustrated here are still in action. in any event, for a couple of hundred years it was the textbook of those industries. and at one time they chained it in an iron binding to the kath dralds of mining towns such as san luis pocazi. and the priests translated it for the benefit of the miners plus the illustrations. so that the book had at one time a great weight. but of course now it's only a matter of interest. there is nothing particularly public about the book at the time. we were 2,000 copies printed and distributed amongst engineers. since that time it's become a rare item. and it now sells for $250. but we don't have any more of them. >> you have the 250. >>

the latin name is a oprah mica cow. -- they'll grow much how cow -- now grown all over the tropics for commercial chocolate production. the plant is not have any of the fruit or cocoa pods on it, which are what are harvested and processed make chocolate. this tree produces flowers out of the trunk of the plant. there are -- they are quite interesting because it is a different presentation in terms of location for the flower. we love to pollinate this plant so it can produce chocolate pods unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, we don't have -- are gardeners act as the little insects and they will take plants off of the other flowers. typically, we do that are on the fall of the come in the late spring or so. >> many other iconic plants that people would recognize from their everyday uses. maybe even more exciting and useful to people and chocolate although it's hard to imagine his coffee. -- is coffee. the two species of coffee that are typically grown for commercial production. the a replica coffee -- the ar abica coffee. the plants need to be grown in full sh

the literal meaning of amateur from the latin is doing something for the love of it. there are amateur actors doing it for the love of it. they are not hams, they are good actors. they don't want the uncertainty. some do want it. it's not just about the activity, but the culture that goes with it, and your circumstances. i'm not saying if you have several children and are living in a housing project and there are serious social issues, you could wander off and seek your passion, of course not, have you possibilityies, you have to take act of your circumstances. at the same time you owe it to yourself. we only have one life that we know of and you owe it to yourself spending your time and being in your element is not just about what you do for a living, but how you spend your life. it's meeting others that share the passion. sometimes you make a living from it, sometimes you don't, sometimes you want to and sometimes you can't. somewhere in your life you need something that feeds and enriches you. that's what it's about. >> you are watching "talk to al jazeera". our gu

in the latin, that has a leaf resembling the hornbeam. it's called zelchova. and this is a plant that was occasionally planted in the 1850's. they eventually became popular street trees especially after the american and european elms succumb to dutch elm's disease in the beginning of the 20 century. it was the japanese tree that became the street tree of choice. this is a fascinating tree, not only because of its specimen value -- as an old tree -- but it is a somewhat rare variety that is hard to find. it is a beautiful specimen to this day. we are going to talk a little bit about the fortunate turn of events that allow this particular tree to survive all of the changes in land use history that took place on this land through the establishment of the u.s. botanic garden, the eventual moving of the u.s. botanic garden, as well as the placement of an underground highway, the reflecting pool and several other changes that took place on this is a piece of land. by 1867, the garden had expanded. so a couple of additional greenhouses had been added on, including on

we went to the latin american school of medicine. e are honored to have met with carmel ortega obviously of cuba and we met with members of civil society. our chief of missions are what they call the special interests section -- bless you and just dealer and has arranged for us to have dinner with 12 ambassadors from allied nations who gave us their impression of what the president's action was. we were very proud of president obama coming forth and joining with president castro to start a new path of diplomatic relations between the united states and cuba. we found the people in the street people were very enthusiastic about that. everyone we met with was very positive about that. that is what we agreed on. we had some areas of disagreement that related to human rights and was the ranking member on the foreign affairs committee addressed that and i'm sure he will in his remarks here as well as did mr. mcgovern who is the chairman, the cochair of the tom lantos human rights commission but it was a subject that all of our members addre

coming up, the latin american report.tom line continues in a moment. ♪ >> it is time for today's latin america report. gross domestic product will shrink. if it happens, it will be the first time since 2009 as the central bank raises are wearing costs. latin america's largest economy since is a decline in commodity prices. austerity measures, and a drought is putting millions of people at risk. that is your latin america report. a programming note. on charlie rose, mike morel for the hour, deputy director of the central intelligence agency from 2010-2013. he served twice as acting director. mike morel at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. new york time on bloomberg. coming up, the feds patient pledge. we will look at the communication challenge and how long he could stay patient. ♪ >> let's check bloomberg world news. the european central bank is increasing greases emergency liquidity assistance. the original fund aimed to help greek banks with 65 billion euros. greece is showing signs it is willing to compromise. the greek governm

the literal meaning of amateur from the latin is doing something for the love of it.re are amateur actors doing it for the love of it. they are not hams, they are good actors. they don't want the uncertainty. some do want it. it's not just about the activity, but the culture that goes with it, and your circumstances. i'm not saying if you have several children and are living in a housing project and there are serious social issues, you could wander off and seek your passion, of course not, have you possibilityies, you have to take act of your circumstances. at the same time you owe it to yourself. we only have one life that we know of and you owe it to yourself spending your time and being in your element is not just about what you do for a living, but how you spend your life. it's meeting others that share the passion. sometimes you make a living from it, sometimes you don't, sometimes you want to and sometimes you can't. somewhere in your life you need something that feeds and enriches you. that's what it's about. >> you are watching "talk to al jazeera". our guest

the cuban people. for president obama, and latin america. aps now, countries like mexico, brazil, chile, colombia -- they can begin to push and nudge cuba towards democracy elections, respecting human rights. stop accepting the principle of the cuban exception. that they are allowed to do what people in brazil and in chile fought against for years and years. but when somebody else does it it's because the americans are against them. the americans are not bothering them anymore. maybe the mexicans and brazilians will tell you but -- cubans, it is time to have an election. it's time to let people out of jail. radio stations, unions political parties, freedoms, etc.. this is what they fought for for 30 years. >> thank you for joining us. francisco, thank you, from new yorker magazine. his new book is called "the interior circuit: the mexico city chronicle." and shannon o'neil, whose new book is called "two nations, indivisible." thank you. ♪ >> live from pier three in san francisco, welcome to "bloomberg west." we focus on innovation technology,

when we come back the latin america report and details of the ubs forecast for 2015. ♪ >> welcome backtime for today's latin america report. ubs has posted its 2015 gdp forecast for latin america. gdp was cut to -5/10 of a percent from 6%. the main driver reduction in commodities. venezuela was reduced to -7% from 1.5%. that's your latin america report for this tuesday. up next, a bloomberg exclusive. matt miller has an exclusive interview. we continue in a moment. ♪ >> welcome back. it is 45 minutes past the hour. let's check bloomberg world news. india's prime minister has suffered a huge setback. his party has been trounced in state elections by an anticorruption party. the world's best-selling luxury car brand finished only third in that category last month. both audi and mercedes beat bmw in january. bmw sales rose just 6%. both audi and were sadie's have vowed to -- and mercedes have vowed to recapture the luxury carmaker crown i 2020. we will have another update in about 30 minutes. in other auto news, a bloomberg exclusive -- sergio marchionne says ferrari could go public by ju

details in the latin america report next. ♪ >> the sure to check out the latest addition of "bloombergsweek." it hits your newsstands and tablets today. you can read it on the go with our new business we cap. it's time now for today's latin america report. venezuela's new currency market where companies and individuals can trade freely has started operations. venezuela uses currency controls by having different rates for exchanging u.s. dollars. money used to buy essentials like food and medicine is exchanged for six boulevard per dollar while other goods are exchanged for much higher rates. jet blue is looking to cash in on the easing of travel restrictions to cuba. the airline has added another charter flight between tampa and havana which will begin on june 5. jetblue has three other weekly charter flights to cuba from tampa and fort lauderdale. travelers need to make arrangements with jetblue partner, abc charters. coming up, potential new rules in india could change the world's market. alix steel will have that story when we return in just a moment. ♪ >> welcome back. let's check

up next, the latin america report and later, the high cost of measles. ♪ >> be sure to check out theedition of "bloomberg business week" with a cover story and radioshack will stop it hits newsstands and your tablet today. you can read it on the go with our new business week out. it's time for today's latin america report stop social media in china are slamming argentina's president who's on a visit to beijing. president cristina fernandez de kirchner published a mocking post will stop she signed 15 agreements with china on issues ranging from nuclear energy to agriculture as part of her four-day state visit. that is your latin america report for this thursday. coming up, more pressure on greece -- the barely two-week-old government hits a bump. the european central bank turns off a source of funding for greece's banks. ♪ >> we have breaking news on the anthem hacking story. let's go to the breaking news desk and scarlet fu. >> bloomberg news is reporting government investigators are pursuing evidence that points to chinese state sponsored hackers who looked into the personal informa

up next, the latin america report and earnings from some of the big-name banks.and more when we continue in just a moment. ♪ >> welcome back. this is "bottom line" on bloomberg television, streaming on your tablet phone and bloomberg.com. stay with us for comprehensive earnings after the bell today. we will get reaction from disney ceo bob iger on "street smart" with trish regan. it's time now for today's latin america report. latin america's largest bank type market value's profit rose 25%. it topped analyst estimates. the company's loan for folio increased 9.8%, beating the forecast. the bank of mexico reported net income of 250 $9 million earnings of $.19 per share. but it did fall short of expectations. shares have increased 4% since the beginning of the year. the stock has fallen slightly more than 2% in last 12 months. tonight on charlie rose, the president and founder of the global political risk resulting -- risk researching group -- in his report, he writes political conflict among the world great powers is at play more than at any time since the cold wa

the u.s. policy in latin america. >> when what you are doing doesn't work for 50 years it is time to try something now. congress should work at ending the embargo.

coming up the latin america report, and a setback for the brazilian president. l tell you what it is. ♪ >> welcome back. this is "bottom line." i am mark crumpton. it is time for today's latin america report. brazil's president has suffered the first political defeat of her second term. the lower house of congress elected a rio de janeiro congressman as its president for the next two years. cunha is an economist serving his fourth term in the lower house. he defeated a member of bruce f -- rousseff's workers party. a standout ad is the first ever spot against domestic violence the national football league wanting to show it is serious and fighting domestic violence. was the ad effective? ♪ >> it is 45 minutes past the hour. an australian journalist has been released from prison in egypt, seen on the right of your screen. he worked for al jazeera english and spent 45 days behind bars arrested in 2013 while covering the crackdown on islamist protests. he was tried on charges of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood. two of his colleagues remain beh

the thing is he is latin and from back then they still do that down there. they do it every play south of -- >> really? i don't leave my apartment. all of the parents who inoculate their kids also smack them. >> that'senting. >> as a budist i was surprised the pope condoned violence. >> i don't understand any of that question and it is not accurate. >> i like how you destroy every question. >> i will answer it anyway. actually i kind of like the pope's answer. i am sensitive about taking care of children but people do smack their children on the hand and on the tooshy. people do these things and i am not sure when it went from being okay because it is certainly legal by the way. you can do a lot worse to your child without breaking the law when it went from being okay and acceptable to people get horrified if they see you smack a hand. >> 1970s. i am not that old and it was acceptable then. it started with the after school specials and the more you know and the kids were like precious snowflakes. i am afraid they will accuse me of doing something i had nothin

so the europeans the latin americans, the canadians and others who have traded with cuba visited cuba, done all of those things that we think are going to be the turning point did absolutely nothing to change the course of events this. i hope and i understand that at the president's direction you're conducting a review of cuba on the state list of terrorist sponsors. so as assistant secretary jacobson was before the committee at that hearing, she confirmed that the castro regime continues to provide sanctuary to joe an chesimard who is on the fbi's top ten list of wanted terrorists. we also know that bask terrorists -- basque terrorists are there. we also know that even while negotiations are being hosted by cuba with the farc, the farc continues to conduct terrorist organizations even as they are in the midst of negotiations inside of colombia, and the colombian government pushes back on them. and we know that cuba sent the most significant violation ofup security council resolutions -- of u.n. security council resolutions on north korea, sent migs, missiles and tons of other militar

we will have more on this story coming up in the latin america report. 's the latest world news. we will have another update coming up in about 30 minutes. german chancellor merkel and french president hollande are in moscow for an emergency meeting with vladimir putin. they're scheduled to discuss the deteriorating situation in ukraine. we are in moscow. you've been reportinging on the putin era since it began. what do we know so far about the progress of the meeting? >> very little. because it is very much no reporting from outside or from inside of the room. we know that the leaders, the three of them, sat down a short while ago. the french and german leaders flew in and immediately went to the kremlin to meet with the russian president. remember they spent five hours yesterday with ukrainian president. we know what they want to accomplish. they want a ceasefire in the east of ukraine. and they want to try and get the peace process going again. but there's a lot of skepticism because, as you know, i've been to a lot of these negotiations now in milan,

about reparations, john was there talking about it, and it is resonating in brazil and everywhere in the latin american community, the idea of reparations and everything. not only that. we talk about surveillance. john was right there particularly when it came to zambia. john was right there knocking on the door. continued to unveil the lies and bringing truth to power. thank you, john. [applause] >> before i introduce the next speaker, i want to say something danny just introduced. the person who came the furthest tonight to be here at this event is the leader of south africa's biggest and most militant metalworkers federation, irvin jim. i would like irvin to stand and be recognized for his work. [applause] i would like to invite you all tomorrow evening, danny glover and irvin jim will lead a conversation about contemporary issues in south africa and the dynamic movements emerging and the new leaders, so please come. now it is my pleasure to bring up here, i was going to say congressman conyers' oldest friend in this year until julian bond told his story. but i want to invite up mark raskin

fail to point out or to recognize that the complete configuration of location stems and hails from the latin origin which is a call call. he talked a great deal about having hands of competent skill but also a heart that's rooted in character. so to your question about the role of that kind of institution obviously we have already many ways kept that tradition could i think george washington carver, booker t. washington robert r. taylor in architecture were progenitors of all the s.t.e.m. research production and teaching teaching. this is nice in a place that tuskegee in the 21st century but is limited by sometimes legal capacity. our students are paying for their education also many of the services weren't available before. it's nice to hearken back to that model and their elements that we are using in trying to implement as we point out daily on her washington word or booker t. washington about the same we must roll steadfastly persisted when the 21st century by ensuring the institution and administrations faculty and staff provide these services for students and where appropriate to allow

up next, the latin america report and a loss by billionaire carlos slim. >> it is time now for today'smerica report. billionaire carlos slim's mobilephone company america bowl model -- america movil misses profit estimates. it serves seven of eight mobilephone users. still ahead, waging war on islamic state. we will have president obama's plan to send ground troops. ♪ >> let's check bloomberg world news. president obama has asked congress to improve -- to approve a tax on islamic state. it has committed despicable acts and will attack the u.s. if not confronted. president obama wants this 32 use ground troops. 10 of the trans-asia pilots were grounded after tests and will be reach rained after emergency procedures. the other 19 have not been tested yet. shares of's than it airport operator aena -- shares of spanish airport operator aena are soaring. that is a look at world news. another update and 3:15 new york time. it's time now for the commodity's report. >> oil back below 50 is the headline. we saw traders get a reality check with fresh data showing the nation's supply is at the hi

as the carpet is rolled out ahead of the big night, the latin american communities say they have been left out of the picture of the phil lavelle explains. >> reporter: you can't move the billboards are everywhere. you can't say the same for the latinos. latinos view more movies than anyone, going to the cinema once a month. it appears this place does not reciprocate that at least when it comes to casting. on an average year. three speaking roles in big budget goes white actors. as for the filipino talent. try 4%. latinos make up a significant part of the populationful 17%. here in los angeles, the number is higher. what is hollywood's problem. >> they are too white. >> that is the verdict from this long-time film director who says stereotypes are to blame. >> the executives the only relations they have is to their mates, gardener. they have created themselves about the united states. >> reporter: and diana knows about that. >> gang members, drug dealers, hookers and the maid and the servant. >> reporter: an actress, she spent 30 years on the stage on the hunt for a big screen stage.

. >> coming up, the latin america report for this chilly friday.onds in argentina have been in a rallying mood. we will tell you why. >> we want to let you know that bloomberg tv plus is now available on roku players. you can also use us on bloomberg.com, your phone, or your tablet. argentine bonds rallied to the highest in almost fit years. this after all doubters as the country to resume talks to settle a legal dispute that trigger default. the conflict between argentina and creditors holding defaulted bonds from 2001 came to a head last year with the president refusing to comply with the u.s. court order. argentina was ordered to pay investors about $1.7 billion for servicing restructure debt. investors are trying to gauge whether the president intends to settle the content -- conflict before she leaves office or plans to leave the issues to the next governor. up next your guide to the biggest newsmakers of the week on "bottom line line" we will be right back. >> let's check world news. euro area finance ministers might have reached an agreement

and the sooner latin american countries get on board with that idea and start nurturing the intellectual resources that they have, and creating... not just creating opportunities for the kids to study, but creating opportunities for companies to form in those countries, so the kids when they do graduate don't feel a need to have to leave the country to europe or the u.s. to work in their careers, that's what we need to do. and that's what i'm pushing for. >> hinojosa: so your dad would say something often to you when you would get out from picking the vegetables, and he would say, you know, "how do you guys feel," right? >> that's right. >> hinojosa: and you guys would say? >> "tired," or "dusty, sweaty." >> hinojosa: and then he would say, "remember, because if you don't go to school, this is what your life is going to be like." >> exactly, exactly. >> hinojosa: at the same time, your parents... there might be some people who say, "well, but your parents were migrant workers, and they were making you work in the farms, and your parents were moving you around from place to place." and it

. >> finally hollywood the latin american community say they were left out of the picture. >> you can'tmove without seeing hollywood faces everywhere. they're everywhere. but you can't say the same for latino movies stars. latinos do more movies than any other ethnic group in the whole country in proportion to population. three-quarters say they go to the cinema at least once a month, and they account for a quarter of all cinema sales in this country. but it appears this place does not reciprocate that affection when it comes to casting. on an average year more than three-quarters of speaking roles in big budget hollywood films go to white actors. as for the latino talent, try nearer 4%. they make a significant part of the country's population. 17%. and in lax los angeles the number is double. what is the problem? >> they're too white. >> this director said that stereotypes are very much to blame. >> the executives, the only relationship they have is to their maids maybe the gardner. and the stereo casts they've made about latinos in the united states, is the drug dealer, the prostitute

>> in hollywood, the countdown is on for this year's oscars but as the red carpet is rolled out, the latinmmunity feel they have been left out. >> reporter: latino stars are much harder to find here. latinos view more movies than any other ethnic group in the country. three-quarters say they go to the cinema at least once month, and account for a quarter of all cinema sales in this country. but it appears this place does not reciprocate that affection. on an average year more than three-quarters of speaking roles go to white actors. as for latino talent try nearer 4%. considering latinos now make up a pretty significant part of this country's population 17%, it does beg one question what is hollywood's problem? >> they are too white. >> reporter: that is the verdict from this long time theater director who says stereo types are very much to blame. the executives the only relationship they have is to their maids and maybe their gardner. >> reporter: and diana knows all about that. >> gang members, drug dealers, played at lot of hookers, and then the maid or the servant. we don't exist in te

the latin american community says their completely out of the picture. we explain. >> you can't move for film star faces in hollywood. they are everywhere. can't say the same for latino stars, they are much harder to find. >> here's the thing. la tone knows view more movies than any other ethnic group in the country. it appears this place does not reciprocate that affection, at least when it comes to casting. on an average year, more than three quarters of speaking roles in big budget, hollywood films go to white actors. as for latino talents 4%. considering latinos make up a pretty significant part of this country's population, 17%, here in los angeles the number is almost double, it does beg one question. what is hollywood's problem? >> they're too white. >> that is the verdict from this long time film and theater director who said stereotypes are very much to blame. >> the executives, the only relationship they have is to their maids maybe their gardner and they have created that they are drug dealers and prostitutes. >> dianna knows all about that. >

the importance may be for latin america is there but nothing much will change for the cuban people.hether raul castro is ready and willing to carry out that political opening or not will mean a lot for the cuban people for president obama, and, also for latin america and the other that china mentions which i agree with which is perhaps now countries like mentionxico, like brazil even colombia can actually also begin to try and push and edge and nudge cuba towards democracy elections, respecting human rights and stop accepting the principle of the cuban exception that cubans are allowed to do what people fought against for years and years and years but when somebody else does it, it's because the americans are against them, then they are allowed to do it. now, the americans aren't bothering them anymore. so maybe now, the mexicans and the brazilians will tepll the cubans, it's time to have an election. you shouldn't be afraid of it. nothing happens. it's time to let people out of jail. it's time to have newspapers, radio stations television stations unions, political parties respect

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