Telemundo Won the World Cup and Why Latino Hollywood Is Still Losing

Hosts Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito go head-to-head on the state of Latino representation in Hollywood — what's winning, what's failing, and who's been getting away with both for too long.   They start with the biggest media story of the summer: Telemundo's historic World Cup win, how half of all Americans chose to watch in Spanish over Fox's English-language broadcast, and what that says about who actually understands Latino audiences — and who doesn't.   Then they get into the numbers: only three Latino actors received Primetime Emmy nominations this year, and at the Oscars, out of 120 nominees, only two were Latino — and neither won. Fidel and Suzy break down why those numbers won't improve, why Hollywood keeps throwing Latinos one bone at a time, and why they think the studios know exactly what they're doing — pointing to the moment every Fast and the Furious movie drops.   They also highlight what's actually working: Julio Torres' Fantasmas and Problemista, the Hulu comedy This Fool, Alexa Demie's performance on Euphoria, Indi Navarrete leading the charge in horror, and why indie film is becoming the real home for Latino storytelling. Suzy also shares what she learned firsthand in the writers' room of Netflix's Neon — and the fight it took to get Puerto Ricans represented at every level of a show about reggaeton.   Produced by Los Angeles Times, L.A. Times Studios, and Sonoro.   🎙 De Los Podcast drops new episodes every week on YouTube and all major podcast platforms. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation. From the Los Angeles Times and Sonoro comes the De Los Podcast — a weekly conversation where music, pop culture and Latinidad collide. Hosted by De Los editors Fidel Martínez and Suzy Exposito, the show pulls back the curtain on the stories, people and cultural moments shaping the Latino experience in the U.S. and beyond. Every episode is a front-row seat to conversations with the artists, actors, filmmakers and thinkers who are moving the culture forward — not just talking about it. Guests include Leslie Grace, Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, Xolo Maridueña, Fabrizio Guido, producer and singer Empress Of, among others. Think of it as the cultural conversation that major American media rarely makes room for — a space where Latinos get to talk, unfiltered, about what they create and who they are. Produced by Los Angeles Times, L.A. Times Studios, and Sonoro. New episodes every week — available on YouTube and all major podcasts.