Tonatiuh, the lead in the new movie "Kiss of the Spider Woman," joined Variety's Awards Circuit podcast to talk about how the upcoming film allowed him to play with multiple personas, what it was like working with JLo, and his frustration with how Hollywood treats Latinos, even though they're a huge part of the moviegoing audience.

“We are in a Latino Hollywood Renaissance. Latinos are Hollywood. I am not a Latin actor. I’m a great actor. Jennifer Lopez is not a Latin talent. She is a great talent,” he declares. “Latinos are 24% of the U.S. moviegoing audience, that’s one in four tickets. In 2023 alone, $2.7 trillion was created and spent by Latino audiences. That’s more than New York and Texas economy.”

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