red carpet dressed in black against violence, the great majority of participants chose black clothes; In addition, they accompanied with a pin that said Time’s Up in support of the initiative against sexual harassment at work 75th Golden Globe Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, USA, 01/07/2018 – Actor James Franco. REUTERS / Mario Anzuoni USA 2018 Golden Globe Awards Ceremony James Franco accused of sexual harassment
The hiring of James Franco for the role of Fidel Castro in a film directed by Spanish Miguel Bardem sparked a heated controversy in Hollywood, both for the allegations of sexual abuse poured out against the actor as well as complaints about his lack of Latin ancestry.
“How can this happen again?” asked the Colombian. Giovanni Leguizamo in an Instagram post in which he criticized the “appropriation” which, according to him, supposes that an Anglo-Saxon actor embodies a Hispanic leader.
James Franco, Fidel Castro and John Leguizamo, the three names of the controversy born in Hollywood.
Although Leguizamo insisted that he “has no problems with Franco”, he did not hesitate to call for a “boycott” of the film because “he is not Latino” and “Hollywood is stealing the narratives of his community.
“It’s bullshit. It’s also hard to tell this story without making it bigger, which would be wrong,” he added.
more complaints
The Salvadoran Ana Navarro-Cardenasshow host The sightone of the most followed on American television, went further, criticizing the mere inclusion of Castro’s character in a film.
“I want to think that no Latin American would want to play and glorify a murderous dictator who has terrorized Cuba for six decades,” he said.
James Franco at the 2019 Annual Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee Brunch in Los Angeles. Photo: AP
For its part, Jeff Torresalso of Latin origin, he stressed the lack of opportunities for actors like him in the industry: “I’m auditioning for any other Latin American drug trafficker, and James Franco will play Fidel Castro!”
Anticipating the controversy John Martinez O’Felanthe producer of the film, explained in the press release announcing the signing that he had decided for Franco because of all the actors interested in the role, he was the only one had “more facial similarity”.
“We use Fidel Castro’s Galician origins as a compass,” said the producer.
However Franco, born in the United States in 1978, has Jewish, Swedish and Portuguese origins.
details of the film
Fidel Castro and his daughter Alina.
The independently produced film will be titled Alina of Cuba and will feature the actress Ana Villafane to embody the daughter of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, and with My teacher in the role of Natalia Revuelta, his mother.
The script will narrate Alina Fernández’s youth as Castro’s illegitimate daughter and his subsequent exile in Spain as an opponent of the Cuban regime.
According to Variety magazine, it was Fernández herself, who also produced the film, who chose Franco to play her father.
Sexual scandals and complaints
However, the controversy did not remain in the ancestors of the actor, whose career went into decline after a series of sex scandals and allegations of abuse by several womenincluding the one presented in 2019 by a group of students from his acting courses.
James Franco, again involved in a scandal. Photo: Reuters.
The request was joined by more students who indicated that the actor recreated “simulations of sexual acts that went way beyond industry standards”, recorded some women in their rehearsals, and approached young women promising jobs in projects. of Hollywood that never materialized.
Therefore, Franco signed an agreement with the victims with which paid $ 2.3 million to distribute among those affected.
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