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Jack Rico
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🎬 Entertainment Journalist + Media Strategist
🎧 Co-Host, Brown & Black (2x Webby Awards)
🎭 Pop culture through a Latino POV 🇨🇴🇺🇸
🏛️ Television Academy + IADAS Member
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Americans are split over how involved the United States should be in governing Venezuela. www.pewresearch.org/...
February 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Wow. Has anyone been on X for a minute? My X feed looks like a massacre.

It’s reporter after reporter from the Washington Post posting they got laid off losing their jobs. It's hard to see.

My heart goes out to all WaPo journalists today.
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Hey @nytimes.com, I'd love to see this same article, but for #Spanish because of Bad Bunny.

Thank you! ✌🏾
Americans Are Learning Korean Because of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I really hope this movie biopic works. So many setbacks, but this trailer gave me hope!

Colman Domingo stars as Michael's father, Joe Jackson, but the star is by far Jaafar Jackson, MJ's nephew. He becomes Michael!
Michael (2026) Official Trailer - Jaafar Jackson
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
🫢 Is this a sign of things to come??
Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
So according to this article, by 2028, the iPhone might go away.

We’re going to be replacing it with VR glasses and headphones.

But the trade-off is that tech companies will have 24/7 access to everything you see and hear. 👀

Will you make that trade?
Will the smartphone survive the AI age?
The Apple-Android duopoly is under attack from OpenAI, Meta and Amazon
www.economist.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:34 PM
#Latinos made some noise at the #Oscars this year! But also some snubs.

Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" got 9 nods (Best Pic). Wagner Moura's "The Secret Agent got 4 nods (Best Pic). Benicio del Toro Best Supporting Actor!

But no Oscar Isaac for Best Actor, no Guillermo Del Toro for director.
January 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I have a question....

What Would Happen If #BadBunny Sweeps the 2026 Grammys?
What If Bad Bunny Sweeps the 2026 Grammys?
by Jack Rico
newmajorityready.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 PM
As a Colombian-American who has worked in U.S. media, in Spanish & English, for over 2 decades, what's happening in Venezuela is regrettably only the beginning.

What we are about to witness is the “Americanization of Latin America.”

Let me explain: 1/14 🧵
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
With USA raiding Venezuela, the upcoming Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show might now become the most-watched PERFORMANCE in TV history.

His reaction to the ongoing ICE raids, Puerto Rico’s enforced colonization, and now, he has to stand on an American stage while Latin America is under siege. 👀 🇺🇸🇻🇪
January 4, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Well, DAMN.

Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.

Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.

Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...
El Guapo vs The Narco Vampires (FULL PILOT ANIMATIC)
YouTube video by Jorge R. Gutierrez
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Let's be very clear what this is...

This is the LARGEST oil heist in world history.
Q: China, Russia, and Iran have interests in Venezuela. How does this operation affect your relationships with them?

TRUMP: In terms of other countries that want oil, we're in the oil business. We're gonna sell it to them. We'll be selling oil.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Holy shit! 👀

U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Nicolas Maduro, Trump Says
Live Updates: U.S. Captures Venezuelan Leader, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
17 years ago, #NothingLikeTheHolidays became the first Latino Christmas movie released by a major studio. It remains a cinematic unicorn today.

Just in time for Nochebuena, I revisited the film to explore why it still matters and why it deserves a permanent spot in your holiday movie rotation.
Why 'Nothing Like the Holidays' Is Still the Ultimate Latino Christmas Movie
Seventeen years later, this film remains a rare example of the American Latino experience on screen. Here is why it deserves a rewatch.
showbizcafe.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
LLM's are the weather anchors in the newsroom. They're the only ones allowed to get it wrong and still get a contract extension.
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm not sure if you noticed, but...

Oscar Isaac's Dr. Victor Frankenstein and Timothy Chalomet's "Marty Supreme" are essentially the same character. Both in the relentless pursuit of absolute greatness.
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In 2016, I sat down with Rob Reiner to discuss "Being Charlie," a film written by his son Nick Reiner about their father-son struggles.

Revisiting it now, it reads like an ominous premonition.

Here's the full interview: showbizcafe.com/interview-ro...
Rob Reiner On Trump Movie, Sequels, Superheroes And TV
Rob Reiner talks about Being Charlie, Donald Trump, sequels, superhero blockbusters, and the TV shows he binges.
showbizcafe.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
SNL's breakout Latino star, Marcello Hernández, is bringing his first-ever stand-up special to Netflix Jan. 7th.

The Dominican-Cuban comedian is joining Netflix's Latino comedy roster of former and current Latino comedians such as Cristela Alonzo, Gabriel Iglesias, and Felipe Esparza.
Marcello Hernández Sets First Netflix Special For 2026
SNL standout Marcello Hernández headlines his first Netflix hour, American Boy, a Miami-shot special built around his first-generation Dominican-Cuban experience.
showbizcafe.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I've been messing with AI images over the last few days and created these BTS shots from two of my favorite Latino movies: 'Stand and Deliver' and 'La Bamba.' They capture the most iconic scenes from each film. They're also completely AI fake.
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’m not sure if anyone here messes with AI, but… I just played with Google’s Gemini 3.0, and am truly stunned 😳 at the level of intelligence and TASTE the model has. It’s dare I say… revolutionary. Websites, video games, wallpapers that you’d ACTUALLY share are now just a warbled prompt away.
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Sitting down to watch a new documentary on the Dali Lama - “Wisdom of Happiness”. Some light for some dark times. 🙏🏾
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
NOSTALGIA is peaking. Gen Z must hate the present and who can blame them. In the meantime Gen X is reliving their youth.
"Analog bags" are in. Doomscrolling is out.
It's part of a bigger return to offline hobbies.
www.axios.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Latino movies are being greenlit. Hopefully the first of many more!
Andy García, Néstor Carbonell to Star in Cuban Exodus Thriller 'Pedro Pan'
Learn about the Andy García Pedro Pan movie, a gripping historical thriller about the evacuation of Cuban children during the 1960s.
showbizcafe.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The Washington Post wrote a piece on how to understand TikTok's algorithm and this part caught my attention because it is rarely exposed in such an intentional design way.

(I visualized as an infographic for clarity and attaching the link)
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Get ready for what will be the first-ever #Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime show. History will be made. #badbunny
Bad Bunny Announced as the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show Performer: 'This Is for My People, My Culture and Our History'
Bad Bunny will serve as the halftime show performer during Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 8. Kendrick Lamar previously served as the Super Bowl halftime show p...
people.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM