Latino men make great superheroes, and Oscar Isaac is proving that in Marvel’s “Moon Knight” (even if his movie character isn’t Latino). Obviously, someone’s race, ethnicity, or gender doesn’t affect their ability to save the day, but unfortunately, Hollywood is still just catching on. Yes, there’s been progress with “Black Panther” and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” but a few titles are hardly enough to redefine the whole genre. On the Latino front, I’ve enjoyed watching Pedro Pascal play the Mandalorian. Diego Luna was inspiring as the doomed Cassian Andor of “Rogue One” (my favorite of the recent Star Wars films). And Latinas like Rosario Dawson are finally slated to get their chance to be the protagonists of their own stories.
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