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‘The Long Game’ Dethrones ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ as No. 1 on Netflix: Why it Matters for Latinos and for Hollywood (Guest Column)
Hollywood needs to make more movies like 'The Long Game' to truly harness the economic power of the U.S. Latino cohort, producer Jeff Valdez writes.
1 slot on Netflix in the U.S. “The Long Game,” a period feel-good drama starring Jay Hernandez, Cheech Marin and Dennis Quaid, has also grabbed attention by ranking as Nextflix’s sixth most popular film on a global basis. It would not surprise me to learn that the viewing audience wasn’t just Latinos, but families of all types, people who love golf and a broad older demo that wanted a feel-good story where the planet doesn’t end with the traditional excruciating 15 minutes of fiery explosions or a zombie apocalypse. He is the creator and showrunner of the Nickelodeon comedy “The Brothers Garcia” and the HBO Max sequel series “The Garcias.” Valdez is also serial entrepreneur who was founder and CEO of Si TV, the first English-language cable channel targeting Latinos (now operating as Fuse).
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