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Chon Noriega in The Hollywood Reporter: “Danny Ramirez Lifts Off with ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier'”


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“A lot of the excitement had to do with the introduction of a new character, Joaquín Torres, and the sense that he would evolve into the next superhero,” says Chon Noriega, a UCLA professor of film, television and digital media, of Ramirez’s Falcon debut. “But there’s another reason for the excitement. Often, Latino characters that appear…

“A lot of the excitement had to do with the introduction of a new character, Joaquín Torres, and the sense that he would evolve into the next superhero,” says Chon Noriega, a UCLA professor of film, television and digital media, of Ramirez’s Falcon debut. “But there’s another reason for the excitement. Often, Latino characters that appear in sci-fi, fantasy, and action films are the first ones killed. So this series starts by signaling hope that Joaquín is here to stay, and the actor, too.”