Netflix's 'Gentefied' feels real — because Latinx creatives are behind it
In an industry where Latinx actors and creatives are woefully underrepresented, the creators of Netflix's Gentefied put their own lives into the show. The second season is out now.
Heads up: This story contains spoilers about the new season of Gentefied.
Casimiro 'Pop' Morales is live on the national news.
"I am tired of sharing all the good things I have done in this country, to make you feel bad for me? ¿Pa' qué? To convince you? That I am ... a person?"
Morales, played by Joaquín Cosío on the Netflix show Gentefied, is an undocumented small business owner and grandfather fighting possible deportation. On the show, Morales has gained an audience for his bravery, thanks to his granddaughter's advocacy on social media.
It's a scene that gets, a show created by Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez that's based in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles as it faces gentrification.
