Luis Chavez who stars as Cesar on the T.V. version of the movie Crash recently dished to Hissip about a couple of things: what’s it’s like to work as a Latino in Hollywood, stuff like that. You know you’re nosey, and wanna know how it went, so here goes:

Hissip: Hi Luis, Please tell me about yourself.
Luis Chavez: Well, I was born and raised in Michoacán, Mexico up until the age of 15. At that time my parents and siblings had already immigrated to Los Angeles and it was decided that it was time for me to join them. I arrived here with a student visa, therefore I had to return to Mexico at every end of the school year to renew it.
I come from a large family and for the most part we are pretty close. I might not have similar interests as most, if not all of my siblings, but we still have a great time when we get together.
My dad is a little older, he is 74, and even though at the beginning he was not excited, or even, supportive of my chosen career, I feel that now, even if he might not voice it, he is proud of whatever accomplishments I have gained. My mom has been supportive from the get-go.
The fact that they, themselves, immigrated to Los Angeles without inspection makes my work as “Cesar” in the TV show “Crash” more relevant to them. They love it and are so glad to see that their son, in a way, can give a face to the millions of people with the same legal status as “Cesar”

H: How’d you get the role of “Cesar Uman”.
LC: I met with the casting Director for CONTINUE READING