Edward James Olmos: A Brief Summary

For my brief autobiography summary, I will be researching the early life and contributions of Edward James Olmos. Olmos has been accredited for being cast in diversified roles and representing the images of Hispanics in the U.S. media. By learning about Olmos’ early life, upbringing, and social activism, it will help us understand the ideas of racial discrimination in media and television.

Edward James Olmos was a renowned actor for the Los Angeles community. On February 24, 1947, raised and born in Los Angeles, California. Olmos dedicated his early life as a social activist at his high school. Throughout his high school years, Olmos wanted to run for student body president for California Democratic Party Art Torres. However, he did not win the race for student body president. However, Olmos found interests with performing arts, as he became the lead singer for his band the Pacific Ocean. Olmos’ passion for performing arts resonated as he pursued acting during his early adulthood.

Around the 1960s, Olmos pursued theatre arts when he acted in films that were heavily based in the Mexican American community. To give an example, Olmos branched out his skills as the narrator for Zoot Suit. Zoot Suit …show more content…
Around 1998, Olmos founded the Latino Public Broadcasting, a nonprofit organization that focuses on addressing issues of cultural significance to the Latino population in the United States. The Latino Public Broadcasting produced so many types of entertainment such as dramas, documentaries, comedies, satire, and animation. The goal that Olmos was trying to portray through media is to advocate for diverse perspectives in public television. As an entertainer, Olmos wanted to break through Latino/Hispanic stereotypes and transcend the normal stigmas of most Hispanic-oriented movies. Over the past years, Olmos was able to act out culturally oriented movies that deal with