E-mail a friendAugust 12, 2005
Univision's Spanish-language broadcaster Jorge Ramos weighs in on U.S. immigration policy. A pioneer of the independent film movement, director John Sayles explains the difficulty in telling honest stories in Hollywood.
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos has been called one of the most influential Latinos in the U.S. For the past 14 years, he has anchored the evening newscast on the Univision network and consistently beats the other nets for top ratings in Miami, L.A. and Houston. A Mexican immigrant, Ramos has won 7 Emmys for excellence in journalism. His syndicated column appears in the U.S. and Latin America, and his daily radio commentary is broadcast to dozens of stations. Ramos has written several books, including Dying to Cross.
John Sayles
John Sayles
An Oscar-nominated screenwriter, John Sayles is also a novelist. He became a writer after college graduation and published two novels. Sayles started in films by writing genre scripts for such fare as The Howling and used his earnings to finance his first indie, Return of the Secaucus 7. Being a script doctor helps fund his character-based movies, which include The Brother From Another Planet, Passion Fish and Sunshine State. Sayles' first short story collection is The Anarchists' Convention.