Muslim and Latino communities are underrepresented in Hollywood

Camila Mendes is the lead in the new movie 'Do Revenge'. Photo: AP

Latino characters aren't very commonplace on US television. According to research from the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC) and reported on by Axios, just 3.1% of the lead actors in television series are from the Latino community.

For co-lead/ensemble actors, the percentage drops to 2.1%, and falls even lower for showrunners, at just 1.5%, and directors, at 1.3%. However, Latinos represent nearly one fifth of the US population.