movie website vandango.com highlighted the trend. the big news this year in hollywood is hispanic actresses are finally getting the significant roles they are looking for. jennifer lopez was in the backup plan. she was in two movies this year, the losers and takers. we had america ferer ra in our family wedding, eva mendez in the other guys. reporter: it has nothing do with their ethnicity. the fact that they re hispanic is secondary. reporter: also, she said that changes are welcome since it wasn t too long ago that latinas played maids in countless films. you had elizabeth pena in down and out in beverly hills,
all latinas, all movie actresses and part of a rising trend of hispanic actresses taking on roles where their race is not central to the roles they play. alba was a wife, and hayek was adam sandler s significant other in grown ups vandango.com recently fold this trend. hispanic actresses are getting the roles they are looking for, and we started the year strong with jennifer lopez in the backup plan. she is half port reek can and half dominican. she was in the losers and the taker. we had america ferrara in the family wedding and the list goes on. reporter: and it has nothing do with their ennisty adds the