Random Sunday thoughts...
I just learned that the woman who wrote Voicemails to Isabelle is Latina. Her mother is from Nicaragua. After watching the movie, and learning about this, I wish she would have written the leads as Latin and pushed for the lead casting to be Latin. The film has been a huge success and I can’t help but feel a tad disappointed for the missed opportunity.
And who knows, maybe she did want the leads to Latin but casting directors went in a different direction? Maybe the team behind the film didn't think it would be as marketable with Latin leads for a rom-com? Who knows.
This is one of the reasons it's important for me to write latin characters, and not just side characters, but actual MAIN characters.
Anyway, those are my thoughts.
Good day!