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James Franco has been cast as Fidel Castro in the upcoming movie "Alina of Cuba." Find out why the news has some people furious.

James Franco is a perfect example of white male privilege that can get away with sexual misconduct allegations." In 2021, Franco spoke about the allegations in an interview with Jess Cagle. He claimed that he dealt with sex addiction and said, "Over the course of my teaching, I did sleep with students, and that was wrong. But like I said, it's not why I started the school and I wasn't the person that selected the people to be in the class. Alina of Cuba is about the life of Alina Fernández, one of Castro's nine children. Writer Lilliam Rivera tweeted, "James Franco as Fidel. This week continues to show how Hollywood will allow on certain stories to be told by certain people. James Franco is known for taking on some unexpected roles (see: his four-year run on General Hospital), but his latest part is surprising in a way that's making some people angry.

John Leguizamo Outraged On James Franco Casting As Fidel Castro: "He Ain't Latino!"

“I’d like to think no Latino actor worth their salt would sign up to play and aggrandize a murderous dictator who terrorized the people of Cuba for six decades,” Navarro wrote. “How is this still going on? How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well?

Filmmakers "combed through the entire ranks of actors with Latin roots in Hollywood to find someone who has a similar facial structure."

Again, you’re telling me that James fucking Franco is the only actor in all of the entire English and Spanish speaking world who could play a young-ish Fidel fucking Castro?? Is it because Franco also has a nose, scruff and full head of hair?? Apparently it was hard to convince this man to play Castro, as he is an American who doesn’t seem to speak Spanish. It’s unclear if this movie will be performed entirely or even just mostly in Spanish, which seems proper for a film about the Cuban revolutionary and his anti-revolution daughter. “To get there on such a tough look to cast, we used Fidel Castro’s ancient Galician heraldry as our focal compass, and then combed through the entire ranks of actors with Latin roots in Hollywood to find someone who has a similar facial structure.

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John Leguizamo is calling for “no more appropriation” after James Franco was cast as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in an upcoming film.

She said: “I’d like to think no Latino actor worth their salt would sign up to play and aggrandize a murderous dictator who terrorized the people of Cuba for six decades. Fernandez became an anti-communism activist who was arrested multiple times for her attempts to flee Cuba, and banned from travelling outside the country. How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well?'?

John Leguizamo took to Instagram to voice his disapproval about James Franco's casting as Fidel Castro in the upcoming film "Alina of Cuba."

Leguizamo, 62, has been increasingly outspoken about the representation of the Latino community in media, particularly Hollywood, over the last several years. On Friday, John Leguizamo took to Instagram to call out the entertainment industry for casting yet another white actor in the role of an explicitly non-white character. “How is this still going on?

James Franco playing Fidel Castro is defended by a producer of the film after John Leguizamo expresses shock and outrage over the inauthentic casting.

And for those pissed about the inauthentic casting here, that argument is sorta deflated now with the casting of Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, another iconic historical figure, but on the American side. Yeah, it's a word salad of a response -- but from what we can gather ... he just doesn't have an issue with James being white, maybe 'cause Castro had Spanish roots. Welp, he's just plain wrong on this one ... so says a producer of the film, John Martinez O'Felan, who tells THR that John's missing the big picture. But his comments are culturally uneducated and a blind attack with zero substance related to this project." Leguizamo was perhaps one of the most vocal critics, writing ... "How is this still going on? So the casting is already off to bad start, per JL.

John Leguizamo took to Instagram to speak out against the recent casting of James Franco as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in the upcoming independent ...

“Alina of Cuba” is slated to begin production on Aug. 15, with the crew shooting in Colombia. Franco will star opposite Ana Villafañe, who portrays the title character Alina Fernandez, Castro’s daughter. “How is this still going on?” Leguizamo asked his Instagram followers about Franco being cast as the Cuban historical figure. “Alina of Cuba” is directed by Miguel Bardem, based on a script written by Jose Rivera and Nilo Cruz.

The actor was disappointed by the team behind the upcoming Alina Fernández biopic who cast James Franco in the role of her father, Fidel Castro.

Groundbreaking colour-blind casting in original!” he wrote at the time. In September, he spoke out against the all-white cast of the “Super Mario Bros.” movie. No Latinx in the leads!

The actor took to social media to criticize the lack of diversity in film: “How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well?"

“I’m just an underdog who is making it, so he should also understand that it’s kind of disappointing to see our work getting attacked by someone who claims to be a leader of the Latin community.” “But his comments are culturally uneducated and a blind attack with zero substance related to this project.” But many have taken issue with one particular aspect of the film: the fact that Franco is playing a Latino man despite being white.