I believe that a character that is needed in children's television is a solid Hispanic/Latino protagonist. Quite frankly any character that is BIPOC I think would be greatly appreciated. I am not sure what happened from my time as a child to now but there is a severe lack of diversity in this category. Growing up I had El Tigre, Mucha Lucha, Jake Long American Dragon, Static Shock, Dora The Explorer, and many other characters of color on TV. Characters that were engaging and diverse. Somewhere along the line these kinds of stories and casts have been lost or pushed to the side.
Now with that being said, I am torn between two minds of creation for my characters. The first idea that I want to describe would be called "My Mayan Family" This show would feature a young Hispanic boy named Leo as the protagonist and a cast made up of gods from the Mayan pantheon. Leo is an explorer at heart and during his journey's afterschool he finds El Dorado, the lost city of gold. In El Dorado lies numerous statues depicting great heroes and terrifying monsters. Leo awakens these statues and out comes ancient Mayan gods. However the gods have no clue where they are or when they are and its up to Leo to make sure they can live in the modern world. My second idea came to me while writing the first paragraph. My second show would be called FueGO! A Hispanic teen named Felix discovers he has the power of fire and uses it to fight crime. This story would take a more classic super hero approach like that of Static Shock or Spiderman. This second idea is still a little rough in my mind and I am still working things out but I like the name and I think It could be a good vehicle to deliver messages through a Latinx lens. |
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