Latinos are underrepresented in the media industry workforce across film, radio, television, newspapers and digital platforms, according to the report.
Latinos are 19% of the nation's population, almost 1 in 5 Americans, and 18% of workers outside the media industry.
The largest percentage of Hispanic media industry workers were employed in service worker positions (19%) — which include food, cleaning and personal and protective services, according to the latest available reports submitted by media companies to the U.S.
In positions that can influence the content audiences consume, Latinos were far less represented: They made up only 7% of professional media industry positions such as actors, producers, directors, writers, reporters and editors.
When Latinos did see themselves represented in content, they felt "it was inaccurate" in most cases, de Armas said.