Love, Victor's Armando Salazar: Queer TV's Father of the Year
Document Type
Blog
Publication Date
7-6-2021
Publication Title
The Latinx Project- Intervenxions
Publisher
The Latinx Project
Publisher Location
New York University
Abstract
Five years after the Pulse Orlando shooting, two shows featuring LGBT Latino leads—Love, Victor and Owl House (2020-)—premiered their second seasons. In addition, Charmed showcased the struggles of a pregnant Puerto Rican lesbian and Stephanie Beatriz’s Carla in In The Heights (2021) shared subtle displays of affections with her girlfriend. In the context of diverse storylines and age representation, it feels pertinent to also call attention to Love, Victor’s secondary storyline of Victor’s parents, Isabel and Armando Salazar. Depicted by Puerto Rican actress Ana Ortiz and Colombian actor James Martinez, these characters revisit and reimagine parental responses to their queer teens that other shows in which they performed explored: Ugly Betty (2006-2010) and One Day at a Time (2017-2020), respectively.
Controlled Subject
Homosexuality; Hispanic Americans
Disciplines
Latina/o Studies | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies
Repository Citation
Abad, . G.
(2021).
Love, Victor's Armando Salazar: Queer TV's Father of the Year.
The Latinx Project- Intervenxions
New York University: The Latinx Project.