Los Oscars Are Back: Sinners, Battles, and Secret Agents

Los Oscars Are Back: Sinners, Battles, and Secret Agents

Author: My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts March 8, 2026 Duration: 28:20

The Oscars are back! The live three-hour broadcast can be a pressure cooker of high emotional stakes, with technical failures and unpredictable celebrity behavior. All leading to a range of cultural moments from slaps to political dissent. 

In anticipation of this year's Oscars, Maria Hinojosa sits down with film critics Rosa Parra and Carlos Aguilar to break down this year’s nominations, Latino snubs, and what it really takes to win an Academy Award.

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