Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza gets 2024 LEJA nom for role in 'Blue Beetle'
Los Angeles, California (Release): Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated actress Adriana Barraza has received a 2024 Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance as Nana in the film 'Blue Beetle'. The film, which stars Xolo Maridueña in the lead role and directed by Angel Manuel Soto, made history as the first stand alone Latino led superhero movie in the DC franchise.
The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA), recognized Barraza's funny and moving portrayal of Nana, Jaime Reyes’ (Blue Beetle) feisty and loving Mexican grandmother. Barraza’s scene-stealing performances garnered the affection of audiences worldwide.
Adriana Barraza stands shoulder to shoulder alongside nominated actresses Emily Blunt for 'Oppenheimer', Penélope Cruz for 'Ferrari', America Ferrera for 'Barbie', Rachel McAdams for 'Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret', and Da’Vine Joy Randolph for 'The Holdovers'. This year the LEJA Award winners will be announced virtually online on Monday, February 12.
“I’m truly honored and thankful that the LEJA Awards have recognized me with this distinguished nomination. Being nominated is already a win for any actor but to receive the nomination for this character of Nana which I loved playing means even more. My most important goal was to represent this beautiful part of the Latino community in the U.S., the brave women who immigrate to our beautiful country but work tirelessly to honor their roots,” said Barraza about her nomination
Adriana Barraza has received numerous awards and recognitions around the world, including nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe in 2006 for Best Supporting Actress for 'Babel' directed by Oscar winner Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
Last year Barraza, aside from her performance in 'Blue Beetle', she starred opposite Trace Lysette and Academy Award nominee Patricia Clarkson in the film 'Monica' which premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and received an 11-minute standing ovation. She also moved audiences in the lead role of Maestra Georgina in the Netflix original Mexican feature film 'El Ultimo Vagón' directed by Ernesto Contreras. The film was the #1 Spanish language movie on Netflix worldwide for a consecutive six weeks and one of the most successful Netflix films of 2023.