We hope the rest of 2017 turns out to be key for Latino representation on TV. We're by no means in an excellent place yet, but, you know what? We're getting closer.
Though we might have lost shows with a predominately Latino cast (RIP Telenovela and Devious Maids) in 2016, we're seeing more actresses and actors with backgrounds from Latin-American countries like Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Cuba on mainstream television. Freeform alone has Famous in Love starring Cuban-American Bella Thorne, the Young & Hungry spinoff with Dominican actress Aimee Carrero, and Shadowhunters with Mexican-Lebanese actress Emeraude Toubia. And it doesn't end there! Look ahead for a list of all the Latinos you can see on the small screen this year.
The Gilmore Girls star, whose dad is from Argentina, has a main role in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, premiering on April 26.
The Cuban-American actress is the lead in Freeform's Famous in Love from Pretty Little Liars creator I. Marlene King. Watch her starting April 18.
The Puerto Rican-Guatemalan actress, daughter of singer Ricardo Arjona, plays the main character in the highly anticipated Wizard of Oz remake, Emerald City. The show premiered on NBC in January.
The daughter of El Puma will have a role in ABC's Time After Time, premiering on March 5.
The Colombian and Honduran actor also appears in a recurring role on Lethal Weapon.
The Mexican-Lebanese actress (girlfriend of Prince Royce) continues in the successful Freeform show Shadowhunters.
From executive producer Jennifer Lopez, Freeform's The Fosters will return for a new season, featuring show regular Cierra.
Everyone, including Latinos Ivonne Coll, Jaime Camil, and Andrea Navedo, will be back for season four of Jane the Virgin.
Gina will take the helm again this season as Jane. After her third consecutive nomination for a Golden Globe, we expect this to be a big year for her!
Fourteen-year-old Jenna is busy. She's back as Young Jane on Jane the Virgin, will continue to voice a character in Disney's Elena of Avalor, and stars in her own show Stuck in the Middle.
Not only is J Lo back for second season of her show Shades of Blue, she'll also be a judge in a new dance competition called World of Dance.
You can see the Colombian-American actress in both Jane the Virgin and Orange Is the New Black in 2017.
The Dominican beauty is set to have a big plotline in the new season of Netflix's Orange Is the New Black.
Fuller House has been renewed for a third season and that means more of Spanish-Uruguayan Soni Nicole.
And, of course, that also means we'll get to see Buenos Aires-born Juan Pablo again, too.
Rita Moreno and Justina Machado star in the Netflix remake of this sitcom.
Aimee is the voice of Elena of Avalor but will also star in a spinoff of Freeform's Young & Hungry, reprising her role as Sofia.
Though Hulu has not confirmed a fifth season of East Los High, we really can't imagine it will cancel the show, so expect to see more of Danielle this year.
The Spanish-born actress, whose father is Chilean and grandfather is Charlie Chaplin, has a big role in FX's Taboo with Tom Hardy.
Starring as Veronica in the Archie-comics-based CW show Riverdale, Camila is already making a splash.
HBO's The Young Pope is one of the most buzzed-about shows of the year, and Spanish-born Javier has a main role as a cardinal in it.
Another Parks and Recreations alumna returning to TV? Natalie Morales will be in Drew Barrymore's Santa Clarita Diet on Netflix. It premieres on Feb. 3.
The Puerto Rican and Cuban actor is coming back in his role Luke Alvez in Criminal Minds.