The Undersung
Our critics on great artists who mightve been lost to the canon.
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Its never quite worked out that way.
He died in his hometown in 1970, at the age of 74, after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.
Its hard to sketch Hernandezs place in Hollywood.
Like many actors of color, Hernandez presents an intriguing what-if.
What if he had been given lead roles that matched his talents?
What if Hollywood ever knew what to do with an AfroPuerto Rican like him?
But what remains most memorable to me about Hernandezs work during Hollywoods mythologized golden age is his pride.
