There really isn’t a presences of Filipino actors in Hollywood today not like what the Korean American community has.   The only Fil-Ams that are still somewhat famous are Vanessa Hudgens and Rob Schneider.  I’ll admit I’m not proud of the work they have done or the image they promote in mainstream media.   However, I’m glad I heard about Kim Hidalgo, who is the Filipina in Hollywood to watch.  Hidalgo has already starred in two feature films, “Ball Don’t Lie” and “To Save a Life.”  According to an article from Balita, Kim, who was born to a Swedish and British mother and a Filipino father, is originally from the Bay area.  After moving to southern California to attend the University of Southern California (USC), she started going on auditions in L.A. her junior year.  Her Hollywood break-through role comes in “Ball Don’t Lie,” a coming-of-age film adapted from the popular novel written by Matt De La Pena.  The film centers around a talented high school basketball player named Sticky (played by fellow newcomer Grayson Boucher), who struggles to overcome emotional scars from an early life tragedy, a difficult foster care system and his resulting obsessive-compulsive disorder.  Kim plays Annie, Sticky’s girlfriend, who besides basketball is the only thing the 17-year-old basketball prodigy really cares about. “I know that there haven’t been so many opportunities for Filipino actors out there, but I think now there are definitely starting to be more opportunities. I’m definitely proud to represent Filipinos,” Kim says.  Kim Hidalgo has a bright future ahead of her and it is great that she is there to represent the Filipino community unlike some actresses who try to cover up the fact that they are actually half-Filipino by including other ethnicities to the mix.