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Bel Hernandez
Mar 9, 20152 min read
Roberto Sanchez Joins Celebs at San Diego Latino FilmFest VIP Reception
The 22nd San Diego Latino Film Festival March 12 to 22, 2015 AMC Fashion Valley 18 A VIP Reception and Press Conference will take place...


Bel Hernandez
Feb 28, 20152 min read
Latina Student Filmmaker Named 1st Winner of Horizon Award at 2015 Sundance Film Festival
A native of Puerto Rico, Ortiz-Calderón has a passion for storytelling and believes “movies can be that person to talk to when no one...


Bel Hernandez
Feb 27, 20152 min read
Fluency Banking on Telenovelas On The Big Screen
Edy Ganem Stars in “Trading Places” Film By Bel Hernandez Telenovela fever is in full swing. On television you have the CW’s Jane the...


Bel Hernandez
Feb 26, 20151 min read
Yvette Yates’ Star Continues to Rise with Inherent Vice Role
We recently caught up with her at this year’s Slamdance Film Festival where she was attending for the screening of her latest film...


Bel Hernandez
Feb 16, 20153 min read
Roselyn Sanchez and Lisa Vidal MC The 18th Annual NHMC Impact Awards
NHMC Honorees(Clockwise): Director Jorge R. Gutierrez, Actors Carlos Ponce and Jon Seda and Mitu Digital Platform Special Memorial...


Bel Hernandez
Jan 21, 20152 min read
Cinema Tropical Announces Winner of Best Latin American Film
Las Marthas and Purgatorio Tied for Best U.S. Latino Film New York, NY, — The Uruguayan film The Militant by Manuel Nieto Zas takes the...


Bel Hernandez
Jan 12, 20152 min read
George Lopez Actor/Producer of the Sum of “Spare Parts”
By Bel Hernandez Based on a true story from an article written by Joshua Davis for Wired Magzine in 2004, the film revolves around a...


Bel Hernandez
Jan 9, 20155 min read
Pretty Rosebud: A Filmmaking Journey Leads to A Theatrical Release
Fri., Jan. 16th at the Arena Cinema Theaters & runs thru Jan. 22nd Special LatinHeat Screening Jan. 17th with Q&A following 1/2 off...


Bel Hernandez
Jan 7, 20152 min read
WGA Awards 2015 Nominations Announced
Los Angeles and New York – The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced...


Bel Hernandez
Jan 4, 20153 min read
Independent Film: Another Reason To Revive The Chicano Movement
By DeeDee Garcia Blase Reprint from CRNLive.com Homebound is a new independent movie that received numerous awards west of the...


Bel Hernandez
Jan 3, 20152 min read
A Look Back on Latinos in Film in 2014
By Luis Reyes Although the Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative report, which was released on August 2014 showed that Latinos...


Bel Hernandez
Jan 2, 20152 min read
“Pretty Rosebud” Among Theatrical Premieres January 16th at Arena Cinemas
Indie Films get Distribution The Phoenix Project and Alumbrones also part of the Special Engagement at Arena Cinema Hollywood Pretty...


Bel Hernandez
Dec 18, 20141 min read
NALIP Receives $150,00 for Initiatives from Time Warner Foundation
Keeping with NALIP’s mission to foster and promote Latino media artists, the Latino Lens program, with a submission call in early 2015,...


Bel Hernandez
Dec 17, 20147 min read
Edward Kostakis: Filmmaking Aerial Kings
Dime: Your $0.10 Let’s face it; Latinos like to fly. We love to soar. Think of how one of your favorite films opened. Was it an aerial...


Bel Hernandez
Dec 17, 20141 min read
Trailer: George Lopez Stars and Produces “Spare Parts”
Lionsgate releases on Janary 16, 2015 #Latinoroboticsteam #MarisaTomei #DavidDelRio #EsaiMorales #SpareParts #JaimeLeecurtis...


Bel Hernandez
Dec 15, 20143 min read
Hispanicize 2015 Announces 4th Annual Filmmaking Program
Miami, FL — The Hispanicize 2015 embarks on its 4th Film Festival Program, headed for the second year by Calixto Chinchilla (formerly the...


Bel Hernandez
Dec 10, 20142 min read
Juanes Lends His Talents to Kevin Costner’s “McFarland USA” & the CW’s
Burbank, CA — Latin music superstar Juanes is stepping up his presence on English language media in the USA. With millions of fans...


Bel Hernandez
Dec 3, 20143 min read
Chris Rock Speaks Out About Mexicans in HollyWood
Chris Rock is the COOList The debate on Latinos in Hollywood and the lack of opportunities is a never ending heated discussion that...


Bel Hernandez
Dec 2, 20142 min read
“Man From Reno” Starring Pepe Serna is Nominated for Film Independent Spirit Award
Exclusive to Latin Heat The Hollywood award season got underway this past week and kicking off the season is the Film Independent Spirit...


Bel Hernandez
Nov 25, 20143 min read
Michael DeLorenzo Debuts “It Can Only Be Used Once” Short Film Trailer
Mini Movie Inspired By Real Life-Altering Mysteries By Elia Esparza In my opinion, actors make the best storytellers and in turn some...
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