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...
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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 25, 20155 min read
“McFarland USA” – A Truly American Story
Strength. Heart. Courage. By Roberto Leal In 1956, when I was 9-years old, my Dad inexplicably moved us from our comfortable, cozy house...
Bel Hernandez
Feb 17, 20154 min read
“Strike One”— An Urban Drama That Appeals To Latinos— Hollywood’s Most Valuable Audience
Stars Danny Trejo, Johnny Ortiz, Billy Gallo, Maria Isa, James Russo, Jocelyn Cruz East Coast Premieres Feb. 19th, Viva Latino Film Fest...
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 30, 20153 min read
NY Viva Latino Film Fest Opener “Strike One” Starring Danny Trejo
Coming-of-Age Drama Reveals Racial Disparities in Juvenile Criminal System Hollywood, CA– The 1st Annual Viva Latino Film Festival NYC...
Bel Hernandez
Jan 30, 20152 min read
‘A Most Violent Year’ Sets the Standard for Latino Roles in Hollywood
Latino Premiere Club Overwhelmingly Recommends ‘A Most Violent Year’ ‘A Most Violent Year’ Is In Theaters Nationwide On Friday, January...
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 18, 20141 min read
Trailer: Devious Maids’ Edy Ganem Stars in “Ana Maria in Novela Land”
Devious Maids‘ Edy Ganem stars as Ana in the film Ana Maria in Novela Land. A fun-filled story of how one super fan, Ana Maria, switches...
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 16, 20141 min read
Trailer: Sean Penn & Javier Bardem Shoot it Out on “Gunman”
An international operative, Martin Terrier (Penn) wants out of the spy game, so he can settle down with his longtime love. But it won’t...
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