Where and why to watch the most talked about film in Hollywood ‘In the Heights’ this wee
The swell of support may equal box-office bank for In the Heights The film that has been generating a lot of buzz leading up to today’s...
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Bel Hernandez
Jun 10, 20214 min read
Jimmy Smits Shines in Hollywood
In the Heights star Jimmy Smits may be on cloud nine these days. The seasoned actor co-stars in the highly anticipated musical film based...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Sports Film ’12 Mighty Orphans,’ Starring Martin Sheen, Premieres This Weekend
During the Great Depression, a Texas high football team made up of orphans surprised and inspired the nation by making it to their state...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 7, 20212 min read
Immigration Doc ‘Águilas’ Wins LALIFF Short Film Competition
The U.S. documentary short Águilas has won the Fotokem Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the Los Angeles Latino International...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 7, 20212 min read
Sara Ramirez to Play Non-Binary Latino Character in ‘Sex and the City’ Reboot
Sara Ramirez in Grey’s Anatomy (Credit: ABC) There is a revival of the award-winning series Sex and the City in the works on HBO Max and...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 6, 20212 min read
Anthony Ramos, Jimmy Smits, Daphne Rubin-Vega ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ Starting Monday
Get ready for a week of cast members of In The Heights to be featured on Live with Kelly and Ryan airing Monday thru Friday on ABC 9 am...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 2, 20214 min read
Filmmaker Grants Aimed at Improving Portrayal of Mexicans, Chicanos
MACEF’s new initiatives includes scholarships, grants and a film festival in 2022 Submission deadline for grant: June 15 By Cesar...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 2, 20216 min read
Edward James Olmos Talks About LALIFF, Filmmakers and Life
By Julio Martinez Academy Award-nominated star Edward James Olmos may be the ultimate actor/filmmaker/activist and the Los Angeles Latino...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 2, 20216 min read
‘In the Heights,’ an Instant American Classic, Breath of Fresh Air
Hollywood’s newest musical film is a celebration of community and cultural pride. By Marco Antonio Gonzalez While there have been a few...
Bel Hernandez
May 21, 202110 min read
Who invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? A major corporation or a Chicano?
Setting the record straight By Bel Hernandez UPDATE May 21, 2021 at 12:08 pm (PT): Just before Latin Heat was to publish this second...
Bel Hernandez
May 20, 20213 min read
L.A. Latino International Film Festival to Return With In-Person Screenings
It will offer a special preview of ‘In The Heights’ based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical hit. With pandemic protocols relaxing,...
Bel Hernandez
May 20, 20213 min read
‘I don’t want to be only an actor’: CW’s ‘Walker’ Alex Meneses
Alexandra “Alex” Meneses, has forged an impressive career on stage, television and film, and is now recurring on the CW’s Walker, a...
Bel Hernandez
May 17, 20218 min read
Did the L.A. Times get the whole Flamin’ Hot Cheetos story right?
By Bel Hernandez The “Los Angeles Times” headline of the 5,385-word article by Sam Dean, a business reporter for the Los Angeles Times...
Bel Hernandez
May 17, 20212 min read
Juan Luis Guerra’s Pandemic Concert Comes to HBO Latino, HBO Max
During the pandemic, Juan Luis Guerra, the world’s most famous bachata singer, taped a live concert with no audience on a beach of his...
Bel Hernandez
May 16, 20212 min read
Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin in New Paramount+ Music Series
Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin will be among the first stars featured in Paramount+’s revival of Behind the Music, the doc TV series...
Bel Hernandez
May 16, 20211 min read
Nadine Velazquez to Co-Star in ABC Series ‘Queens’
ABC has announced a pilot order of Queens, a drama series co-starring Nadine Velazquez (Major Crimes, My Name Is Earl). Queens. (Credit:...
Bel Hernandez
May 12, 20212 min read
HBO Max Greenlights ‘Gorditas Chronicles’ Series
HBO Max has greenlighted the series Gordita Chronicles, a family comedy from Sony Pictures Television executive produced by Zoe Saldana...
Bel Hernandez
May 12, 20212 min read
Review: A Feel Good Movie For Our Times
Walking With Herb Now playing Nationwide By Katharine Ann Díaz As we distance ourselves from the trauma of 2020 and begin to look with...
Bel Hernandez
May 7, 20214 min read
Spotlight: Edgar Ramirez, Roselyn Sanchez and Natalie Chaidez
Edgar Ramirez (Photo: Gage-Skidmore) A Florida Drama With Moral Dilemmas Edgar Ramirez is making his mark on Netflix. The billion-dollar...
Bel Hernandez
May 5, 20214 min read
Juan Pablo Raba Goes the Extra Mile for ‘The Marksman’
Playing a bad guy is nothing new for Juan Pablo Raba. But to secure playing opposite one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars, the...
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