MACEF Mexican-American/Chicano Film Grants Announced
Three recipients from California, New Mexico and Texas will receive $10,000 each Dr. Jose-Luis Ruiz (Courtesy: Self) The selected three...
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Jul 30, 20212 min read
Analisa Velez to Co-Star in Paramount+’s ‘The Game’ Reboot
Analisa Velez (Credit: Facebook) Actress Analisa Velez is joining the cast of The Game, a Paramount+ revival of the award-winning...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 28, 20213 min read
Cesar Rocha Named Netflix Series Casting Director
Seasoned casting director Cesar Rocha recently joined Netflix’s newly formed in-house casting department. Brittany Grooms, Rich Leist and...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Natalie Chaidez Gets Rights to Chicano Author Oscar “Zeta” Acosta’s Novels
The works of Chicano lawyer, activist and author Oscar “Zeta” Costa may now become a TV series, and perhaps a movie, too nearly 50 years...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 23, 20213 min read
Warner Media OneFifty Acquires ‘A la Calle’ to Premiere on HBO Max
The documentary A la Calle, about Venezuela’s current political, economic and humanitarian crisis, has been acquired by WarnerMedia...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 23, 20212 min read
Victoria Cartagena Joins CW’s ‘Batwoman’
Victoria Cartagena (Credit: Courtesy/Facebook) For the second time in her career, Victoria Cartagena will play heroine Renee Montoya, a...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 22, 20213 min read
Gina Rodriguez at the Helm Producing and Directing
Rodriguez Makes Feature Directorial Debut on Sports Drama Gina Rodriguez and Ariana Greenblatt (Photo Credit: Netflix) Gina Rodriguez’s...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 20, 20212 min read
Paulina Chavez Is New Fairy in Netflix’s ‘Fate: The Winx Saga’
As the production of the second season of the Netflix supernatural series Fate: The Winx Saga has started, actress Paulina Chavez stands...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 20, 20212 min read
Open Submission To Tanya Saracho’s Ojala Ignition Lab for Latinx Writers
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2021 Tanya Saracho, showrunner for the groundbreaking TV series Vida, and the UCP, a division of Universal...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 15, 20212 min read
Gabriel Iglesias Reveals He’s Got Covid-19; Cancels Tour
Comedian Gabriel Iglesias has announced he’s got Covid-19 despite being vaccinated. In a video posted on social media, the funnyman also...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 15, 20212 min read
Jennifer Lopez Says She Is Currently In ‘Best Time’ Of Her Life
WASHINGTON — It seems like American singer-actor Jennifer Lopez is currently on cloud nine as she released “Cambia el Paso,” her new...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 12, 20213 min read
‘Julie and the Phantoms’ Wins Daytime Emmys
Julie and the Phantoms, a Nexflix comedy-drama musical executive produced by Jaime Aymerich and Kenny Ortega, has won three Daytime...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Latinos Well Represented in Nods for Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
Anya-Taylor-Joy in The Queen’s Gambit Actors Anya Taylor-Joy, Colman Domingo, Hamilton, Jason Rodriguez, MJ Rodriguez, Pedro Pascal and...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 6, 20214 min read
Are You Latino Experienced?
The PBS film series The Latino Experience answers that question My apologies to Jimi Hendrix for appropriating the name of his classic...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 2, 20214 min read
Bill Cosby Speaks Out After Overturned Conviction, Says ‘I Have Always Maintained My Innocence’
WASHINGTON — After being released from a Pennsylvania state prison, American actor and comedian Bill Cosby, on July 1, shared a social...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 2, 20212 min read
‘Shelter’ Cast: HBO Rolls out in LatAm; Frankie A. Rodriguez Performs on Disney Channel
Lisa Vidal, Jaina Lee Ortiz and Carlos Miranda Will Star in Crime-Action Flick ‘Shelter’ Lisa Vidal (The Baker and the Beauty), Cam...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 1, 20211 min read
Frankie Quiñones Gets Own Comedy Special on HBO Latino
Frankie Quiñones (Credit: Courtesy/Facebook) Comedian Frankie Quiñones is back on HBO Latino with a special show entitled Frankie...
Bel Hernandez
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Demi Lovato’s Talk Show Gets Premiere Date on Roku
WASHINGTON — Singer-actor Demi Lovato’s upcoming talk show, titled The Demi Lovato Show, originally ordered by now-defunct startup Quibi,...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Anya Taylor-Joy Said She Felt ‘Devastated’ When She Watched Her Performance In ‘The Witch’
WASHINGTON — Golden Globe-winning actor Anya Taylor-Joy, who became a household name after her performance in ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’...
Bel Hernandez
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres Create New Netflix’s Animated Series
Animators and filmmakers Victor Maldonado and Alfredo Torres are teaming up again for Netflix’s Super Giant Robot Brothers, one of...
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