Latinos making Hollywood news. In case you didn’t know, missed it or you just plain like your little doze of COOL Chisme. Here you go.
Eva Longoria to Produce Political Drama for ABC
Eva Longoria will be producing a political drama (with penalty) for ABC called Pair of Aces which based on a 2003 Vogue article which profiled rising political stars, then San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro (now U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) and Joaquin Castro, Congressman for the 20th District of Texas. Longoria will executive produce thru her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment banner along with Conde NastEntertainment. The show was created and written by Meredith Lavender & Marcie Ulin (ABC’sNashville) about Chris and Alex Reyes, Mexican-American brothers whose life in Texas politics is guided by their own their own mother Maria. OK, we know Lavender and Ulin know drama (love Nashville), let just see how well they know the Mexican-American world. After all they say write what you know
Aubry Plaza Gets Grumpy
Aubry Plaza (Parks and Recreation) will be the voice of Lifetime’ TV’s upcoming Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever. The live action film is based the Internet sensation grumpy cat youtube videos (http://www.grumpycats.com/) whose grumpy facial expression went viral and now is the bases of the film to shoot this coming summer. It will feature cameos from other well known internet memes. The story will be about a 12 year-old girl named Chrystal who is becomes interested in a cat in a pet store that no one pays attention to and communicated with her. Tim Hill (SpongeBob SquarePants) and Jeff Morris co-wrote the script with Morris also directing .The TV movie will premiere on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Meanwhile Plaza continues her gig in the seventh and final season of Parks and Recreation — set for a likely midseason return — she has three films in the pipeline, Playing it Cool, The Driftless and the Mortdecal to be released in 2015. Plaza is repped by CAA.
Recommended by the Latino Premiere Club
Last week The Latino Premiere Club (latinopremiereclub.com), held two screenings for their membership which is comprised of influential Latino leaders from all walks of life. On September 16th at the ABC/Disney Studios the members saw the new ABC sitcom Cristela and enthusiastically gave it a thumbs up. On Thursday, September 18th at CBS TV Studios Jane the Virgin was screened the pilot episode and the audience embraces this show as well.
The LPC is a partnership between National Hispanic Media Coalition and LatinHeat Media Institute, whose goal is to give Latinos a voice on upcoming film and television projects that tell Latino stories and/or employ Latinos in front and behind the camera. LPC is a forum through which American Latino influentials may converse with the entertainment industry, better equipping it to include Latinos at all levels of production and to create authentic American Latino stories and other stories that appeal to Latinos.
Both projects screened were given a thumbs up by the membership of the Latino Premiere Club! Be sure to tune in to the LPC recommendation of Cristela which premieres October 10th at 8:30/7:30pm Central. Jane The Virgin premieres Monday, October 13th at 9:00/8pm central
Heard at one of the screenings of the Latino Premiere Club – screenwriter Josefina Lopez (Real Women Have Curves) has sold a script to ABC entitled The Fabulous Fernandez Sisters. Join us in congratulating her on Facebook
Eva Mendes & Ryan Gosling Welcome Baby
Eva Mendes gave birth to her first child with longtime boyfriend Ryan Gosling Friday, Sept. 12. The couple, who managed to keep their little bundle of joy a secret until Eva was 7 months along, welcomed a beautiful baby girl. How exciting! The couple who began dating in 2011 did a movie together, The Place Beyond the Pines in 2012. Rumors of the pregnancy were buzzing around since July of this year but the couple kept everything under wraps very well.
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