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Both Homage & Reinvention: A Chat with the Cast & Crew behind ‘The Craft: Legacy’

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:39:33 +0000

“Sh*t is just crazy,” Zoey Luna says when asked about how much she identifies with her character in the latest reboot of the cult hit The Craft. “Life imitates art or art imitates life, I don’t f*cking know.” After all, like Lourdes, Luna is not only a trans, Latina witch, she knows a thing or

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‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ Filmmakers on Honoring Walter Mercado’s Legacy

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 15:59:35 +0000

Walter Mercado was larger than life. To describe the famed Puerto Rican astrologer requires conjuring up a figure that feels out of this world. His capes, his blowout, his mannerisms — they all feel so affected that they beg the question: who was Walter Mercado when the cameras weren’t rolling? Who was he before he

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Colombian-American Director Juan David Romero on Making Impactful Films About the Migrant Experience

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:50:12 +0000

Colombian-American filmmaker Juan David Romero has no desire to ever watch Narcos. The Netflix drama is such a constant frame of reference for every person he meets abroad that he’s all too happy ignore it. It’s not just Narcos, though. Even as a film like Rosario Tijeras first opened his eyes to what Colombian filmmaking could be, inciting the

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“Tampico Is Its Own ‘Twilight Zone'”: Alonso Alvarez-Barreda Talks Directing for the Iconic Sci-Fi Show

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:45:12 +0000

Had Alonso Alvarez-Barreda’s father gotten his way, his son would have become a ping pong World Champion. Raised in Tampico, Mexico, Alvarez-Barreda grew up dutifully practicing for such a goal, at times spending six hours a day at a ping pong table. In his father’s eyes, becoming a World Champion was more attainable a goal

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Diane Guerrero on How ‘Doom Patrol’ Led Her on a Path of Self Awareness & Self Empowerment

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:18:24 +0000

There have been times when Diane Guerrero has looked at other projects, other roles — other careers, even — and wondered why those weren’t for her. “Why wouldn’t they hire me to do that?” she remembers asking herself, “Why can I be popular? Why can’t I be more, you know, like, say, Sally?” And even

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Meet 3 Writers Whose LGBTQ Pilots Landed on List of Most Promising Unproduced Latinx TV Scripts

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:00:10 +0000

As 2020’s Pride month draws to an end, the recently announced Latinx TV List comes with some very good news for those of us craving broader and more diverse LGBTQ representation on the small screen. The Black List, which last year unveiled the very first Latinx List focused on feature films, teamed up this year

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Creators Behind ‘Selena: The Series’ & ‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ Doc Among NALIP Media Summit Speakers

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 20:38:11 +0000

For its 2020 edition, the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) Media Summit is shifting to a virtual event. That means the Los Angeles-based gathering of industry leaders and content creators will be more accessible than ever. The announced speakers and guests run the gamut from showrunners like Steven Canals (Pose) and Tanya Saracho

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Diego Tinoco, Eugenio Derbez, Emily Tosta & More Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:41:45 +0000

“Why are immigrants so important to American life?” The question animates the recent video campaign “Out of Many, We Are One” which celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month. Spearheaded by “I Am An Immigrant” campaign, the videos feature actors, activists and influencers like Eugenio Derbez, the cast of Party of Five, Mishel Prada and Yris Palmer, among others.

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12 Short Films From Cuba’s EICTV Celebrate the Best in Documentary Student Filmmaking

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:13:48 +0000

At a time when the future of filmmaking (and filmgoing) remains murky at best, it’s comforting to find the film community rallying around to help itself wherever it can. For Cuba’s Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV, San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), the COVID pandemic meant that the graduation ceremony which would have celebrated

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Rise Up! Disney+ Releases Trailer for ‘Hamilton’ Film

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:37:12 +0000

The wait is almost over. On July 3, fans of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, will get a chance to see the original Broadway production of the Tony winning musical about that famed founding father. Filmed at The Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in June of 2016, the performance features not only Miranda in the title role but

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