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From ‘Frida’ to ‘Fools Rush In’: 5 Movies Starring Salma Hayek You Can Stream at Home

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:32:14 +0000

No Mexican actress in the late-20th and early-21st century can boast the career of one Ms Salma Hayek. Equally at home in Robert Rodriguez flicks where she shoots up a storm as in quiet character-driven indies, the Mexican actress has built a career for herself that’s earned her an Oscar nomination, a Daytime Emmy award, and

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10 Latino Directors Who Absolutely Killed it This Year

Remezcla Estaff — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 00:05:21 +0000

For those would-be directors born in Latin America finding funding for a new production involves applying for dozens of grants provided by their country’s film institute or local government money earmarked for the arts. There’s also European organizations that target filmmakers in the “developing world” and Ibermedia, a consortium of film institutes that support co-productions

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15 Latino Movies You Probably Didn’t See in 2017, But Should

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:05:09 +0000

We’re creeping towards the end of 2017 and while there were plenty (okay, a lot) of things that will have us wishing we could put this year squarely behind us, cinema is not one of them. Any year that gives us a wickedly political Guillermo del Toro adult fairy tale, a Día de Muertos-set Pixar

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15 Years Later, Salma Hayek Reflects on Producing ‘Frida’ and Showing a Different Side of Mexico

Carlos Aguilar — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 18:03:04 +0000

Between revitalizing her acting career and getting behind important causes, 2017 has been an eventful year for Mexican star Salma Hayek. In January, she presented Beatriz at Dinner at the Sundance Film Festival, a film directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Mike White, which reminded us of the quality of her performances when given

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Why Dark Comedy ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ Is So Cathartic for POC Audiences

Carlos Aguilar — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:45:50 +0000

I’m at another film-related event. The wine is flowing, hors d’oeuvres make their way through the crowd, and the low murmur of conversation serves as a pleasant score to the evening, signaling that people are connecting. At these types of gatherings, interactions are sparked with a casual “What’s the best film you’ve seen so far

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TRAILER: A Pompous Billionaire Faces Off With a Mexican Spiritual Healer in ‘Beatriz at Dinner’

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:45:15 +0000

Miguel Arteta’s Beatriz at Dinner premiered at Sundance, where star Salma Hayek argued that it was the perfect film for our current political climate. It features, after all, a clash between an earnest Mexican healer in touch with nature and a cynical, wealthy, white man. “When I came to the United States a long time ago,” Beatriz (Hayek)

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Director Miguel Arteta on Why His Latest Film is Essential Viewing in the Era of Trump

Carlos Aguilar — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 00:04:16 +0000

Of the many moviemakers whose artistic development is inextricably linked to the Sundance Film Festival, Miguel Arteta may be the highest profile Latino storyteller to emerge from Robert Redford’s venerable organization. The Puerto Rican director found almost immediate success after his first feature, Star Maps – which tells the story of a young Latino who dreams of becoming an actor in Hollywood

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Salma Hayek on Why ‘Beatriz at Dinner’ Is the Perfect Drama For Today’s Political Landscape

Manuel Betancourt — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:02:20 +0000

Salma Hayek is getting some of the best reviews of her career for her turn in Miguel Arteta’s Beatriz at Dinner. As Beatriz, the Mexican actress plays a masseuse and holistic healer living in California who finds herself invited to a dinner at the home of a wealthy Orange County family. Their affluent friends, especially

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