Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/jimmy-smits/ Our Thing Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:27:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/jimmy-smits/ 144 144 ‘Advocate for Latino Artists’ & Multi-Award-Winning Actor Jimmy Smits Gets Star on Walk of Fame https://remezcla.com/culture/jimmy-smits-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/ Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:16:00 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=305582 Actor Jimmy Smits is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG award winner. Now, he can add another accolade to his resume: Hollywood Walk of Fame Star recipient. Smits received the honor on Wednesday, June 2. Smits spoke at the virtual ceremony saying, “My goal as an actor has been to interpret and to bring into

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]]> header-jimmy-smits Jimmy Smits attends the Maestro Cares Foundation's Fourth Annual Changing Lives/Building Dreams Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on March 21, 2017 in New York City. Photo by CJ Rivera/FilmMagic TRAILER: ‘In the Heights’ Movie Is a Vibrant, Colorful and Music-Filled Celebration of Latinos https://remezcla.com/film/in-the-heights-trailer-premiere/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:32:50 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=273127 Some trailers premiere to much fanfare at Comic Con. Others just show up on the internet. But for the team behind Jon M. Chu’s highly anticipated adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ musical In the Heights, it was important to start the party in the neighborhood that inspired them. At 809 Restaurant on

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]]> In the Heights movie ITH_062419_0710.dng Courtesy of Warner Bros Entertainment Jimmy Smits, Dascha Polanco, Stephanie Beatriz & More Join Cast of ‘In the Heights’ Movie https://remezcla.com/film/heights-movie-cast-jimmy-smits-dascha-polanco-stephanie-beatriz/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 21:59:37 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=259860 Impresario Lin-Manuel Miranda has been on a roll since announcing the quartet of actors who will lead the upcoming adaptation of In the Heights. Anthony Ramos will play bodega owner Usnavi, joined by Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace and Melissa Barrera. Since then, Miranda has gone on a blitz on Twitter, dropping cast member names throughout

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]]> Dascha_Polanco_Stephanie_Beatriz_Jimmy_Smits in the heights movie Art by Alan Lopez for Remezcla TRAILER: The Hip-Hop Revolution Will Be Televised in Netflix’s ‘The Get Down Part II’ https://remezcla.com/film/netflix-the-get-down-part-ii-teaser-release-date/ Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:58:21 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=208604 A lot has changed since Netflix’s The Get Down premiered on August 12, 2016. The Rio Olympics wrapped up with an historic medal count for Team USA, commercial flights resumed between the US and Cuba, the Cubs won the World Series, and the presidential elections happened. So it’s understandable if somewhere between athletic glory and political

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]]> Jimmy Smits Heads Back to TV Screens as President of the United States in ’24: Legacy’ https://remezcla.com/features/film/24legacy/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:54:05 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=196581 During a panel at New York Comic-Con, '24: Legacy' producer Manny Coto joined cast members including Jimmy Smits to talk about their new show.

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]]> TRAILER: Meet the Latino Cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Netflix Hip-Hop Series ‘The Get Down’ https://remezcla.com/film/netflix-part-1-trailer-the-get-down-hip-hop-series/ Mon, 25 Jul 2016 18:54:07 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=188779 As Netflix continues scoring goal after goal with their latest wave of original content, The Get Down fever is reaching a boiling point in the build up to the show’s August 12th release. After initially sparking some controversy for a Latino-less casting announcement, Baz Luhrmann’s stylish saga of late-70s South Bronx adolescence has racked up some

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]]> George Lopez Went Off Script & Don Francisco Burned Bernie Sanders at Latino TV History Gala https://remezcla.com/features/film/highlights-goerge-lopes-don-francisco-gala-hispanic-achievements-television-paley-center/ Fri, 20 May 2016 23:20:20 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=180593 You may not have heard of The Paley Center for Media before this week, but by now they likely hold the record for bringing together the highest concentration of Latino celebrity power in one room, ever. Between presenters like Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Luis Guzmán, Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, Don Francisco, America Ferrera, and George

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]]> hispanictv_itzel-2 Photo by Itzel Alejandra for Remezcla George Lopez, Edward James Olmos and Jackie Cruz on the First Latino They Saw on TV https://remezcla.com/lists/film/paley-center-hispanic-television-gala-2016-first-latino-star-tv/ Thu, 19 May 2016 23:34:32 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=180573 At the Paley Center for Media's gala celebrating Hispanic Achievements in Television, we asked celebrities about the first Latino they ever saw on TV.

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]]> hispanictv_itzel-7 Photo by Itzel Alejandra for Remezcla America Ferrera, Luis Guzmán and George Lopez to Honor Latino TV Legend Desi Arnaz in NYC https://remezcla.com/film/paly-center-holds-tribute-to-hispanic-achievement-in-television-desi-arnaz/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:42:45 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=180219 The star-studded gala, organized by The Paley Center for Media, pays tribute to Latinos' contributions to the television industry.

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]]> Estar Guars: 14 Latinos Who Are Part of the Extended ‘Star Wars’ Universe https://remezcla.com/lists/film/latinos-in-the-star-wars-universe/ Wed, 04 May 2016 16:39:14 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_guides&p=177960 From comic book illustrators to movie stars, we look back at the Latinos working to make the 'Star Wars' universe a better place.

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