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Director Miguel Arteta Feels Energized When Making Family Movies Like ‘Yes Day’

Kiko Martinez — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:03:50 +0000

For filmmaker Miguel Arteta (Beatriz at Dinner), making movies for families is something he said makes him feel alive, especially when he gets to work with young actors. “I don’t have kids, so that’s one of the reasons I enjoy making these films,” Arteta told Remezcla during a recent interview. “I get to be a

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This Diversity Report Proves What We Already Knew: Latino Actors & Directors Are Invisible in Hollywood

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:03:47 +0000

The bleak reality that the Latino community is underrepresented on the big screen has been a known issue for quite some time. Back in 2014, a report asserted that despite making up 17.1% of the total U.S. population, Latinos made up only 5.8% of speaking roles on TV and film. In 2016, we learned that

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At the Tribeca Film Festival, Female Protagonists Are Unapologetic About Enjoying Sex

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:49:03 +0000

Two young women fall hard for one another quickly and decide to spend the next 24 hours together, having sex every hour. A washed-up Argentine pop star decides to head to Chile to pursue the only man who’s made her wet in years. Broken down to those simple synopses reveals something about Miguel Arteta‘s Duck Butter 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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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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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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