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‘Fantasy Island’ Enters the Reboot Era — & Roselyn Sanchez Feels The Pressure

Thatiana Diaz — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:06:51 +0000

In the year that is 2021, it’d be shocking not to see a handful of reboots and revivals in the season lineup of a network or streaming platform. From Gossip Girl to The Wonder Years, some of our favorites have been making their returns. And while it seems that the success of originals or their

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Michael Peña’s Parents Loved the OG ‘Fantasy Island’ Show; He Now Stars in Its Big Screen Adaptation

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 16:45:50 +0000

Michael Peña comes from humble beginnings. His parents, who moved to Chicago from Mexico where they were farmers, gave him and his brother the comforts they could. But his father’s factory job and his mother’s career as a social worker meant Peña had a modest upbringing. He remembers rushing with his brother to catch episodes

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From ‘Star Trek’ to ‘Spy Kids’: 5 Movies Starring Mexican Actor Ricardo Montalbán You Can Stream at Home

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:00:32 +0000

Best known for the role of Mr. Roarke on the 1970s TV series Fantasy Island (now being remade), Mexican actor Ricardo Montalbán had a wide-ranging film career as well. Despite getting his first leading role in a 1941 soundie film titled He’s a Latin from Staten Island, Montalbán didn’t rise to stardom on this side

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1970s TV Show ‘Fantasy Island’ Gets a Movie Remake Starring Michael Peña

Kristen Lopez — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:41:51 +0000

The ’80s television renaissance has seemed to embrace Latinx actors, between the upcoming CW remake of Charmed to Jay Hernandez taking the lead in CBS’ Magnum P.I. series. But it isn’t often that these shows have translated to film, until now. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Blumhouse is prepping to take audiences to Fantasy

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Hollywood’s Invisible Minority: 7 Disabled Latino Characters from Film and TV

Kristen Lopez — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:28:36 +0000

Covering disabled representation in cinema usually involves a fair amount of frustration and compromising. The majority of disability narratives are “inspiration porn,” reliant on overly sentimental and saintly characters whose supposed inner strength serves to galvanize the non-disabled audience watching to appreciate life. Movie studios and TV networks always have the audience in mind, but

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