As a life-long New Yorker, I must admit that I’m one of the millions who’s never set foot or even knew much about City Island, a small suburban community located just off the Bronx coast. I had never even seen pictures of it. But watching Andy Garcia play the patriarch of his dysfunctional family in his new film City Island has me curious about...
Francia Raisa is good at playing the bad girl. The 21-year-old actress of Honduran and Mexican descent is perhaps best known for her role as feisty Adrian Lee in ABC Family’s critically acclaimed series “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” Born and raised in Southern California, Raisa began exploring different forms of dance at a very young...
Actress America Ferrera is surrounded by members of the media. At this somber of press conferences, she spoke about her new film project, Our Family Wedding, but also touches on her recently cancelled series, “Ugly Betty,” which defined her career for the past four years. There is definitely a touch of sadness, yet you could sense Ferrera is...
We all know weddings can be complicated. What if you throw in the fact that the two families are Black and Latino, the parents have never met their child’s fiancés, the couple have been living together unbeknownst to everyone, and the bride has yet to tell mom and dad she has dropped out of law school to volunteer teach? Add to that the two...
Could a former telenovela star go from a soft spoken nun to a potty-mouthed bad girl on the run? In the case of 32-year-old actress Ana De La Reguera, the answer is a hell yes as she’s the leading lady in the Hollywood flick Cop Out, opposite Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. While De La Reguera has starred in numerous soap operas in her native...
The petite actress relaxes at her Monterrey home on a quiet afternoon, quickly apologizing for her thick Mexican accent, which resembles more like a quiet purr. After gushing over her “baby,” (a pet ferret), she whimpers over the idea of possibly leaving him behind. Despite the bleak news, Diana Garcia explains that she’s determined to have a...
Vampires, zombies, and witches, oh my! The fearsome creatures of our nightmares have taken over Hollywood, but one gruesome monster has been lurking on the sidelines…until now. After thousands of tweens went gaga for Twilight, the silver screen was in dire need of a new villain-one who wouldn’t sparkle. Where can today’s directors find such a...
Call her today’s Ava Gardner or Countess von Bismarck, Mexican actress Laura Harring is one sexpot that knows how to sizzle. It’s hard to resist the statuesque beauty whose never ending curves and chocolate locks never fail to captivate viewers, including legendary critic Roger Ebert. Before she was compared to fellow glamour star Rita Hayworth,...
Genesis Rodriquez has a large shadow over her. As the daughter of “El Puma” Jose Luis Rodriguez, she has had to deal with the usual expectations of being a star's daughter. She enjoyed the fame initially as a child does. She also understands the price of pursuing any endeavor. The comparisons will naturally arise and the road to carving...
If you think the vampire craze is over, then guess again because the bad boys of the night are back and they’re not going down without a fight. While the leading man from the latest bloodsucker film Daybreakers happens to also be named Edward, there’s no glitter or love fest in this futuristic thriller. This time, you can take part...
