Im Global and talent managers Carlos Bobadilla and Brandon Guzmán have launched a joint venture management and production company with a focus on Latino talent.
Principals Bobadilla and Guzmán will oversee Valor Entertainment Group’s literary division and talent division, respectively.
The venture will have particular focus on Im Global’s Latin business and will work in concert with Mundial, the sales venture set up with Canana Films, and Im’s Global’s music and television arms.
Senior vice-president of international business development and operations David Jourdan and general counsel Deborah Zipser will liaise between Im Global and Valor.
The joint venture will be headquartered at Im Global’s Los Angeles office and will also work with the company’s offices in New York, Mexico City, London, Mumbai and Beijing.
Bobadilla began his career at the Endeavor Talent Agency before pursuing talent management on his own.
He joined management and production company Haven Entertainment in 2012 to spearhead...
Principals Bobadilla and Guzmán will oversee Valor Entertainment Group’s literary division and talent division, respectively.
The venture will have particular focus on Im Global’s Latin business and will work in concert with Mundial, the sales venture set up with Canana Films, and Im’s Global’s music and television arms.
Senior vice-president of international business development and operations David Jourdan and general counsel Deborah Zipser will liaise between Im Global and Valor.
The joint venture will be headquartered at Im Global’s Los Angeles office and will also work with the company’s offices in New York, Mexico City, London, Mumbai and Beijing.
Bobadilla began his career at the Endeavor Talent Agency before pursuing talent management on his own.
He joined management and production company Haven Entertainment in 2012 to spearhead...
- 5/13/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Kellan Lutz mastered the muscles to play Hercules, but getting down the faces during the fight sequences were more troublesome. Lutz is also revealing why Sylvester Stallone asked him to downsize for The Expendables 3.
Kellan Lutz plays the demi-god Zeus in the Renny Harlin action adventure film, The Legend Of Hercules. CineMovie’s Pili Montilla sat down with Kellan Lutz in Los Angeles to talk about flexing his muscles for the role. In person, Pili noted that the actor was a lot smaller in size than his on-screen persona in which he replies that he had to tone down for his role in Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables 3, per Rocky himself. After wrapping The Legend Of Hercules, Lutz joined the Expendables 3 cast along with action icons like Mel Gibson. Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes and Harrison Ford.
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Kellan Lutz plays the demi-god Zeus in the Renny Harlin action adventure film, The Legend Of Hercules. CineMovie’s Pili Montilla sat down with Kellan Lutz in Los Angeles to talk about flexing his muscles for the role. In person, Pili noted that the actor was a lot smaller in size than his on-screen persona in which he replies that he had to tone down for his role in Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables 3, per Rocky himself. After wrapping The Legend Of Hercules, Lutz joined the Expendables 3 cast along with action icons like Mel Gibson. Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes and Harrison Ford.
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- 1/5/2014
- CineMovie
To get into the spirit of the Wolverine's release on Blu-ray/DVD and digital download, CineMovie is learning the way of the samurai and sword fighting with a master.
The Wolverine is already available on Digital HD™, but you won't be getting all the extras until the Blu-ray/DVD release on December 3rd. In the latest adventure, Wolverine travels to Japan and battles samurais. CineMovie sent Pili Montilla to learn the craft of sword fighting in the traditional Japanese Warrior Art.
Leading the class in Studio City, CA (near Los Angeles) at the The Yamato Dojo at Studio Martial Arts is Master Sensei Minge, who bears the distinction of having a direct Japanese lineage heritage and opened the first traditional Japanese martial arts studio in the U.S.
Watch as Pili learns the
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The Wolverine is already available on Digital HD™, but you won't be getting all the extras until the Blu-ray/DVD release on December 3rd. In the latest adventure, Wolverine travels to Japan and battles samurais. CineMovie sent Pili Montilla to learn the craft of sword fighting in the traditional Japanese Warrior Art.
Leading the class in Studio City, CA (near Los Angeles) at the The Yamato Dojo at Studio Martial Arts is Master Sensei Minge, who bears the distinction of having a direct Japanese lineage heritage and opened the first traditional Japanese martial arts studio in the U.S.
Watch as Pili learns the
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- 11/21/2013
- CineMovie
CineMovie's own Pili Montilla appears in the new indie flick 200 Cartas. Take a look at the romantic comedy starring Mexico's funny man Jaime Camil and a cameo by the legendary Iris Chacon.
Raul (Lin Manuel Miranda) is a struggling Nuyorican comic book artist and hopeless romantic who hasn't had much luck with love, but all that is about to change when he meets María Sánchez, a beautiful Puerto Rican tourist in a NYC night club. A fight breaks out and the would be new couple lose each other amongst the chaos. Bewitched by her beauty, Raul can't stop thinking about Maria and decides to take a trip to Puerto Rico along with his womanizing best friend Juan (Jaime Camil) to find what he believes is his true love. Upon arrival,
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Raul (Lin Manuel Miranda) is a struggling Nuyorican comic book artist and hopeless romantic who hasn't had much luck with love, but all that is about to change when he meets María Sánchez, a beautiful Puerto Rican tourist in a NYC night club. A fight breaks out and the would be new couple lose each other amongst the chaos. Bewitched by her beauty, Raul can't stop thinking about Maria and decides to take a trip to Puerto Rico along with his womanizing best friend Juan (Jaime Camil) to find what he believes is his true love. Upon arrival,
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- 5/29/2013
- CineMovie
Director, writer and producer Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel) teams up with Chilean filmmaker Nicolas Lopez on their first collaboration Aftershock, but Roth has bigger plans that includes making Chile the new Hollywood and renaming it Chile-Wood.
Roth produced and co-wrote the horror disaster flick Aftershock, an independent film shot in Chile with filmmaking savant Nicolas Lopez who impressed the American-born Roth with his MTV tv pilot when he was sixteen and his follow up comedies. “I’m a huge fan,” the director and producer behind the Hostel movies told CineMovie’s Pili Montilla.
Roth teamed up with Nicolas Lopez on Aftershock in Chile to produce a mainstream Hollywood film featuring Latin actors that would work for the “whole world.” Roth, along with Lopez, coined the phrase Chile-Wood in hopes of making more films with his new found filmmaking community
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Roth produced and co-wrote the horror disaster flick Aftershock, an independent film shot in Chile with filmmaking savant Nicolas Lopez who impressed the American-born Roth with his MTV tv pilot when he was sixteen and his follow up comedies. “I’m a huge fan,” the director and producer behind the Hostel movies told CineMovie’s Pili Montilla.
Roth teamed up with Nicolas Lopez on Aftershock in Chile to produce a mainstream Hollywood film featuring Latin actors that would work for the “whole world.” Roth, along with Lopez, coined the phrase Chile-Wood in hopes of making more films with his new found filmmaking community
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- 5/9/2013
- CineMovie
Besides appearing in the American television hit Dallas, Kuno Becker is staying close to his Mexican roots by starring as the famous Mexican general who won the battle over the French in the Spanish war drama, Cinco De Mayo: La Batalla. CineMovie sits down with the actor to talk about his historical-based character.
While most Americans think of Cinco de Mayo as another excuse to party, the win over the invading French army on May 5, 1829 in Puebla, Mexico also was a victory for the United States. CineMovie’s Pili Montilla sat down with the Mexican heartthrob who gave us a bit of a history lesson from the Cinco De Mayo battle.
Kuno Becker plays General Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico’s Secretary of War during Benito
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While most Americans think of Cinco de Mayo as another excuse to party, the win over the invading French army on May 5, 1829 in Puebla, Mexico also was a victory for the United States. CineMovie’s Pili Montilla sat down with the Mexican heartthrob who gave us a bit of a history lesson from the Cinco De Mayo battle.
Kuno Becker plays General Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexico’s Secretary of War during Benito
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- 5/2/2013
- CineMovie
Edward James Olmos executive produces the inspirational and gritty portrait of a young Los Angeles hip-hop artist in Filly Brown. The film was a family affair with his son co-directing and other son producing. The Academy Award nominee talks about how the indie film came together with Kevin Smith coming in to save the day.
Directed by Youssef Delara and Michael Olmos, Filly Brown boasts an impressive cast featuring Lou Diamond Phillips, Edward James Olmos and the legendary Jenni Rivera in her final on-screen performance. The lead, Gina Rodriguez, is being heralded as the new “it” girl for her performance as the fierce “Majo” Tonorio aka Filly Brown.
CineMovie’s Pili Montilla sat down with Edward James Olmos who stars and executive produces Filly
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Directed by Youssef Delara and Michael Olmos, Filly Brown boasts an impressive cast featuring Lou Diamond Phillips, Edward James Olmos and the legendary Jenni Rivera in her final on-screen performance. The lead, Gina Rodriguez, is being heralded as the new “it” girl for her performance as the fierce “Majo” Tonorio aka Filly Brown.
CineMovie’s Pili Montilla sat down with Edward James Olmos who stars and executive produces Filly
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- 4/10/2013
- CineMovie
Colin Farrell 's stunt double Gabriel Nunez in Dead Man Down gives CineMovie's Pili Montilla a lesson in stunt work.
Gabriel Nunez first started working as Colin Farrell's stunt double in Total Recall and has since worked with the actor on his upcoming films including Dead Man Down. Our Pili Montilla trained for a day with Gabriel at the Tempest Free Running Academy in Los Angele to learn parkour and free running skills utilized for stunt work.
Gabriel Nunez tells CineMovie’s Pili how he came about to be chosen as Colin Farrell’s stunt double. He had heard the stunt coordinator Andy Gil for Total Recall was prepping for the movie at the Tempest Academy when as a joke a friend photographed Gabriel with a side by side photo of Colin. The friend sent
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Gabriel Nunez first started working as Colin Farrell's stunt double in Total Recall and has since worked with the actor on his upcoming films including Dead Man Down. Our Pili Montilla trained for a day with Gabriel at the Tempest Free Running Academy in Los Angele to learn parkour and free running skills utilized for stunt work.
Gabriel Nunez tells CineMovie’s Pili how he came about to be chosen as Colin Farrell’s stunt double. He had heard the stunt coordinator Andy Gil for Total Recall was prepping for the movie at the Tempest Academy when as a joke a friend photographed Gabriel with a side by side photo of Colin. The friend sent
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- 3/18/2013
- CineMovie
2013 is season of the witch at the movies with several films about the supernatural beings including Beautiful Creatures, a Romeo and Juliet story between a mortal and castor. Inspired by the movie, CineMovie conjured up a spell to clear the path for love.
CineMovie’s Pili Montilla visited an occult store "botanica" (for our Spanish speakers) in Los Angeles for help in the love department. Vicky of Panpipes Magickal Marketplace in Los Angeles demonstrated how to make a love potion to clear the path to love. According to Vicky, there are spells/potions for everything, but this particular one in the video clears any obstacles out of the way so you can be with the love of your life.
Here's what you'll need for the love spell:
Clearing Path To Love Ingredients
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CineMovie’s Pili Montilla visited an occult store "botanica" (for our Spanish speakers) in Los Angeles for help in the love department. Vicky of Panpipes Magickal Marketplace in Los Angeles demonstrated how to make a love potion to clear the path to love. According to Vicky, there are spells/potions for everything, but this particular one in the video clears any obstacles out of the way so you can be with the love of your life.
Here's what you'll need for the love spell:
Clearing Path To Love Ingredients
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- 2/22/2013
- CineMovie
Unknowns, or if you prefer – Desconocidos, already sounds like a perfect title for a horror movie, right? Especially when you add a little description that goes like this: Some people are dying to be famous. In case you’re not so familiar with this project, I will first inform you that we’re actually talking about an indie horror which comes from director Andres Ramirez. As usual – for more details & trailer make sure you check out the rest of this report!
Written by Jon Molerio, the movie follows a group of young unknown actors who arrive in Hollywood and become the unsuspecting participants in a snuff film – theirs.
Sonia is one of the many unknown actors in the film industry. She is dying to become famous. One day, her dream comes true and she is chosen for a part in a horror movie. What she doesn’t know is how...
Written by Jon Molerio, the movie follows a group of young unknown actors who arrive in Hollywood and become the unsuspecting participants in a snuff film – theirs.
Sonia is one of the many unknown actors in the film industry. She is dying to become famous. One day, her dream comes true and she is chosen for a part in a horror movie. What she doesn’t know is how...
- 1/1/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
End Of Watch director David Ayer gave some dating advice to Jake Gyllenhaal while shooting the film. "Date a Mexican woman," he told the star of the gritty urban drama. Jake ended up improvising the line in the film, but would he take that advice in real life?
Jake Gyllenhaal stars alongside Michael Peña in the David Ayer directed End Of Watch. The two actors play Los Angeles Police Department partners, and in a casual conversation during one of their beats, Michael Peña's married character tells the single Jake Gyllenhaal to date a Mexican woman like his wife. Gyllenhaal teases that he's not interested in talking about quinceñeras and cousins. Peña's character then mimics what white people sound like when talking about the baristas and lattes.
CineMovie's Pili Montilla sat
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Jake Gyllenhaal stars alongside Michael Peña in the David Ayer directed End Of Watch. The two actors play Los Angeles Police Department partners, and in a casual conversation during one of their beats, Michael Peña's married character tells the single Jake Gyllenhaal to date a Mexican woman like his wife. Gyllenhaal teases that he's not interested in talking about quinceñeras and cousins. Peña's character then mimics what white people sound like when talking about the baristas and lattes.
CineMovie's Pili Montilla sat
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- 10/29/2012
- CineMovie
As the Bucky Larson character, comedian Nick Swardson wore huge buck teeth that made it difficult to speak and keep a straight face during his scenes on the Adam Sandler produced Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star. Stephen Dorff also had a hard time getting through his lines opposite the ridiculous Bucky costume.
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CineMovie's Pili Montilla sat down with Nick Swardson and Stephen Dorff for an interview to talk about their new comedy. The Bucky Larson stars tell us the most difficult part of the movie was keeping it together on the set. In Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star, Nick plays Bucky, a naive hometown boy who travels to Los Angeles to become
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CineMovie's Pili Montilla sat down with Nick Swardson and Stephen Dorff for an interview to talk about their new comedy. The Bucky Larson stars tell us the most difficult part of the movie was keeping it together on the set. In Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star, Nick plays Bucky, a naive hometown boy who travels to Los Angeles to become
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- 9/9/2011
- CineMovie
Wilmer Valderrama is a professional but when he met Tom Hanks, his Larry Crowne director and star, he was more a fan than a fellow actor.
Watch the Wilmer interview below.
"That 70s Show" actor stars with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in the feel-good movie Larry Crown. CineMovie's Pili Montilla sat down with the Larry Crowne star to talk about his experience with Hanks who has the reputation as the nicest man in Hollywood.
When Wilmer received the call and offered the role of Dell Gordo opposite Tom Hanks, he was ecstatic. "Wow, this is incredible," he thought to himself. However it didn't really register until he got the call to meet his co-star and director in two hours that same day. That's when the feeling of Omg
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Watch the Wilmer interview below.
"That 70s Show" actor stars with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in the feel-good movie Larry Crown. CineMovie's Pili Montilla sat down with the Larry Crowne star to talk about his experience with Hanks who has the reputation as the nicest man in Hollywood.
When Wilmer received the call and offered the role of Dell Gordo opposite Tom Hanks, he was ecstatic. "Wow, this is incredible," he thought to himself. However it didn't really register until he got the call to meet his co-star and director in two hours that same day. That's when the feeling of Omg
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- 6/23/2011
- CineMovie
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