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- Originally from Artemisa, Cuba, Rene Lavan debuted on Broadway in 2005 with the critically acclaimed play "Latinologues", a comedy about life in America. Early this year he worked with Benicio Del Toro on the feature film "Guerrilla" directed by Steven Soderbergh. Rene plays the young lead in Revolution Studio's "Christmas With The Kranks" starring opposite Tim Allen, Jaime Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd and Cheech Marin. This film is directed by Joe Roth. Lavan plays the role of the Revolutionary, Carlos Suarez, on LGF/Miramax's "Havana Nights, Dirty Dancing". He has been a guest-star on CBS's "CSI Miami" and on NBC's "Las Vegas". He co-stars in "El Nominado", an independent film shot in Chile in October 2003, now playing at many international film festivals. Rene was chosen as one of The Top Ten To Watch In 2004 by the San Diego Latino Film Festival.
American audiences first knew Lavan when he played the role of Javier on "One Life to Live" for the ABC network. It was while working as a cast member on this series that he was offered the role of a lifetime as the lead in the critically acclaimed feature film "Bitter Sugar", directed by Leon Ichaso (Pinero). The film was inspired by true events of the oppressive Cuban regime governed by Fidel Castro. It chronicles the character of Gustavo (Lavan), an honor student and Castro supporter who could no longer tolerate the decay and repression in his beloved Cuba. Lavan received rave reviews and the film was very well received, both domestically and internationally.
Rene first gained recognition as an actor co-starring in one of the most popular Spanish telenovelas ever "Morelia". He has since starred in the very popular telenovelas (TV series) "Maria Belen" and "Enamorada". He has become an internationally re-known actor and is a household name in Spanish speaking homes around the world. His soaps and films have been seen in over one hundred countries. Fluent in both English and Spanish Rene has been working steadily in both the General and Spanish markets since receiving his education at the prestigious New World school of the arts, Performance and Visual Arts Center and with Uta Hagen.
Lavan co-starred in the half-hour sitcom pilot "Macio" for UPN and starred in the independent film "The Emerald Cut."
Rene has appeared in hundreds of television and radio commercials and has hosted the following TV shows: The Billboard Music Awards, Fox Sports and Suenos de Fama (Star Search) to name a few.
Lavan has graced the pages of American publications such as "Vanity Fair", "Harper's Bazaar", "Details", "W" and hundreds of Spanish publications such as "Vanidades", "Cosmopolitan", "Cristina" and recently was named "one of the 25 most Beautiful" of " People en Espanol Magazine".
Rene Lavan is a true crossover actor in every sense of the word, from film to television, from drama to comedy. He is one of the few actors that have successfully made a name in both the General and Spanish Markets. His latest challenge is starring and producing Latino theme television shows and films for his newly formed production company - Music Department
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A musician of epic proportions, Arturo Sandoval is the protege of Jazz trumpeter and one of Latin Jazz's musical founders, Dizzy Gillespie. A master of the trumpet and flugelhorn, Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at age 12, and has been recording for over 30 years. He has won four Grammy Awards and been nominated for 12 Grammys in several categories including the 1978 Grammy for Best Latin album with the group "Irakere" (a Yoruba word for "forest") that he co-founded with Afro-Cuban piano virtuoso Chucho Valdés. In 1995 he was commissioned by the Kennedy Center to compose the music for the Debbie Allen ballet "Pepito's Story". In 1999 he composed songs for the musical "Soul Possessed", marking his second outing with Debbie Allen who wrote and choreographed the production. He has performed with the BBC Symphony in London, the Leningrad Symphony in Russia, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and with Dizzy Gillespie's United Nations Orchestra. His resume includes over eight albums as a Jazz soloist and one as a classical soloist. Additionally, he serves as a full professor of music at Florida International University where he established "The Dizzy Gillespie Trumpet Scholarship" in honor of his mentor and longtime friend. After having recorded with artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada and others, the musical treasure from Cuba and longtime US resident was finally granted US Citizenship in 1999. Que Viva Arturo!- Enrique Molina was born on 31 October 1943 in Bauta, Artemisa, Cuba. He was an actor, known for The Human Thing (2016), El cuerno de la abundancia (2008) and The Man from Maisinicu (1973). He died on 3 September 2021 in Havana, Cuba.
- Eugenio Rolando Martinez was born on 7 July 1922 in Artemisa, Cuba. He died on 30 January 2021 in Minneola, Florida, USA.
- Félix Antelo was born on 21 September 1923 in Artemisa, Cuba. He was an actor, known for El retrato de Ángela (1966), Juan del Diablo (1966) and El crimen de la hacienda (1964). He died on 28 August 1973 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
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José D. Quiñones was born on 22 March 1918 in Artemisa, Cuba. José D. is known for Humo en los ojos (1946) and Fuerte, audaz y valiente (1963). José D. died on 17 March 2008 in Saint-Lys, Haute-Garonne, France.