Exclusive: For at least the last three years, Latino Hollywood has been abuzz about a Chalino Sanchez biopic that has been in the works though nothing solid emerged — until now.
The new indie film Chalino will tell the story of Rosalino Sánchez Félix, better known as Chalino and “El Rey del Corrido,” an antihero who achieved superstardom and attained legendary status for his contributions to the popularity of the Regional music subgenre Narcocorridos.
For the lead role, David Castañeda was the standout among thousands of Latinos who auditioned for the role, sources tell Deadline. He has been circling the role for months with talks currently heating up, we hear. However, no deal has been signed. Production is said to be targeting the start of production for later this year.
The indie project was born at the 2020 Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Labs, where writer Jesus Celaya earned...
The new indie film Chalino will tell the story of Rosalino Sánchez Félix, better known as Chalino and “El Rey del Corrido,” an antihero who achieved superstardom and attained legendary status for his contributions to the popularity of the Regional music subgenre Narcocorridos.
For the lead role, David Castañeda was the standout among thousands of Latinos who auditioned for the role, sources tell Deadline. He has been circling the role for months with talks currently heating up, we hear. However, no deal has been signed. Production is said to be targeting the start of production for later this year.
The indie project was born at the 2020 Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Labs, where writer Jesus Celaya earned...
- 4/26/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
There is a scene relatively early in the new "Blue Beetle" movie where its lead character, Jaime Reyes (played by Xolo Maridueña), is seen with his sister, Milagros (played by Belissa Escobedo), sitting on the rooftop of their family's house. The two are reflecting on all the trials and tribulations they and their family have been through, some of which the audience is privy to. The conversation eventually leads to them fretting about the encroachment of the movie's fictional Kord Industries and how it's been nefariously buying up land across their fictional home of Palmera City, leaving lower-middle-class families like theirs with fewer opportunities to grow. Frustrated, Milagros says to Jaime, "We live on the other side of the tracks, and now they want to take that too." For "Blue Beetle" director Ángel Manuel Soto, who is Puerto Rican, this is a line that he knew would resonate sharply with...
- 8/18/2023
- by Juan Arroyo
- Popsugar.com
Fans can watch Coachella headliners Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Swedish House Mafia, The Weeknd and more this weekend across YouTube’s livestreams of the event. The video service is offering three channels, each with a separate schedule of performers for Friday 4/15-Sunday 4/17. All three livestreams are embedded below. The schedule for each runs below the embeds. All times are Pst.
Photos Of Every Coachella Headliner Including Beyoncé, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Kanye, Prince and The Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Channel One Schedule
Friday, April 15
4:00 Pm – Welcome
4:15 Pm – Princess Nokia
4:55 Pm – Bishop Briggs
5:50 Pm – Ari Lennox
6:40 Pm – Carly Rae Jepsen
7:35 Pm – Anitta
8:30 Pm – Arcade Fire
9:40 Pm – Lil Baby
10:35 Pm – Daniel Caesar
11:35 Pm – Harry Styles
Livestream Rebroadcast
Saturday, April 16
4:00 Pm – Welcome
4:15 Pm – Koffee
4:35 Pm – Masego...
Photos Of Every Coachella Headliner Including Beyoncé, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Kanye, Prince and The Red Hot Chili Peppers
2022 Grammy Red Carpet Photos: Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo And More
Channel One Schedule
Friday, April 15
4:00 Pm – Welcome
4:15 Pm – Princess Nokia
4:55 Pm – Bishop Briggs
5:50 Pm – Ari Lennox
6:40 Pm – Carly Rae Jepsen
7:35 Pm – Anitta
8:30 Pm – Arcade Fire
9:40 Pm – Lil Baby
10:35 Pm – Daniel Caesar
11:35 Pm – Harry Styles
Livestream Rebroadcast
Saturday, April 16
4:00 Pm – Welcome
4:15 Pm – Koffee
4:35 Pm – Masego...
- 4/15/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Mr. Criminal sounds like the moniker of a lifelong man of crime, but these days, that’s firmly in the past for the Chicano rapper. A businessman for sure, Mr. Criminal’s current hustle is giving voice to his Latin community, showing that you can become something even if you come from nothing. In his case: an actor in the new Amazon film “The Tax Collector” starring Shia Labeouf.
Growing up Roberto Garcia in Whittier, California, Mr. Criminal described an “unstable” upbringing without a father. “Honestly, I got into a lot of trouble,” he says. “I was a bit unruly, so I spent a lot of my juvenile life in custody.”
Between the ages of 11 and 18, Garcia was in and out of the correctional system, getting in trouble for break-ins and robberies that resulted in nine different terms.
“I’m more proud of the story of leaving it behind,” he...
Growing up Roberto Garcia in Whittier, California, Mr. Criminal described an “unstable” upbringing without a father. “Honestly, I got into a lot of trouble,” he says. “I was a bit unruly, so I spent a lot of my juvenile life in custody.”
Between the ages of 11 and 18, Garcia was in and out of the correctional system, getting in trouble for break-ins and robberies that resulted in nine different terms.
“I’m more proud of the story of leaving it behind,” he...
- 8/10/2020
- by Shirley Ju
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lucifer star Aimee Garcia has signed to executive produce and star in Match Me If You Can, a romantic comedy about the world of dating in today’s geek culture. Marian Yeager is directing the pic from a script by Betsy Morris.
Garcia, who is set to reprise her role as Ella Lopez in the sixth and final season of Netflix’s Lucifer, will play Kip Parsons, a talented computer nerd who is rejected by an online dating service as “unmatchable.” After her online blog about her humiliating status goes viral, Kip quickly becomes the reluctant spokesperson for all the frustrated singles out there. There’s just one problem: the dating service swears they didn’t reject her and she becomes the target of a kangaroo court.
Yeager and Monica Lund are producing the project via My Productions (The Conway Curve), with Garcia and Stacey Parks serving as executive producers.
Garcia, who is set to reprise her role as Ella Lopez in the sixth and final season of Netflix’s Lucifer, will play Kip Parsons, a talented computer nerd who is rejected by an online dating service as “unmatchable.” After her online blog about her humiliating status goes viral, Kip quickly becomes the reluctant spokesperson for all the frustrated singles out there. There’s just one problem: the dating service swears they didn’t reject her and she becomes the target of a kangaroo court.
Yeager and Monica Lund are producing the project via My Productions (The Conway Curve), with Garcia and Stacey Parks serving as executive producers.
- 7/8/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Briarcliff Entertainment CEO Tom Ortenberg has completed an acquisition of U.S. distribution rights to the slave rebellion action-thriller Emperor. Briarcliffe has dated the film for a March 27 theatrical release. The film is written and directed by Mark Amin, and stars Dayo Okeniyi, Kat Graham, Bruce Dern, James Cromwell and Mykelti Williamson.
The film is based on a true story, and Okeniyi plays Shields Green, an escaped slave who will do anything to free his family. Racing north, Green joins forces with the legendary John Brown in the battle at Harpers Ferry, a key battle of the abolitionist movement which helped spark the Civil War.
The film is produced by Sobini Films’ Amin and Cami Winikoff, and Reginald Hudlin. Pic was shot on location in Savannah, Georgia.
Ortenberg called Emperor “a terrific, moving film with great heart that could not be more timely.”
Said Amin: “Here was a young...
The film is based on a true story, and Okeniyi plays Shields Green, an escaped slave who will do anything to free his family. Racing north, Green joins forces with the legendary John Brown in the battle at Harpers Ferry, a key battle of the abolitionist movement which helped spark the Civil War.
The film is produced by Sobini Films’ Amin and Cami Winikoff, and Reginald Hudlin. Pic was shot on location in Savannah, Georgia.
Ortenberg called Emperor “a terrific, moving film with great heart that could not be more timely.”
Said Amin: “Here was a young...
- 1/15/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Frank Grillo and Maggie Q will star in “Cutman,” a dramatic thriller directed by Michael Mailer and written by Tiffany Heath.
Grillo will play an over-the-hill boxer who begins working as the muscle for a local gangster. His life takes an unexpected turn when he meets a young girl whose mother is a heroin addict (Maggie Q).
Michael Mailer Films will produce in partnership with Bluegrass Pictures, Digital Ignition Entertainment and Tremendous Entertainment. The producers include Mailer, Joel Shapiro, Scott Kluge and Alessandro Penazzi, and the executive producers are Angela Ceccio, Michael Clofine and Jeff Elliott.
Jason Sutter’s new sales division at Brickell and Broadbridge will represent international sales for the movie.
Grillo launched the production company Warparty with director Joe Carnahan in 2016, with the intent to option and develop material from a variety of sources, and produce between three to five films per year. The shingle’s inaugural film,...
Grillo will play an over-the-hill boxer who begins working as the muscle for a local gangster. His life takes an unexpected turn when he meets a young girl whose mother is a heroin addict (Maggie Q).
Michael Mailer Films will produce in partnership with Bluegrass Pictures, Digital Ignition Entertainment and Tremendous Entertainment. The producers include Mailer, Joel Shapiro, Scott Kluge and Alessandro Penazzi, and the executive producers are Angela Ceccio, Michael Clofine and Jeff Elliott.
Jason Sutter’s new sales division at Brickell and Broadbridge will represent international sales for the movie.
Grillo launched the production company Warparty with director Joe Carnahan in 2016, with the intent to option and develop material from a variety of sources, and produce between three to five films per year. The shingle’s inaugural film,...
- 11/11/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Frank Grillo (Avengers: Endgame) and Joe Carnahan’s (The Grey) production company Warparty has struck a partnership with Shanghai-based financier Starlight Entertainment Group.
The “far-reaching strategic partnership” is to develop and produce global content with a focus on elevated genre features and it comes as Warparty looks to expand its output. Financial details of the pact were not disclosed. For Starlight, this is the latest tie-up with a Hollywood player after previous deals with James Wan, Roland Emmerich, F. Gary Gray, Sylvester Stallone and Robert Zemeckis. Film investments include Crazy Rich Asians, Midway and The Widow. “The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about”, said actor-producer Grillo. Director-producer Carnahan added, “I can’t express...
The “far-reaching strategic partnership” is to develop and produce global content with a focus on elevated genre features and it comes as Warparty looks to expand its output. Financial details of the pact were not disclosed. For Starlight, this is the latest tie-up with a Hollywood player after previous deals with James Wan, Roland Emmerich, F. Gary Gray, Sylvester Stallone and Robert Zemeckis. Film investments include Crazy Rich Asians, Midway and The Widow. “The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about”, said actor-producer Grillo. Director-producer Carnahan added, “I can’t express...
- 6/21/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Frank Grillo and Joe Carnahan’s production company Warparty is partnering with China’s Starlight Entertainment Group for a first look deal, the company announced on Friday.
The duo enters far-reaching strategic partnership to develop and produce material for the worldwide marketplace.
“The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about,” Grillo said in a statement.
Also Read: Frank Grillo on Future Marvel, 'Purge' Movies: 'I Think I'm Done'
“I can’t express my gratitude enough to Peter and Nancy and everyone at Starlight and Er Dong,” Carnahan said. “Being able to partner with these wonderful people has been a dream come true. These past few years have proven what a global force the Chinese...
The duo enters far-reaching strategic partnership to develop and produce material for the worldwide marketplace.
“The opportunity to partner with Starlight and their incredibly talented group of producers and directors has given Warparty the opportunity to take our brand and style of filmmaking to China and the rest of the world in a way we could only dream about,” Grillo said in a statement.
Also Read: Frank Grillo on Future Marvel, 'Purge' Movies: 'I Think I'm Done'
“I can’t express my gratitude enough to Peter and Nancy and everyone at Starlight and Er Dong,” Carnahan said. “Being able to partner with these wonderful people has been a dream come true. These past few years have proven what a global force the Chinese...
- 6/21/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
George Lopez, Andie MacDowell and Alex MacNicoll have joined Frank Grillo in the modern day western “No Man’s Land,” sources tell Variety.
“The Quad’s” Jake Allyn, who co-wrote the script with David Barranza Ibanez, will also star. Conor Allyn will direct.
The story, which is inspired by the real-life “no man’s land” between the U.S.- Mexico border on the Rio Grande and the U.S. “hard border” fences to the north, centers on a father-son vigilante patrol that is thrust into chaos after the son, Jackson Greer (Allyn), accidentally kills an immigrant boy. When his father (Grillo) tries to take the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo “illegal alien” in Mexico. Pursued by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson embarks on a pilgrimage to seek forgiveness from the dead boy’s vengeful father (Jorge Jimenez), only to fall in love with the...
“The Quad’s” Jake Allyn, who co-wrote the script with David Barranza Ibanez, will also star. Conor Allyn will direct.
The story, which is inspired by the real-life “no man’s land” between the U.S.- Mexico border on the Rio Grande and the U.S. “hard border” fences to the north, centers on a father-son vigilante patrol that is thrust into chaos after the son, Jackson Greer (Allyn), accidentally kills an immigrant boy. When his father (Grillo) tries to take the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo “illegal alien” in Mexico. Pursued by Texas Rangers and Mexican federales, Jackson embarks on a pilgrimage to seek forgiveness from the dead boy’s vengeful father (Jorge Jimenez), only to fall in love with the...
- 6/12/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
A gritty Los Angeles crime drama that (very) slowly becomes a kind of “Batman in the barrio,” Ben Hernandez Bray’s “El Chicano” seldom amounts to anything more than a crude prototype for the kind of Latinx-driven superhero movies that Marvel and DC should already be making by now. Maybe, if Hollywood didn’t so consistently underrepresent the country’s most significant audience of non-white moviegoers, Bray would have been able to scrounge up more than $7 million for his chintzy-looking debut. Maybe, if backwards industry logic didn’t require people of color to substantiate their own existence, this cheesy (but ultra-violent) vigilante saga might’ve been more than a proof-of-concept for an idea that never should have needed one in the first place (Bray and producer Joe Carnahan were forced to finance the film with Canadian oil money after local investors large and small balked at the idea of an all-Latinx cast).
As it stands,...
As it stands,...
- 5/6/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The superhero film craze has proven to be popcorn-pleasing box office gold over the last several years or so within Hollywood circles. Plus, street cred dramas basking in drugs and gangs tend to capitalize on the gritty, realistic aspects of confrontational entertainment. Additionally, what are the chances that supplying your superhero spectacle with macabre edginess drenched in hard knocks with an ethnic twist would find some kind of distinctive appeal? It can be accomplished if one looks at the recent success of another ethnocentric superhero flick that took the cinema scene by storm in the 2018 Oscar-nominated Black Panther. Well, co-writer/director Ben Hernandez Bray's El Chicano looks to be an unconventional kind of action adventure Latino superhero flick that combines the aforementioned components mentioned above. As inventive and...
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- 5/5/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Now 90, Dr. Ruth Westheimer had resisted past overtures to do a documentary, but she was won over by filmmaker Ryan White. Ask Dr. Ruth, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, opens in theaters this weekend via Magnolia Pictures after screening at Tribeca Film Festival this week. The theatrical run comes ahead of its Hulu bow in June. 1091 Media, formerly The Orchard, is opening fellow Tribeca doc, Meeting Gorbachev by Werner Herzog and André Singer. Venice, Toronto, Telluride & Nyff title, Non-Fiction, by Olivier Assayas and starring Juliette Binoche opens in select locations on the coasts Friday, while Good Deed Entertainment has Tell It to the Bees with Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger in select cities around the country. Also on tap is Patrick Creadon doc Hesburgh, a self-release, in 30-plus markets this weekend.
Also opening in limited release is Briarcliff Entertainment’s El Chicano by Ben Hernandez Bray...
Also opening in limited release is Briarcliff Entertainment’s El Chicano by Ben Hernandez Bray...
- 5/3/2019
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Carnahan has deleted his Twitter account after lashing out at a film critic who gave the new film “El Chicano” a mixed review. Carnahan produced the superhero movie and co-wrote the script with first-time director Ben Hernandez Bray. Film critic Carlos Aguilar reviewed “El Chicano” for the Los Angeles Times, calling the film “solidly acted” and a “technically accomplished spectacle” despite a troubling script that creates “separation between Mexican Americans and Mexican nationals, presented only as demonized, criminal, carnage-friendly, nationalist invaders.”
Aguilar submitted his review to Rotten Tomatoes as a positive one, but his criticisms clearly rubbed Carnahan the wrong way as the filmmaker used Twitter to attack the critic. Carnahan responded to Aguilar’s tweet about the review by saying, “You suck as a writer.”
“This motherfucker is proof that the days of Pauline Kael, Roger Ebert, and Andrew Sarris are dead,” Carnahan wrote about Aguilar in a now-deleted post.
Aguilar submitted his review to Rotten Tomatoes as a positive one, but his criticisms clearly rubbed Carnahan the wrong way as the filmmaker used Twitter to attack the critic. Carnahan responded to Aguilar’s tweet about the review by saying, “You suck as a writer.”
“This motherfucker is proof that the days of Pauline Kael, Roger Ebert, and Andrew Sarris are dead,” Carnahan wrote about Aguilar in a now-deleted post.
- 5/3/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
“El Chicano” opens deep in the heart of East Los Angeles — or East Los, if you’re local — as a group of Latinx kids watches an act of vigilante justice in their neighborhood. A masked figure frightens off most of the gang members by making the sound of a cucuy — a boogyman — and striking his target with a deadly Aztec sword before disappearing into the night.
Twenty years later, it’s still in their memories. Diego has grown up to become a handsome Lapd cop with a promising career ahead of him. His superior, Captain Gomez (George Lopez), seems especially fond of Diego and tries to help him get a leg up on solving a few career-making cases. Diego’s boyhood friend now goes by the name of Shotgun and has since gotten wrapped up with the Mexican cartel. It’s the same doomed path that claimed Diego’s twin brother,...
Twenty years later, it’s still in their memories. Diego has grown up to become a handsome Lapd cop with a promising career ahead of him. His superior, Captain Gomez (George Lopez), seems especially fond of Diego and tries to help him get a leg up on solving a few career-making cases. Diego’s boyhood friend now goes by the name of Shotgun and has since gotten wrapped up with the Mexican cartel. It’s the same doomed path that claimed Diego’s twin brother,...
- 5/3/2019
- by Monica Castillo
- The Wrap
No one enjoys harsh criticism. Even the most honest and thoughtful attempts at constructive words of encouragement can be tough to hear. But it’s all about how you react to those critics that matters the most. And if you’re filmmaker Joe Carnahan, maybe you shouldn’t publicly blast film critics if they don’t give your latest film a glowing review.
Last night, while everyone was trying to sleep, Carnahan was on a rampage on Twitter.
Continue reading Filmmaker Joe Carnahan Lashes Out At Film Critics Over Reviews For ‘El Chicano’ at The Playlist.
Last night, while everyone was trying to sleep, Carnahan was on a rampage on Twitter.
Continue reading Filmmaker Joe Carnahan Lashes Out At Film Critics Over Reviews For ‘El Chicano’ at The Playlist.
- 5/3/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
A cop thriller promoted as the first Latino superhero movie, “El Chicano” would seem to be arriving at the right time, with “Avengers: Endgame” having made the genre appear fail-proof and “Black Panther” recently proving that an ethnocentric tilt is among the paths to success. But Ben Hernandez Bray’s long-aborning debut feature, co-written with producer Joe Carnahan, turns out to be a pretty weak kickoff to a would-be franchise. It’s hardly fair to expect the production values of those top-shelf major studio efforts, but the problem here isn’t the fairly apparent budgetary limits — it’s the limitations of style and imagination.
Launching on 600 screens nationwide, “El Chicano” isn’t much distinguished by the fact that our less-than-super police hero sometimes wears an identity-hiding mask. Nevertheless, if the box office cooperates, the boilerplate origin story could at least lead to sequels that hopefully take greater risks and demonstrate more personality.
Launching on 600 screens nationwide, “El Chicano” isn’t much distinguished by the fact that our less-than-super police hero sometimes wears an identity-hiding mask. Nevertheless, if the box office cooperates, the boilerplate origin story could at least lead to sequels that hopefully take greater risks and demonstrate more personality.
- 5/3/2019
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Occasionally the most distressing situations can drive the seemingly most moral person to take matters into their own hands, in order to bring about what they view to be the best justice. That’s certainly the case for the title vigilante protagonist in the new crime drama, ‘El Chicano,’ which is being billed as the first […]
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- 5/2/2019
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Sometimes the most harrowing situations can drive the seemingly most moral person to take matters into their own hands, in order to bring about what they view to be the best justice. That’s certainly the case for the title vigilante protagonist in the new crime drama, ‘El Chicano,’ which is being billed as the first […]
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- 5/1/2019
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
$400m-plus hit Captain Marvel ranks second, some $340m behind new stablemate.
April 29 Update: Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame smashed the North American opening weekend record as it landed with a jolt on a confirmed $357.1m over three days through Buena Vista.
The tentpole trounced the previous instalment’s year-long $257.7m opening weekend mark. Endgame opened on Friday on a record $157.5m for new single day and Friday marks (including record $60m Thursday previews), and followed that up with a record $109.3m Saturday, and a best-ever Sunday on $90.4m. Saturday was the first $100m day without previews.
The blockbuster also set a raft of speed records,...
April 29 Update: Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame smashed the North American opening weekend record as it landed with a jolt on a confirmed $357.1m over three days through Buena Vista.
The tentpole trounced the previous instalment’s year-long $257.7m opening weekend mark. Endgame opened on Friday on a record $157.5m for new single day and Friday marks (including record $60m Thursday previews), and followed that up with a record $109.3m Saturday, and a best-ever Sunday on $90.4m. Saturday was the first $100m day without previews.
The blockbuster also set a raft of speed records,...
- 4/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
$400m-plus hit Captain Marvel ranks second, some $340m behind new stablemate.
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame smashed the North American opening weekend record as it landed with a jolt on an estimated $350m over three days through Buena Vista.
The tentpole trounced the previous instalment’s year-long $257.7m opening weekend mark. Endgame opened on Friday on a record $156.7m for new single day and Friday marks (including record $60m Thursday previews), and followed that up with a record $109m Saturday, and a best-ever Sunday on $84.3m. Saturday was the first $100m day without previews.
The blockbuster also set a raft of speed records,...
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame smashed the North American opening weekend record as it landed with a jolt on an estimated $350m over three days through Buena Vista.
The tentpole trounced the previous instalment’s year-long $257.7m opening weekend mark. Endgame opened on Friday on a record $156.7m for new single day and Friday marks (including record $60m Thursday previews), and followed that up with a record $109m Saturday, and a best-ever Sunday on $84.3m. Saturday was the first $100m day without previews.
The blockbuster also set a raft of speed records,...
- 4/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Director Ben Hernandez Bray ended his film festival circuit on a high note last weekend. Bray’s “El Chicano” was named Best Feature Film at the Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown, which was March 29-31, in Hagerstown. The film was screened to a crowd of around 700 people opening night at the festival, which featured 155 films and 16 countries. Unfortunately, Bray wasn’t able to accept the award in person because he had to do some reshoots on “Supergirl.” Instead, he was relayed the news by Tracie Hovey, the festival’s executive director by phone to which he said he responded with screams
‘El Chicano’ wins Best Feature Film at Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown...
‘El Chicano’ wins Best Feature Film at Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown...
- 4/3/2019
- by Crystal Schelle
- TVovermind.com
El Chicano Trailer Joe Carnahan‘s El Chicano (2019) movie trailer stars Raúl Castillo, Aimee Garcia, Jose Pablo Cantillo, David Castañeda, and George Lopez. El Chicano‘s plot synopsis: “When L.A.P.D. Detective Diego Hernandez (Raúl Castillo) is assigned a career-making case investigating a vicious cartel, he uncovers links to [...]
Continue reading: El Chicano (2019) Movie Trailer: Raúl Castillo Seeks Vengeance & The Protection of Los Angeles...
Continue reading: El Chicano (2019) Movie Trailer: Raúl Castillo Seeks Vengeance & The Protection of Los Angeles...
- 3/27/2019
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"I tried doing what's good... Now, I have to do what's right. I have to become this." Briarcliff Ent. has debuted an official trailer for a crime drama titled El Chicano, from stuntman / filmmaker Ben Hernandez Bray. This premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year, and also played at the Austin Film Festival. El Chicano is about twin brothers Diego and Pedro from East L.A., who go their separate ways. Diego becomes a cop, and Pedro a criminal. However, when clues connected to Pedro's death connect to a case of Diego's, a mysterious masked vigilante from their youth, "El Chicano", resurfaces. Starring Raúl Castillo (from We the Animals) as both Diego and Pedro, along with Aimee Garcia, Jose Pablo Cantillo, David Castañeda, Marco Rodríguez, Sal Lopez, Kate del Castillo, and George Lopez. Looks pretty good. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Ben Hernandez Bray's El Chicano,...
- 3/26/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Joe Carnahan is a filmmaker that is something of an anomaly. Every now and then, he’ll surprise you with a film that isn’t great, but has some moments that stand out and make you go, “Damn, this isn’t terrible” (“Smokin’ Aces” & “The Grey). Other times, you watch his films that he’s written and you’re like “Wtf?!” (“Death Wish” & “The A-Team”).
Continue reading ‘El Chicano’ Trailer: Joe Carnahan Pens The Story Of The Mexican-American Batman at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘El Chicano’ Trailer: Joe Carnahan Pens The Story Of The Mexican-American Batman at The Playlist.
- 3/26/2019
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Director Ben Hernandez Bray believes that it’s finally time for a Latino superhero — and he’s the one to do it. Bray is making his feature film debut with “El Chicano.” The film follows fraternal twins Diego and Pedro who survived the streets of East La. As young boys they witnessed the murder of a gang kingpin by a motorcycle-riding El Chicano. As an adult, Pedro is now a Lapd detective and new murders are now popping up with El Chicano’s Mo. It’s up to him to unravel the mystery of El Chicano. “El Chicano” will appear as part of
Ben Hernandez Bray’s Latino superhero ‘El Chicano’ to be shown at Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown...
Ben Hernandez Bray’s Latino superhero ‘El Chicano’ to be shown at Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown...
- 3/10/2019
- by Crystal Schelle
- TVovermind.com
Joe Carnahan, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Frank Grillo producing.
The Exchange has come on board to handle international sales at the Afm on Latino superhero film El Chicano featuring a powerhouse Latino cast led by Raúl Castillo and Kate del Castillo and based on a screenplay co-written by The A-Team director Joe Carnahan.
Tom Ortenberg’s Briarcliff Entertainment will handle Us distribution on the feature, which also stars George Lopez, Aimee Garcia (Dexter), and Emilio Rivera.
Ben Hernandez Bray will direct El Chicano, about a police officer (Castillo) in East Los Angeles drawn into events surrounding the death of his ex-con...
The Exchange has come on board to handle international sales at the Afm on Latino superhero film El Chicano featuring a powerhouse Latino cast led by Raúl Castillo and Kate del Castillo and based on a screenplay co-written by The A-Team director Joe Carnahan.
Tom Ortenberg’s Briarcliff Entertainment will handle Us distribution on the feature, which also stars George Lopez, Aimee Garcia (Dexter), and Emilio Rivera.
Ben Hernandez Bray will direct El Chicano, about a police officer (Castillo) in East Los Angeles drawn into events surrounding the death of his ex-con...
- 10/26/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to El Chicano, a Latino superhero film with an all-Hispanic cast that just had its premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival. It’s the second film for Briarcliff, the upstart distribution venture launched by Open Road founder Tom Ortenberg, after just opening Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9. El Chicano will be released theatrically on March 22, 2019, and sources said the target is 600-800 screens.
El Chicano marks the feature film directorial debut of 25-year veteran stuntman Ben Hernandez Bray, who co-wrote the script with Joe Carnahan. Carnahan produced with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Carnahan’s WarParty partner Frank Grillo. It’s the first wide release for WarParty and its Calgary-based equity partner WarChest.
The action film tells the story of twin brothers Diego and Pedro (both played by Raúl Castillo), who grew up together on the streets of East Los Angeles. As adults,...
El Chicano marks the feature film directorial debut of 25-year veteran stuntman Ben Hernandez Bray, who co-wrote the script with Joe Carnahan. Carnahan produced with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Carnahan’s WarParty partner Frank Grillo. It’s the first wide release for WarParty and its Calgary-based equity partner WarChest.
The action film tells the story of twin brothers Diego and Pedro (both played by Raúl Castillo), who grew up together on the streets of East Los Angeles. As adults,...
- 10/11/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Stunt coordinator turned screenwriter/director Ben Bray knows one thing for sure: Latinos need a superhero. Bray, known for such hits as “The Grey,” is bringing his version to the big screen in his newest flick, “El Chicano.” Bray knows a few things about superheroes. He’s directed episodes of “Supergirl” and “Arrow.” And it looks like there might be an audience for a Latino superhero. In 2017, Motion Picture Association of America released its annual Theatrical Market Statistics Report that said Latinos purchase the most theater tickets than any other minority. And yet, there has not been a Latino breakout superhero.
Stuntman Turned Writer-Director Brings Latino Superhero to the Big Screen...
Stuntman Turned Writer-Director Brings Latino Superhero to the Big Screen...
- 9/20/2018
- by Crystal Schelle
- TVovermind.com
Raúl Castillo and Adrian Gonzalez are set for recurring roles on Starz’s Latinx half-hour series Vida. Production begins Monday in and around Los Angeles on the expanded 10-episode second season.
From creator/showrunner Tanya Saracho, Vida centers around two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different from each other. Saracho will make her directorial debut in season two, which will delve deeper into the lives of Lyn (Melissa Barrera) and Emma (Mishel Prada), who return home to face the past and secrets left behind by their late mother as they search for their future.
Castillo will play Baco, the bar’s new handyman with a questionable past. Gonzalez is Rudy, an L.A. city councilman who Lyn meets at a gym class.
In addition to Barrera and Prada, Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon,...
From creator/showrunner Tanya Saracho, Vida centers around two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different from each other. Saracho will make her directorial debut in season two, which will delve deeper into the lives of Lyn (Melissa Barrera) and Emma (Mishel Prada), who return home to face the past and secrets left behind by their late mother as they search for their future.
Castillo will play Baco, the bar’s new handyman with a questionable past. Gonzalez is Rudy, an L.A. city councilman who Lyn meets at a gym class.
In addition to Barrera and Prada, Ser Anzoategui, Chelsea Rendon,...
- 8/15/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
3:00 Pm Pt -- A woman in Oceanside found Carnahan's dog Sunday after seeing his flyer, but we're told she turned down the role in his movie. Calling all amateur actors -- a producer for "The Blacklist" lost his pup ... and he's offering you your big break alongside George Lopez if you can find it. Hollywood prodcuer Joe Carnahan -- who's worked on flicks like "The Grey," "The A-Team," and "Smokin' Aces" -- is...
- 9/16/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Exclusive: El Chicano producer Joe Carnahan said that "all safety protocols were followed to the T" in the run-up to last week's on-set accident in Calgary when a stunt car and a taco truck collided and sent another car crashing into the camera platform as the camera crew went scrambling. He said a cameraman's claims that the shot was unsafe and poorly planned are "simply not true." Stuntman Greg Harris was injured in the accident. "He was there to safety our director of…...
- 9/12/2017
- Deadline
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