Amplification
Highlighting and uplifting Latine-related accomplishments and announcements across television, film and other disciplines, along with findings and interrogations about the industry.
Mexico’s Monterrey Film Festival Unveils Lineup, New International Ambitions (EXCLUSIVE)
Mexico’s Monterrey Film Festival (ficmonterrey) is chasing new ambitions in a bid to raise its international profile. Buttressed by generous state, local and private backing as well as some federal funding, the festival, running Sept. 28 – Oct. 4, aims to become Mexico’s most prominent international film festival and a key creative hub in Mexico.
Colman Domingo Becomes an Instant Best Actor Oscar Contender With Netflix’s Civil Rights Drama ‘Rustin’
If the summer belonged to Cillian Murphy from “Oppenheimer,” then the upcoming fall season will belong to Colman Domingo in “Rustin.”
Latina Artist Collaborates with Starbucks for Heritage Month Cups
Ahead of Our Heritage Month, Starbucks has tapped Cuban/Salvadoran artist and illustrator, Manuela Guillén, to design the latest collection of Starbucks drinkware. The collection includes three tumblers and a mug that features a variety of colorful shapes, designs, and bilingual text.
Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, ‘Blue Beetle’ Helmer Ángel Manuel Soto Teaming For MGM Buddy Comedy ‘The Wrecking Crew’
Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy franchise) and Jason Momoa (Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom) are teaming with Blue Beetle director Ángel Manuel Soto on The Wrecking Crew, the buddy action comedy that they’ve set up at MGM, Deadline can confirm.
Box Office: ‘Blue Beetle’ Takes Flight With $3.3 Million in Previews
“Barbie” has reigned over the box office with a historic, hot-pink theatrical run over the past four weeks, but now it’s facing its biggest challenge yet: DC’s latest superhero film, “Blue Beetle.”
CAA Signs ‘The Settlers’ Filmmaker Felipe Gálvez
Chilean filmmaker Felipe Gálvez, whose debut feature “The Settlers” premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has signed with CAA for representation.
‘The Cow Who Sang…’ Helmer Francisca Alegria Launches New Shingle, Madre, With ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Producers Bord Cadre
Chile’s Francisca Alegria, whose debut feature “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiered at Sundance 2022, is launching a Latinx production company called Madre, with offices based in Chile, Uruguay and the U.S.
Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Latine Writers & Actors In L.A. & NYC
At Warner Bros. in Los Angeles, more than 2,000 actors, writers and supporters hit the sidewalks as temperatures hit the high-80s. Salsa and Bachata music blasted through the speakers near Gates 2 and 3 as patient strike captains including Vida star Chelsea Rendon, kept everyone moving safely. One captain was overheard saying, “You have to keep moving, but you don’t have to stop dancing!” And so they did.
‘Barbie’ Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto Explains the Rules That Conjured the ‘Artificial Reality’ of Barbie Land
The Oscar-nominated DP tells TheWrap of the unique challenges “Barbie” posed and talks “Killers of the Flower Moon”
‘Blue Beetle’ Star Xolo Maridueña Reflects on His DC Superhero Journey: ‘It’s Taken My Whole Life to Prepare for This Moment’
Most people hit snooze when their alarm goes off at 3:30 a.m. Not “Blue Beetle” star Xolo Maridueña, who leaped out of bed each day so he could head to set and begin the hourlong process of donning his superhero suit.