Interviews with Latino filmmakers and actors

Jack Rico

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2010/01/21 at 12:00am

Mel Gibson on Edge of Darkness and Returning to Acting

01.21.2010 | By |

*Updated December 2025

ShowBizCafe.com got a chance to talk to actor, screenwriter, and director Mel Gibson about his film Edge of Darkness. He excitedly gave us the backstory of the movie and also spoke to us about his upcoming projects. Read More

SBC Staff

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2009/09/04 at 12:00am

An Intimate Chat with Walter Perez from ‘Fame’!

09.4.2009 | By |

Back in February, we outscooped every news media outlet, with an exclusive interview with Walter Perez from the film remake of FAME. Take a look at the interview from back then and wait for a new one coming up on the week of the 14th.

If you don’t know too much about Perez, here are some tidbits… he who grew up in South Gate, California and is of Mexican descent, plays Victor Taveras in the new remake of ‘Fame’ out in theaters on Sept. 25th. We caught up with the Latin heartthrob to chat about the his experience on the set of his new film, the theater, NYC, his dreams and of course “FAME”!

Walter’s film credits include, HBO’s “Walkout”, “Emilio, “August Evening” which received the John Cassavetes Award, “Inhale” alongside Dermot Mulroney and Diane Kruger and “A Beautiful Life” opposite Dana Delany and Debi Mazar.

What you should also know is that he’s no stranger to television, Perez has made several guest appearances including, “CSI: Miami”, “The Closer”, “Free Radio” and a five episode arc on “Friday Night Lights” where he played Bobby “Bull” Reyes.

 

Alex Florez

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2009/08/11 at 12:00am

Davis Guggenheim On His Rockumentary ‘It Might Get Loud’

08.11.2009 | By |

*Updated December 2025

We sat down with Oscar award winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) in New York to talk about his latest documentary It Might Get Loud. The film tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos: The Edge (U2), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), and Jack White (The White Stripes). It reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found and invented. Read More

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2009/06/11 at 12:00am

Q&A: Hobbit Director Guillermo del Toro on the Future of Film

06.11.2009 | By |

Back in 2009, Guillermo del Toro sat down with Wired to discuss his then-upcoming journey into Middle-earth. At the time, the visionary director of Pan’s Labyrinth was preparing to helm The Hobbit, a project that would eventually see Peter Jackson return to the director’s chair. Looking back at this archival discussion, del Toro’s predictions about the “story engine” of the future feel remarkably prophetic. Read More

Jack Rico

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2009/02/26 at 12:00am

Exclusive! Walter Perez speaks about ‘FAME’!

02.26.2009 | By |

Walter Perez, who grew up in South Gate, California and is of Mexican descent, plays Victor Taveras in the new remake of ‘Fame’ out in theaters on Sept. 25th. We caught up with the Latin heartthrob to chat about the his experience on the set of his new film, the theater, NYC, his dreams and of course “FAME”!

Walter’s film credits include, HBO’s “Walkout”, “Emilio, “August Evening” which received the John Cassavetes Award, “Inhale” alongside Dermot Mulroney and Diane Kruger and “A Beautiful Life” opposite Dana Delany and Debi Mazar.

What you should also know is that he’s no stranger to television, Perez has made several guest appearances including, “CSI: Miami”, “The Closer”, “Free Radio” and a five episode arc on “Friday Night Lights” where he played Bobby “Bull” Reyes.

Alex Florez

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2008/07/25 at 12:00am

George Lopez chats from the set of ‘Henry Poole’

07.25.2008 | By |

George Lopez chats from the set of 'Henry Poole'

Mexican actor/comedian, George Lopez, chats up ShowBizCafe.com, about his new flick ‘Henry Poole is Here’ , where  Luke Wilson, Adriana Barraza and Albert Torres round off the cast.  Wilson plays Henry, who discovers that he only has six weeks of life and therefore, leaves to his fianceé’s and the famiy business to find solitude to think about his last days of life.

Jack Rico

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2008/07/11 at 12:00am

I Ask Mark Wahlberg If He’ll Ever Return as Marky Mark!

07.11.2008 | By |

*Updated June 2026

We recently spoke to tough guy actor Mark Wahlberg, an Oscar-nominated thespian I might add, about his new film Max Payne (he fractured his thumb doing a stunt), and also about ‘The Happening’ (what happened? is right). Read More

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