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Jack Rico

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2012/05/04 at 12:00am

Walter Perez: A Latino In ‘The Avengers’!

05.4.2012 | By |

Movie fans! What would you do or give up to be an actor in one of the biggest blockbusters of all time – The Avengers? A better question to ask would be, how sickly talented do you have to be to even make it past the casting auditions!? Mexican-American actor Walter Perez can pat himself on the back with Thor’s Hammer with a grin on his face from here to Asgard because he achieved just that!

Perez is one of the up and coming rising stars in the highly competitive Hollywood business. It’s even more competitive when you are a Latino actor, because of the dearth of roles out there for Hispanics. But Perez, as is becoming the norm, managed to impress the casting crew and director Joss Whedon himself for a spot in the most anticipated film in Marvel history. Read More

Jack Rico

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2012/05/01 at 12:00am

Andy Garcia: “‘Godfather Part 4’ Is In Francis’ Hands”

05.1.2012 | By |

Could one of the greatest franchises in cinema history, The Godfather, get a new sequel with Andy Garcia? I spoke to the Cuban actor about the status of ‘The Godfather Part 4‘, how he did not speak to Luis Guzman about the project, and how he would only do it if Francis Ford Coppola would direct it. Read More

Jack Rico

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2012/04/11 at 12:00am

Exclusive: 5 Questions with ‘Bad Ass’ dude Shalim Ortiz

04.11.2012 | By |

What does it take to be a ‘Bad Ass‘ in Hollywood? Just ask Puerto Rican-Dominican actor Shalim Ortiz (Heroes), who seems to wear it as a badge in his young, but prolific acting career. From the USA to Mexico and back, English or Spanish, this bilingual, bicultural actor is working towards making a name for himself rather quickly in the tough turf of the acting business.

His latest cinematic effort is an indie action movie called ‘BAD ASS‘ starring Danny Trejo (Machete). A Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime. Ortiz plays the young Trejo, who went to war and is down on his luck. But don’t mess with him, he might just break your neck. Read More

Jack Rico

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2012/03/19 at 12:00am

Video: Nicolas Cage on his legacy, press and financial woes

03.19.2012 | By |

In one of the most honest and engaging interviews we have ever done with a Hollywood star, Nicolas Cage confesses to Jack Rico about having to work so much for the money, what he wants people to think of his acting career when he retires, and reveals his despise for promoting his films, ergo, this one – ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D‘. Read More

Karen Posada

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2011/12/15 at 12:00am

‘Extremely Loud’: 3 questions with Sandra Bullock

12.15.2011 | By |

We had a chance to meet with Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock and newcomer Thomas Horn to talk about their new movie ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’. The film is based on the book with the same title that deals with the loss of a father during 9/11. We get to see it all through a child’s eyes and his search for closure. With Bullock’s witty personality and this prodigy actor it was a delightful interview. Read More

Karen Posada

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2011/12/14 at 12:00am

Steven Spielberg: In-depth interview about ‘Tintin’

12.14.2011 | By |

ShowBizCafe.com had the amazing opportunity to listen to Steven Spielberg as he talked about his new 3D movie ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ during the press conference. This is the story of a journalist invented by Hergé, a Belgian comic writer that created endless adventures of the boy reporter from 1929-1983. This was a story in the making for 20 years, Spielberg told us how that came about and what we should expect from it.  Read More

Karen Posada

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2011/12/12 at 12:00am

‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’: Karen Posada talks w/cast

12.12.2011 | By |

Karen Posada kicks back with two of the greatest living actors in England – Gary Oldman and Colin Flirth – to chat about their new spy thriller ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’. (Warning: you might just end up talking Spanglish with an English accent after viewing!)

Synopsis: In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6’s echelons. Read More

Jack Rico

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2011/11/03 at 12:00am

Javier Bardem gives first interview on ‘Skyfall’

11.3.2011 | By |

Alongside director Sam Mendes and his colleagues Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, Spanish actor Javier Bardem, who won an Oscar for the film ‘No Country For Old Men’, takes some time out to chat about the the 23 installment of the James Bond series entitled ‘Skyfall‘ and his participation in it, as a villain, at a presentation press conference in London. Read More

Jack Rico

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2011/08/12 at 12:00am

Interview: 6 Questions With Michael Peña

08.12.2011 | By |

From drama to comedy, Michael Peña, the Chicago native with Mexican blood from Jalisco and San Luis Potosi­, is in my opinion, one of the most underrated actors in the film business. He is also the next Latino actor who will win an Oscar. His performance as Jesus Martinez in The Lincoln Lawyer was as visceral and absorbing as any performance this year in a supporting role. The scene where Peña is being harassed by Matthew McConaughey’s character in an interrogation room is riveting. You couldn’t take your eyes off him. Read more after the jump. Read More

Jack Rico

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2011/07/28 at 12:00am

Is Jayma Mays the nicest celebrity in Hollywood?

07.28.2011 | By |

Nice and humble are rarely two words used to describe any celebrity in Hollywood, but Jayma Mays might take the cake.

In an interview I did in New York City recently for ‘The Smurfs‘ movie, I had a chance to chat with Jayma Mays and ‘it’ guy, Neil Patrick Harris (yes, he’s still Doogie Howser M.D to me). I asked them both about their thoughts of their careers up to this moment. Mays began by saying that this film was “a big deal” to her. But later on she gave me an answer that not only floored me along the Columbia Pictures staff in the room, but also Neil, who could only riposte with a rib-hurting remark. Was she for real or did she yuk it up for the cameras? After all, they are actors. But no, she was for real and as sincere as you could possibly be.

My hats off to Jayna Mays for having the ‘gaul’ to be true to her modest and self-effacing self to answer, what must go down as, the most humble answer in the history of interviews. You’ll never hear another celebrity EVER say what she said. Take a look for yourself and be the judge.

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