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Mexican filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro in a close-up portrait.
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2013/04/02 at 12:00am

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Guillermo Del Toro Directing New DC Comics Movie?

04.2.2013 | By |

Guillermo Del Toro Directing New DC Comics Movie? The amazing Guillermo Del Toro is once again making buzz in the comics community. The Mexican director spent this past Saturday at WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. where he spoke about his upcoming film “Pacific Rim” and showed a special trailer made just for WonderCon, but as exciting as it might have been from the crowd we have news that is more exciting for the rest of us. Read More

Natalie Martinez sitting clasping hands, looking to side in dim lighting
Natalie Martinez captured in 2013 during a low-light moment.
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2013/01/23 at 12:00am

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2013: A Breakthrough Year for Latinos in Hollywood?

01.23.2013 | By |

2013 has started off, in what can be argued, as one of the best beginnings to a year for Latinos in Hollywood movies. Read More

Hugh Jackman in green coat among lined-up women in period clothing
Hugh Jackman in ‘Les Misérables,’ a key scene showing him standing among women.
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2013/01/14 at 12:00am

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4 Reasons Why You Need To See ‘Les Misérables’

01.14.2013 | By |

*Updated April 2026

With Ben Affleck’s Argo winning big at the 2013 Golden Globes, another film also set the stage for an auspicious Oscar night. Universal Pictures’ Les Misérables took home Best Picture and Best Actor in the Musical/Comedy category, alongside Best Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway. These were major victories, especially knowing that Harvey Weinstein was aggressively pushing Silver Linings Playbook to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Read More

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro smiling wearing glasses and black shirt
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro wears glasses and smiles at an event.
Jack Rico
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2012/11/05 at 12:00am

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Top 10 Hispanic Directors That Could Direct Star Wars VII

11.5.2012 | By |

As you might have heard, Disney purchased Lucasfilm for 4 billion dollars, and with it, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones saga. The big talks to come out of that deal is that Disney is gun-ho on continuing the Star Wars saga, ergo, the seventh chapter of the series. For now Indy is out of the conversation. Read More

Batman faces Avengers including Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, and Captain America
Poster showing Batman facing Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, and Captain America, highlighting the 2015 release of The Dark Knight vs The Avengers
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2012/07/19 at 12:00am

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The Avengers vs. The Dark Knight Rises: Which movie is better?

07.19.2012 | By |

*Updated December 2025

We can label 2012 as the year of superhero movies. There hasn’t been another year that has given us so many films based on comic books like this one: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, Dredd, and Man of Steel. But two of them, more than any other, garnered the worldwide attention of moviegoers like none other in their genre. Read More

Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Hawkeye, Thor, Black Widow stand ready together
‘The Avengers’ team ready for battle in a tense moment
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2012/04/30 at 12:00am

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“I Fell Asleep During The Avengers”

04.30.2012 | By |

*The article was taken from a Spanish language article we wrote back on May 4th, 2012, by an anonymous Latino moviegoer, who actually fell asleep during the opening release of “The Avengers”. Here’s his story on why.

Mientras nos acercamos más a la gran fecha de 4 de mayo, día en que se estrena THE AVENGERS, una de las películas más esperadas en la historia del cine, recibimos una reseña del filme de un anonimo/a ansioso por hablar de que pensó del largometraje. Read More

Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton in MMA fight with referee in cage
Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton face off in ‘Warrior’ MMA match
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2012/01/01 at 12:00am

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The Best 11 Movies of 2011

01.1.2012 | By |

*Updated December 2025

We have compiled The Best 11 Movies of 2011 – a mix of the finest commercial and independent fare – so that you can buy that movie ticket without having to clutch it to dear life, or watch that movie on your streaming or DVD player without feeling you wasted 2 hours of your existence. Why 11? Just to piss off the rest of the people who create Top 10s and to give a nod to the year that just left us. Read More

Three blue Smurfs with white hats, one frontwearing round glasses
Animated scene showing three Smurfs, one wears glasses and leans forward
Estelle Gonzales Walgreen
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2011/07/29 at 12:00am

Latinos In HollywoodMoviesOpinion & Analysis

Smurf in Spanish Is “Pitufo”. And It’s a Problem

07.29.2011 | By |

*Updated March 2026

Quick Answer: The Smurfs are called Los Pitufos in Spanish (pronounced pee-TWO-foes). The name comes from a Catalan folktale character called Patufet.

In Spanish, a Smurf is a Pitufo, and The Smurfs are Los Pitufos. That translation is the practical answer readers are searching for; the larger ShowBizCafe question is whether the name still carries the same pop-culture feeling in English and Spanish.

For another ShowBizCafe look at how English and Spanish move through pop culture, see our guide to Spanglish songs and their music videos.

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Robert De Niro speaks at 2011 Golden Globes podium in tuxedo
Robert De Niro delivering a speech at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards
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2011/01/17 at 12:00am

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Robert De Niro’s Golden Globes Speech: Racist or Dark Comedy?

01.17.2011 | By |

Updated November 2025

In what had to be one of the most bizarre and most controversial acceptance speeches in the history of the 2011 Golden Globes, legendary thespian Robert De Niro, who was awarded the honorary ‘Cecil B. DeMille’ award for his lifetime work, quipped, in what seemed bad taste, about the deportation of HFPA organizers, waiters, including Spanish actor and Oscar winner Javier Bardem.

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2010/04/20 at 12:00am

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Why you shouldn’t buy ‘Avatar’ on Blu-Ray…yet!

04.20.2010 | By |

Get ready to get royally screwed – 3 times – by James Cameron. On April 22nd, Earth Day, 20th Century Fox and James Cameron will release Avatar on DVD and Blu-Ray. Read More

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