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The 5 Best Hispanic Films To Watch In 2014

‘Hands of Stone’

2014/01/01 at 5:54pm

The 5 Best Hispanic Films To Watch In 2014

01.1.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |

Every year the power of the Latino consumer grows more and more, and this in turn has forced Hollywood to open its doors (though very slowly) for actual Hispanic movies. Not just films that have a Latino in there somewhere, but films that have a genuine and legitimate story to tell. In 2014 we have films that have assembled immenseÂ Latino castsÂ with Latino directors, that also highlight stories about our community and cultures. In celebration of this feat we give you the 5Â Best Hispanic Films you need to watch in 2014! Read More

Antonio Banderas to play Pablo Picasso in ’33 Days’

By Mack Chico

2012/02/22 at 12:00am

Movies

Antonio Banderas to play Pablo Picasso in ’33 Days’

02.22.2012 | By Mack Chico |

Antonio Banderas will play Pablo Picasso in Carlos Saura‘s upcoming “33 Dias (33 Days),” about the painter’s emotional turmoil as he worked on masterpiece “Guernica.”

“33 Dias” refers to the time Picasso spent on the mural, which captured his reaction to the destruction of Basque town of Guernica in 1937 by the Nazi Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War.

“[Picasso] is a character that has pursued me for a long time and I always rejected,” said Banderas. “He deserves a lot of respect because I am from Malaga, and I was born four blocks from where he was born.”

The French and Spanish language film will begin shooting next summer in Paris and Guernica. The budget is set around $8 million.