03.28.2022 | By Jack Rico |
Dominican actor Manny Perez, perhaps best known for his films, ‘Washington Heights,’ ‘El Cantante,’ ‘Bella’ and the hit action film ‘La Soga,’ is now doing his directorial debut with the sequel – ‘La Soga Salvation’. He joins the ‘Highly Relevant’ podcast to discuss what it takes to write, direct and produce his own movie, and what the future of Dominican cinema looks like.
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07.2.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Shalim Ortiz, of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage, is a bilingual actor who speaks fluent Spanish and English. He has worked in both languages throughout his career and it has lead to this – an actor who can now be seen weekly on two shows in two languages – Telemundo’s “Dama y Obrero” and Starz’s “Magic City”. Is this the future of acting? Will all actors one day be bilingual and work in two, even three languages? How great is it that if work dries up on one end, there’s a whole other career waiting for him on the other end. Read More
10.20.2009 | By Jack Rico |
‘Touched,’ the movie starred and produced by Shalim Ortiz, best known for his role as Alejandro in NBC’s Heroes, has been chosen to lead the Dominican Republic Film Festival taking place in Santo Domingo from November 18th to the 22nd. Read More
