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LOCKED Is Intense and Entertaining A talk with the Director

We caught up with the director of LOCKED David Yarovesky (Brightburn, Nightbooks), just before we screened the film with no spoilers. The film took nineteen days to shoot. Watch our quick interview. Synopsis: No escape. No …

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At a Screening of Dog Man the Movie

It was an enjoyable screening with two of the grandsons. The five year old said it was happy and sad at the same time. And he loved it! The twelve year old who has read …

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Unstoppable Streaming on Prime Video

Unstoppable is the inspiring true story of Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) who was born with one leg but whose indomitable spirit and unbreakable resolve empowered him to defy the odds and pursue his dreams. With the …

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 The Speed to the BoxOffice

“Sonic 3 will beat out Mufasa, for sure!” — JimmityCritic (12) Sonic the Hedgehog 3, what a fun evening with the grandkids it was. When you have a 12, 10 and 5 year-old clap their hands at the end …

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Mufasa: The Lion King the Prequel

Mufasa: The Lion King was entertaining and the production value was amazing to watch. Set in Africa, all-new film blends live-action filmmaking techniques with photoreal computer-generated imagery.  My 12 year-old grandson thought it was one …

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“Psych” Season Eight (and Last) available on April Fool’s

It’s all happening so fast. First there was the announcement, quite recently, that Psych was making the current season its last. And then BANG, the last episode played last week, and now? Psych Season Eight, on DVD. And it’s over, just like that. It’s been a great run, with over a hundred solid episodes. And they’re all available now.

Photo: Dulé Hill, James Roday and Maggie Lawson

Guest Stars, Great Series, and Major Music on a Brisk Tuesday Night

Maximiliano Hernández Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Up and down the dial, you’ll find much with Latinos on TV to entertain and amuse…

  • Maximiliano Hernández guests on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., 8P on ABC
  • Shakira is charming yet judgemental on The Voice, 8P on NBC

    Miguel Ferrer NCIS: Los Angeles

  • Lea Michele and Naya Rivera sing and dance their hearts out on Glee, 8P on FOX
  • Al Madrigal offers ample support on About a Boy, 9P on NBC
  • Miguel Ferrer intimidates like a pro on NCIS: Los Angeles, 9P on CBS
  • Hayley Orrantia is the teenage daughter on The Goldbergs, 9P on ABC
  • Natalie Morales is great as the irresponsible best bud on Trophy Wife, with guest star Jossara Jinaro at 9:30P on ABC
  • Sarah Shahi scary as ever on Person of Interest, and this week Rosa Arredondo and Nestor Carbonell takes a break from Bates Motel and joins in the fun, 10P on CBS

Tuesday, April 1

Guest stars and regulars all over the dial on a brisk Tuesday night. Check out our full post.

Zabryna Guevara is a No-Nonsense (and Surprisingly Latina) Cop in the “Young Batman” pilot, “Gotham”

Zabryna Guevara

DC Comics, much like Marvel, has always been pretty light on the Latino characters, but Zabryna Guevara may be changing that with her role as “Lt. Essen” in Gotham

This could be interesting. Zabryna Guevara, who’s been working steadily for years, is probably best remembered for her stint on the short-lived medical series 3 lbs. back in ’06, or her arc in the last season of USA’s Burn Notice. Now she’ll be playing a possible love interest for a young James Gordon in Gotham, the Fox pilot that’s creating a big buzz at the moment.

The character she’ll be playing was actually created by the legendary Frank Miller some years ago, in his series called Batman: Year One. But the character was created as a beautiful blonde–and the subject of a torrid affair with then-young-and-very-married James Gordon, soon to be the infamous Commissioner and Batman’s best buddy. That may still happen in this version, which actually stars Ben McKenzie of Southland and The O.C. as a young Gordon. The decision to change Essen’s ethnicity is laudable; neither the DC nor the TV comic book universes in general have mixed many Latinos into their worlds; this will be a welcome change.

Sara Paxton

Another Latina, the blonde and blue-eyed Sara Paxton, is rumored to be part of Gotham as well, once again playing a distinctly non-Latino role. This time it’s Bette Kane, who is destined to become either Batwoman, Batgirl, or Flamebird, depending on your universe.

Pilots, as we say so often, are just promise, and often broken, but Gotham has been getting a great deal of notice, and Fox would love to join in on the superhero frenzy that already includes Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the up-and-coming Arrow, and the soon-to-arrive Flash. So changes are good. We’ll keep an eye on it–and Ms. Guevara–as the pilot season progresses.

Monday, March 31

Joe Nieves will be on the FINALE of How I Met Your Mother…Juan Pablo di Paci, Marlene Forte, Julia Gonzalo, Jordana Brewster, and Kuno Becker make a splash on Cynthia Cidre’s Dallas, 8P on TNT…Shakira chairs the two-hour Round 2 battles on The Voice, 8P on NBC…Felix Solis continues his arc on The Following, 9P on FOX…Alexa Vega continues her arc on The Tomorrow People, 9P on the CW…and Nestor Carbonell on Bates Motel, 10P on A&E.

Photos: Juan Pablo di Pace and Felix Solis

Sunday, March 30

Plenty of Quality TV Tonight Sunday night. Check out our full post.

Plenty of Quality TV Tonight Sunday

Landon Gimenez Resurrection

You’ll see more finales and skipped episodes as the season begins to wind down.

  • Lana Parrilla remains exquisitely evil on Once Upon a Time, 8P on ABC
  • Makenzie Vega grows up and Joe Urla guest stars as detective Rodriguez on The Good Wife, 9P on CBS

    Pedro Pascal The Mentalist

  • Landon Gimenez doesn’t play Latino but he’s doing a great job on Resurrection, 9P on ABC
  • Alfonso Cuarón’s Believe continues to unfold, 9P on NBC
  •  Christian Serratos packs a really big gun on the Season Finale of The Walking Dead, 9P on AMC
  • Madeline Stowe does what it takes, on Revenge, 10P on ABC
  • Pedro Pascal guest stars on tonight’s episode of The Mentalist, 10P on CBS

Se Fija! Sits Down with Diego Luna and America Ferrera of “Cesar Chavez”

“Luna’s passionate about his new film—not a “bio pic” as much as a conversation starter

Se Fija! Publisher Angela Ortíz sat in on a few roundtables with actress America Ferrera and actor/director Diego Luna. They both talked about the difficulties and successes of doing a film like Cesar Chavez. In the film, Ferrera (Ugly Betty, The Good Wife, Real Women Have Curves) plays Helen Fabela Chávez, Cesar’s wife and an activist in her own right. Luna, who is mostly known for his acting (Elysium, Milk, Y Tu Mamá También) and a few short films he’s directed, is very passionate about his film; he’s said he wanted to make a film for his son, who was born in California, and he found Chavez to be a good subject.

Sit back and listen in on the conversations in the videos below. And remember always, “Sí Se Puede”—Dolores Huerta

Friday, March 28

Rosario Dawson and America Ferrera talk Cesar Chavez on The View in the morning on ABC (check local listings). Then three terrific possibilities this Friday evening: Hector Elizondo on Last Man Standing, 8P on ABC…John Ortiz is a formidable friend on Rake, 8P on FOX…and Angelique Cabral commands attention on Enlisted, 9P on FOX

Photos: Hector Elizondo, John Ortiz and Angelique Cabral

Saturday, March 29

No new episodic TV to be found, but how about some classic films with Latinos in the mix? Like Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan, 7P on E!…Eva Mendes in 2 Fast 2 Furious, 8P on Bravo…or Hector Elizondo on The Princess Diaries, 8P and 10 on Oxygen.

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