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It’s been a remarkable past year for Free Solo directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. At Telluride, they premiered their first narrative feature Nyad, a dramatization of the relentless pursuit of extreme athlete Diana Nyad to swim from Cuba to Florida without the safety of a shark cage. The Netflix release has gone on to earn Oscar nominations for its stars Annette Bening and Jodie Foster.

Kings Of Leon have opened up about the first time they heard their track ‘Sex On Fire’ on the radio.While appearing in a new interview with USA Today‘s Ralphie Aversa in support of their latest track ‘Mustang’ and their forthcoming album ‘Can We Please Have Fun’, Kings Of Leon – comprised of Caleb, Jared, Nathan and Matthew Followill – opened up about their 2008 hit ‘Sex On Fire’.“I remember I was at a Mexican restaurant with my wife, we were having like a tortilla soup and margaritas, and I think Andy our manager called me and said ‘Hey, there’s an interview we need you to do like right now’,” recalled Caleb.He continued: “I picked up the phone and it was Zane Lowe and he was debuting ‘Sex On Fire’. When he introduced the song, even like hearing it over the phone, I was like ‘Oh man, this does feel different’.

Platino Awards is right around the corner. The yearly ceremony, which recognizes the best in film and TV in Ibero-America, will be hosted in Xcaret, Mexico on April 20th.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup has its semi finalists. After games kicked off on late February, four teams have emerged victorious: Brazil, Mexico, Canada and The US. The upcoming matches will take place within the next couple of days, paving the way for the winners of the W Gold Cup, the first tournament of its kind in the sports’ history.

Joshua Jackson ain’t hung up on Jodie Turner-Smith. And there’s picture proof!

Lupita Nyong’o and Joshua Jackson are clearly in a relationship!

Joe Jonas and Stormi Bree are definitely dating!

partnered with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney for an online promotion last year.Mulvaney appeared in a TikTok video highlighting Bud Light’s “March Madness” promotion during the annual NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournament.She also appeared in an online ad where she sat in a bubble bath, clad in a bathing suit, sipping Bud Light.As part of that promotion, the company also sent Mulvaney a commemorative can with a picture of her face on the exterior, celebrating the first anniversary of her “Days of Girlhood” video series documenting her gender transition.The can did not go on sale to the public. Still, many conservatives and anti-transgender advocates took offense at what they saw as Mulvaney’s caricature of womanhood, as well as the idea of transgender visibility, and called for boycotts not only of Bud Light, but other products of Bud’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev.Anheuser-Busch InBev reported record revenues for 2023 but said its “full growth potential was constrained” by the decline of sales in the United States, where the boycott was the strongest.In total, organic revenue in North America decreased by $1.4 billion due to a decline in beer sales, reports CNN.As a result, Mexican beer Model Especial dethroned Bud Light as the United States’ top-selling beer.From May through February, Bud Light recovered only 1.2 percentage points of lost market share, CEO Michael Doukeris told investors on Thursday.

Nick Cannon, besties North West and Lala Anthony, and Kylie Jenner’s morning with her kids, get ready to be entertained with the 10 best celebrity TikTok of the week.Christina Aguilera and Drew Berrymore teach us how to be a Diva. Kylie Jenner shares her morning routine with her kids Stormi and Aire Webster.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Malaga-based writer-producer Ezekiel Montes is teaming with director Sergio Siruela on “Aullar,” a thriller centering on a father-daughter relationship. Elena Martínez, who worked with Montes on the appreciable 2021 crime thriller “A Dead Man Cannot Live” and Rafa Russo’s 2023 drama “Devoción,” stars in the film as a strong and independent woman struggling to make ends meet and support her son.

Kristin Cavallari is responding to all the comments on the age difference between her and her new man Mark Estes.

Anna Marie de la Fuente The #MeToo movement has claimed another casualty. Spain’s Málaga Film Festival, unspooling March 1-10, has canceled the participation of U.S.-born director Julio Hernandez Cordon’s vampire drama “The Day is Long and Dark” (“El día es largo y oscuro”) at the festival, citing “complaints regarding acts of gender violence.” In a press release issued on Feb.

Kristin Cavallari is spending time with her new man!

Kate del Castillo is joining the cast of “The Cleaning Lady.” The Fox series trailing Elodie Yung as Thony, an immigrant in Las Vegas who works for the mob, cleaning up after their murders in order to pay for her son’s health treatments. Del Castillo is entering the series’ third season, where she’s playing an “evil” yet layered character, something that she does incredibly well. Kate del Castillo will transform into the legendary Chavela Vargas for upcoming seriesKate del Castillo shares her fitness routine for the third season of ‘Queen of the South’A post shared by Kate del Castillo (@katedelcastillo)In an appearance on “The Today Show,” del Castillo discussed her character and where she finds inspiration to play such complex and, at times, bad people.

Karol G’s private plane made an emergency landing after the cockpit began to be filled with smoke. The vessel, which was boarded by Karol G and 15 other passengers, departed from Burbank Airport and rerouted to Van Nuys Airport, both located in Los Angeles. Karol G goes viral for sweet exchange with her concert’s security guardKarol G and Young Miko find love in her new music video ‘Contigo’ featuring TiestoFootage of the incident was captured by various newstations and showed Karol G leaving the plane and hugging some of the people that were onboard.

FRIDAY UPDATE: Dune: Part Two added 42 international box office markets on Thursday, taking the offshore cume on the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel to $20.8M in a total 55. This includes two full-days of play and previews in those markets.

Audrey Jimenez has become the first female to ever win a high school wrestling state title in Arizona, competing against boys. The 18-year-old from Sunnyside High School in Tucson won the Division 1 title in the 106-pound weight class on February 18.A post shared by Sunkist Kids Wrestling (RTC) (@sunkistkidswrestlingclub)The wrestler had to win an appeal with the Arizona Interscholastic Association to compete against boys this wrestling season. Once approved, she made history at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Annika Pham Danish sales outfit DR Sales, attached to the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning doc “A New Kind of Wilderness,” has boarded another high-quality Norwegian documentary – “Phantoms of the Sierra Madre” by the multi-awarded Håvard Bustnes (“Raging Grannies,” “Golden Dawn Girls”). The epic and self-reflective film, made in partnership with the Mescalero Apache Tribe, is due to world premiere in the main DOX:Award competition of Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX festival, running March 13-24. Bustnes, Christian Aune Falch and Torstein Parelius are producing for Norway’s Upnorth Film, in co-production with Finland’s Napa Films.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent After making its debut at last year’s Cannes Film Festival with Jean-Luc Godard’s last work and Pedro Almodóvar’s “Strange Way of Life,” Anthony Vaccarello‘s Saint Laurent Productions has boarded Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Perez” as a co-producer. The musical thriller joins Saint Laurent Productions’ roster of prestige projects, including Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope,” David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds,” and the next films from Abel Ferrara, Wong Kar Wai, Jim Jarmusch and Gaspar Noé.

It looks like things might be getting more serious between Joe Jonas and rumored girlfriend Stormi Bree!

Eduardo Acuna, who’s kept a low profile since taking the top job at Cineworld last summer, took a bow in NYC this week to showcase the world’s largest 4DX auditorium at the renovated Regal Times Square.

Karol G has enjoyed her time in Mexico. After performing seven shows in different Mexican cities, Karol G said goodbye to the country by organizing a surprise performance where she was accompanied by Mariachis.

The latest task on the BBC One's hit show 'The Apprentice' will see candidates challenged to launch their own Formula E team.

EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired U.S. to the Zoe Saldaña thriller The Absence of Eden from first-time feature filmmaker Marco Perego. An April 12 theatrical release has been set.

A couple’s fairytale wedding ended up a complete nightmare when the groom’s mother did everything she could to sabotage the big day! Get ready for a wild story, Perezcious readers…

Diego Ramos Bechara editor Amazon MGM Studios’ Gato Grande label will launch a new division focused on producing English language series and films sourced from Latin American intellectual properties. Its first project, “Clipperton,” is based on best-selling Colombian author Laura Restrepo’s novel “The Isle of Passion.” “Clipperton” follows the true story of a group of Mexican castaways stranded on a remote island who must try to survive while maintaining their relationships. The new division’s goal is to produce premium, scripted television and features for mainstream U.S.

Joe Leydon Film Critic If Sergio Leone had ever signed on to make one of those ‘70s Blaxploitation oaters that once provided steady employment for Fred Williamson, it likely would have looked and sounded much like “Outlaw Posse,” a wildly uneven but cumulatively entertaining shoot-‘em-up that finds Mario Van Peebles doing triple duty as director, screenwriter and star. Quadruple duty, actually, if you count his credit as an executive producer.

America Ferrera has been making headlines for her stunning looks during award season. The ‘Barbie’ star has walked multiple red carpets and has posed for the cameras, wearing glamorous ensembles and a new hairstyle, channeling one of the most iconic stars in classic Hollywood cinema.Eva Longoria to star in ‘Only Murders in the Building’: Season 4 takes place in Los AngelesAmerica Ferrera’s directorial debut, ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter', is in developmentZendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, and more to present at the OscarsDuring her latest appearance at the 2024 Producers Guild Awards, the actress wore a black Patou gown and showed off her chic bob hairstyle.

Diego Boneta is ready to play his first superhero. The Mexican actor will be leading the new Prime Video series “El Gato,” a bilingual series based on the comic book series “El Gato Negro,” written by Richard Dominguez.Xolo Maridueña and Diego Boneta to star in Fidel Castro movie alongside Al PacinoRenata Notni hid her allergy to horses while making ‘Zorro’The series follows Frank Guerrero, played by Boneta, a man who discovers that his recently diseased father was a famous ‘70s vigilante known as El Gato Negro.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have debuted three brand new tracks while kicking off their 2024 world tour.The group kicked off their massive 2024 tour on Saturday, February 26 at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York. While hitting the stage, they treated gig attendees to three new tracks that have yet to be released.

EXCLUSIVE: Gersh has signed actor and producer Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin) for representation in all areas.

Karol G is on tour. The Colombian singer and international sensation is currently on the Manana Sera Bonito Tour, which is taking her all over Latin America. At her last concert in Mexico, fans captured a sweet exchange between Karol G and one of the concert’s security guards, who knew her songs by heart.

Salma Hayek was very comfortable while getting glammed up recently. The Mexican star wore a white robe while getting her hair and makeup done and kept hilariously opening up during her demonstration. It would have been an NSFW video, but she enlisted the help of blurred pixels to keep her private parts - private.In the video, Hayek has a full face of makeup, as she points out some gray hairs.

Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, and James Farrell, the L.A.-based VP of international originals at Prime Video, flew to Madrid this week, with the world premiere of “Red Queen” (“Reina Roja”), the series adaption of the first book in Juan Gómez-Jurado’s hit trilogy, taking place on Monday night. The streamer is rolling off the record-breaking finale of its first weekly live entertainment show “Operación Triunfo,” and has revealed that the top three of the the ten most-watched Spanish Originals of 2023 – “My Fault,” “Awareness” and “Los Farad” – have received on average 80% of streams outside of Spain, reaching a milestone for the international reach of Prime Video’s non-English language content.

Salma Hayek has a close friendship with the Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron. The two have been friends for years, resulting in a familial bond that has been passed down to their kids. In a recent post, Hayek congratulated Tess Bu Cuaron, the director’s eldest daughter with the filmmaker Annalisa Bugliani, as she released her new song “Viceversa,” and launched her career as a musician.