Mexican TV Veteran Rosy Ocampo Signs With APA (Exclusive)

Aarón Sánchez tells ET.The judge and El Paso, Texas, native began cooking at an early age, helping his mother, famed restauranteur Zarela Martinez, prepare traditional Mexican meals for her catering business and later Café Marimba.

Salma Hayek is honoring her heritage in a passionate way. The actress, 54, who was born in Mexico, took to her Instagram on Wednesday with an energetic video in honor of Mexican Independence Day.

Also Read: Robert Rodriguez, Diego Boneta to Adapt Mexican Comic 'El Gato Negro' for Apple TV+“I was blown away by how impactful the script is not only in Mexico… being such a Mexican theme and having such an international angle to it was what I was very, very drawn to,” he said.“New Order” (original title: “Nuevo Orden”) is an extremely timely film that opens with a wedding when an uprising takes place in Mexico, showcasing the crime and corruption in the country.

Salma Hayek is celebrating her Mexican heritage with a new hair makeover! The Like A Boss actress, who turned 54 on September 2, colored portions of her brunette hair green for Mexican Independence Day, which falls on September 16. Salma, who was born in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, shared an energetic video to Instagram to debut her new, green locks.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorEXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter and producer Shea Mirzai has signed with APA for representation.Mirzai has made the Black List four times and graduated from RespectAbility’s Annual 2020 Summer Lab For Entertainment Professionals as a Mid-Career/Mentor.He serves as Executive Producer for the female-driven horror pic Clickbait directed by Misty Talley and produced by Miles Hardy.

Brian Austin Green, who starred in and executive produced BH90210, Fox's mega-reboot of Beverly Hills, 90210, has signed with APA. Green also starred opposite Charlie Sheen in Anger Management for FX, having played a best friend over 100 episodes.

The buzz around Steve McQueen's five-part BBC/Amazon anthology film series Small Axe is crescendoing ahead of the world premiere of three episodes at the New York Film Festival later this month, and The Hollywood Reporter now has an exclusive first-look photo from the film entitled Alex Wheatle.

Serious discussions on the perpetuated correlation between race and class in Mexico have dominated the country’s collective consciousness over the last few years. Cinema has actively participated in such reckoning, but never before as boldly as in Michel Franco’s “New Order (Nuevo Orden).” Bound to be contentious at home for its brutal depiction of a not-so-implausible and not-so-distant dystopia, the auteur’s latest shocks with blistering purpose.

Dave McNary Film ReporterGina Rodriguez is set to star alongside Karla Souza in the road trip comedy “Like it Used to Be.”The project, from Broken English Production, is being introduced to buyers this week at the Toronto Film Festival.Based on Bernardo Cubria’s screenplay, “Like it Used to Be” centers on four female best friends going for a final road trip to Mexico when one finds out life changing news.The project is being developed and produced by Jolene Rodriguez, president of Broken

Chris Willman Music Writer“Linda and the Mockingbirds,” a documentary about Linda Ronstadt making a journey to Mexico to explore her musical roots there, has been picked up for worldwide rights by Shout! Studios, the distribution and production division of the Shout! Factory home video company.The film was originally slated to premiere at the Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMusic documentary “Fandango at the Wall,” chronicling an extraordinary journey undertaken by  musician Arturo O’Farrill and producer Kabir Sehgal — both multiple Grammy winners — to Veracruz, Mexico to recruit master musicians for a live album recording at the U.S.-Mexico border wall, is set to premiere on HBO on Sept. 25.

International star Famke Janssen has signed with APA for representation in all areas. She was previously at ICM Partners.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentStriking an upbeat note as Conecta Fiction hit full stride on its second day of proceedings, ViacomCBS Intl.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentShowrun by Lucía Puenzo and produced by Fremantle and Fabula, “Señorita México” (“Miss Mexico”) has added two writers, María Renée Prudencio and Tatiana Merenuk, as it advances towards production, which is scheduled for the first half of 2021.The new series will be produced for Starzplay and Pantaya in Latin America and Spain, in a deal brokered by Fremantle’s international distribution arm, Fremantle and Fabula confirmed Tuesday, as they also