Bad Boys for Life 2020 (FL) premiere
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Willard Carroll "Will" Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards.
In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show ran for six seasons (1990-96) on NBC and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. After the series ended, Smith moved from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office, eleven consecutive films gross over $150 million internationally, and eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the number one spot in the domestic box office tally.
Smith is ranked as the most bankable star worldwide by Forbes. As of 2014, 17 of the 21 films in which he has had leading roles have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million each, five taking in over $500 million each in global box office receipts. As of 2014, his films have grossed $6.6 billion at the global box office. He has received Best Actor Oscar nominations for Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness.
Smith was born in West Philadelphia, the son of Caroline (Bright), a Philadelphia school board administrator, and Willard Carroll Smith, Sr., a refrigeration engineer. He grew up in West Philadelphia's Wynnefield neighborhood, and was raised Baptist. He has three siblings, sister Pamela, who is four years older, and twins Harry and Ellen, who are three years younger. Smith attended Our Lady of Lourdes, a private Catholic elementary school in Philadelphia. His parents separated when he was 13, but did not actually divorce until around 2000.
Smith attended Overbrook High School. Though widely reported, it is untrue that Smith turned down a scholarship to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); he never applied to college because he "wanted to rap." Smith says he was admitted to a "pre-engineering [summer] program" at MIT for high school students, but he did not attend. According to Smith, "My mother, who worked for the School Board of Philadelphia, had a friend who was the admissions officer at MIT. I had pretty high SAT scores and they needed black kids, so I probably could have gotten in. But I had no intention of going to college."
Smith started as the MC of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, with his childhood friend Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes as producer, as well as Ready Rock C (Clarence Holmes) as the human beat box. The trio was known for performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Summertime". They gained critical acclaim and won the first Grammy awarded in the Rap category (1988).
Smith spent money freely around 1988 and 1989 and underpaid his income taxes. The Internal Revenue Service eventually assessed a $2.8 million tax debt against Smith, took many of his possessions, and garnished his income. Smith was nearly bankrupt in 1990, when the NBC television network signed him to a contract and built a sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, around him.
The show was successful and began his acting career. Smith set for himself the goal of becoming "the biggest movie star in the world", studying box office successes' common characteristics.
Smith's first major roles were in the drama Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and the action film Bad Boys (1995) in which he starred opposite Martin Lawrence.
In 1996, Smith starred as part of an ensemble cast in Roland Emmerich's Independence Day. The film was a massive blockbuster, becoming the second highest grossing film in history at the time and establishing Smith as a prime box office draw. He later struck gold again in the summer of 1997 alongside Tommy Lee Jones in the summer hit Men in Black playing Agent J. In 1998, Smith starred with Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State.
He turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix in favor of Wild Wild West (1999). Despite the disappointment of Wild Wild West, Smith has said that he harbors no regrets about his decision, asserting that Keanu Reeves's performance as Neo was superior to what Smith himself would have achieved, although in interviews subsequent to the release of Wild Wild West he stated that he "made a mistake on Wild Wild West. That could have been better."
In 2005, Smith was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for attending three premieres in a 24-hour time span.
He has planned to star in a feature film remake of the television series It Takes a Thief.
On December 10, 2007, Smith was honored at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Smith left an imprint of his hands and feet outside the world-renowned theater in front of many fans. Later that month, Smith starred in the film I Am Legend, released December 14, 2007. Despite marginally positive reviews, its opening was the largest ever for a film released in the United States during December. Smith himself has said that he considers the film to be "aggressively unique". A reviewer said that the film's commercial success "cemented [Smith's] standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood." On December 1, 2008, TV Guide reported that Smith was selected as one of America's top ten most fascinating people of 2008 for a Barbara Walters ABC special that aired on December 4, 2008.
In 2008 Smith was reported to be developing a film entitled The Last Pharaoh, in which he would be starring as Taharqa. It was in 2008 that Smith starred in the superhero movie Hancock.
Men in Black III opened on May 25, 2012 with Smith again reprising his role as Agent J. This was his first major starring role in four years.
On August 19, 2011, it was announced that Smith had returned to the studio with producer La Mar Edwards to work on his fifth studio album. Edwards has worked with artists such as T.I., Chris Brown, and Game. Smith's most recent studio album, Lost and Found, was released in 2005.
Smith and his son Jaden played father and son in two productions: the 2006 biographical drama The Pursuit of Happyness, and the science fiction film After Earth, which was released on May 31, 2013.
Smith starred opposite Margot Robbie in the romance drama Focus. He played Nicky Spurgeon, a veteran con artist who takes a young, attractive woman under his wing. Focus was released on February 27, 2015. Smith was set to star in the Sci-Fic thriller Brilliance, an adaptation of Marcus Sakey's novel of the same name scripted by Jurassic Park writer David Koepp. But he left the project.
Smith played Dr. Bennet Omalu of the Brain Injury Research Institute in the sports-drama Concussion, who became the first person to discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a football player's brain. CTE is a degenerative disease caused by severe trauma to the head that can be discovered only after death. Smith's involvement is mostly due to his last-minute exit from the Sci-Fi thriller-drama Brilliance. Concussion was directed by Peter Landesman and-bead filmed in Pittsburgh, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. It received $14.4 million in film tax credits from Pennsylvania. Principal photography started on October 27, 2014. Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw played his wife. Omalu served as a consultant.
As of November 2015, Smith is set to star in the independent drama Collateral Beauty, which will be directed by David Frankel. Smith will play a New York advertising executive who succumbs to an deep depression after a personal tragedy.
Nobel Peace Prize Concert December 11, 2009, in Oslo, Norway: Smith with wife Jada and children Jaden and Willow Smith married Sheree Zampino in 1992. They had one son, Trey Smith, born on November 11, 1992, and divorced in 1995. Trey appeared in his father's music video for the 1998 single "Just the Two of Us". He also acted in two episodes of the sitcom All of Us, and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and on the David Blaine: Real or Magic TV special.
Smith married actress Jada Koren Pinkett in 1997. Together they have two children: Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born 1998), his co-star in The Pursuit of Happyness and After Earth, and Willow Camille Reign Smith (born 2000), who appeared as his daughter in I Am Legend. Smith and his brother Harry own Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills-based company named after Trey. Smith and his family reside in Los Angeles, California.
Smith was consistently listed in Fortune Magazine's "Richest 40" list of the forty wealthiest Americans under the age of 40.- Composer
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Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an African-American comedian, producer, writer, director and actor. He is known for his roles in the Bad Boys trilogy, Martin, Def Comedy Jam, Big Momma's House, Open Season, House Party, Boomerang, Wild Hogs, What's Happening Now!!, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue Streak. He has three daughters.- Director
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Adil El Arbi was born on 30 June 1988 in Edegem, Flanders, Belgium. He is a director and writer, known for Rebel (2022), Black (2015) and Gangsta (2018). He has been married to Loubna Khalkhali since 18 December 2021.- Francis Suarez is married to Gloria Fonts Suarez. They have two children.
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Armando Christian Pérez, known by the stage name Pitbull or Mr. Worldwide, is an American rapper. His first recorded mainstream performance was on a solo track from Lil Jon's 2002 album Kings of Crunk. In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records. It included production producers Lil Jon and Jim Jonsin. Pitbull later released his second album El Mariel, in 2006 and his third, The Boatlift, in 2007. His fourth album, Rebelution (2009), included his breakthrough hit single "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)", which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Pitbull's 2011 album Planet Pit, featured the single "Give Me Everything", which was his first US number-one single. His 2013 track "Timber" from his Meltdown EP topped the charts in twenty nations, including the US and UK. He performed the song "We Are One (Ole Ola)" along with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, which served as the official theme of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Armando Christian Perez was born to Cuban expatriates in Miami, Florida. When he was 3, he could recite the works of Cuba's national hero and poet, José Martí, in Spanish. Growing up, he was influenced by the Miami bass genre of pop music and has cited Celia Cruz and Willy Chirino as sources of inspiration for his music. Pérez's parents separated when he was young, and he was raised by his mother; he later spent time with a foster family in Roswell, Georgia. He attended South Miami Senior High School before graduating from Miami Coral Park High School, where he focused his career on rapping.
He said he chose his stage name of Pitbull because the dogs "bite to lock. The dog is too stupid to lose. And they're outlawed in Dade County. They're basically everything that I am. It's been a constant fight". After meeting Lil Jon in Miami, Pitbull was featured on Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz' album Kings of Crunk in 2002. Pitbull's song "Oye" was featured on the soundtrack to the film 2 Fast 2 Furious the following year. In addition, Pitbull released several mixtapes, composed of freestyles and remixes of popular rap music. Campbell featured Pitbull in his single, "Lollipop".
n 2001, Pitbull was signed to Luther Campbell's Luke Records by Jullian Boothe, then the label's vice-president of A&R. In 2001, Pitbull was introduced to Robert Fernandez of Famous Artist Music & Management, an independent label and management company specializing in developing artists, by the Diaz Brothers, a producer duo signed to the company. Fernandez "saw the eagerness and hunger he had" and, with the Luke Records deal ending, began working to develop Pitbull. Together they focused on creating a more radio-friendly sound. Fernandez later told HitQuarters: "At that time his music had a lot of verses and took a long time to get into the hook, and so we took time in getting the songs catchier and less on the rap side." Fernandez introduced Pitbull to Lil Jon, hoping to secure the rapper a small guest intro spot on Lil Jon's upcoming album Kings of Crunk. According to Fernandez, Jon took a liking to Pérez and offered him a track on the album; it is called "Pitbull's Cuban Ride Out." This track helped raise the young rapper's profile.
In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album M.I.A.M.I., with the lead single being "Culo" produced by Lil Jon and the Diaz Brothers. It peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 11 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. Other singles included "Dammit Man", "Back Up", "Toma", and "That's Nasty" (both featuring Lil Jon). He joined the Anger Management Tour, the 2000 hip-hop concert tour headlined by Eminem and 50 Cent. Pitbull also appeared on the Ying Yang Twins' single "Shake", which peaked at No.41 on the Hot 100 and No.12 on the rap chart, Adassa's chart topping single "Kamasutra" & Twista's "Hit the Floor" (#94 Hot 100, No. 20 Rap). Remix album Money Is Still a Major Issue was released in November 2005; it included new track "Everybody Get Up", a duet with hip-hop/R&B group Pretty Ricky.
TVT Records, Pitbull's label at the time, and Slip-n-Slide Records disputed over the release of Welcome to the 305, an unreleased album by Slip-n-Slide that Pitbull had recorded in 2001. A Miami judge ruled that Slip-n-Slide had a legal right to release the album as it was recorded when Pitbull was a Slip-N-Slide artist, and prior to him signing with TVT Records. A U.S. District Court judge affirmed the decision further. TVT was then ordered in March 2007 to pay Slip-n-Slide $9.1 million for attempting to block the album's release to record stores and digital download entities. In 2005 Pitbull and rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs co-founded Bad Boy Latino, a subsidiary of Combs' Bad Boy Records label. It primarily focuses on Latin hip hop, Latin soul, Latin pop and other tropical music and has offices in New York and Miami, Florida.
In April 2011 Jennifer Lopez released Love?, which featured Pitbull on two singles. "Fresh Out the Oven" did not meet with critical or popular success but the second cut, "On the Floor" was a certified hit. The single went on to make its Billboard Hot 100 debut at number nine, becoming the highest debuting Hot 100 single of Lopez's career. Pitbull released Planet Pit, on June 21, 2011. Pitbull collaborated with T-Pain on its first single, which became a moderate hit; "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)", which peaked at #7 on the Hot 100.
On March 22, 2011, Pitbull released his second single, "Give Me Everything"; three months later, the song became Pitbull's first single to top the Billboard Hot 100. It was ranked no. 5 on the 2011 Billboard Year-End Chart. The song features American R&B singer Ne-Yo, American singer Nayer and Dutch DJ Afrojack, who also produced the song and co-wrote it with Matt Howard, Pitbull and Ne-Yo. In August 2011, Lindsay Lohan sued Pitbull, Ne-Yo and Afrojack in response to the song's lyrics referencing her name, "I've got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan." Lohan objected to the negative connotation of the line and claimed that she should have been compensated for the use of her name in the song. The case was dismissed by a federal judge, who ruled the tune's lyrics are protected by the First Amendment, which covers freedom of speech and creative expression.
On November 10, 2017, Pitbull announced his 5th compilation album, titled 'Pitbull Greatest Hits'. The thirteen track album features eleven of Pitbull's most successful leading artist songs, accompanied by "Jungle (with Stereotypes ft. Abraham Mateo and E-40)" and "Locas (ft. Lil' Jon)", two brand new Pitbull songs. The deluxe edition of the album released exclusively in Japan featured a 14th Pitbull track, "Celebrate". The compilation album was released worldwide on December 1, 2017.- Producer
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Jerry Bruckheimer is a film and television producer born on September 21, 1943 in Detroit. He graduated from high school in 1961 before it was moving to Arizona. He started his career in 1968 to produce television commercials and advertising for the firm BBD&O in New York.
He left the commercial industry, and branched out into film production and served as associate producer for Dick Richards on the films The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) and Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975). He started out his production company Jerry Bruckheimer & Associates and then served as producer on the following two films Farewell, My Lovely (1975) and March or Die (1977) before the duo broke up.
He then became an independent producer, serving his job on his films American Gigolo (1980), Defiance (1980), Thief (1981), Cat People (1982) and Young Doctors in Love (1982) throughout the early 1980s, for one of their major studios.
In 1979, Don Simpson met Bruckheimer while working on "American Gigolo" for Paramount. In 1982, Simpson left Paramount Pictures to start out its own independent company with a deal at Paramount, and weeks later, Simpson's production services were merged with Bruckheimer's. During his lifetime, he produced films in the 80s and 90s for Paramount like Flashdance (1983), Thief of Hearts (1984), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and its sequel Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Top Gun (1986) and Days of Thunder (1990), most of them met with success.
After the minor failure of "Days of Thunder", Simpson and Bruckheimer severed its ties with Paramount, and signed a deal with The Walt Disney Studios. In the mid 90s, both Simpson and Bruckheimer produced The Ref (1994), Bad Boys (1995), Crimson Tide (1995), Dangerous Minds (1995) and The Rock (1996). In 1995, Simpson and Bruckheimer terminated its relationship, and the next year Simpson died.
Bruckheimer expanded its activity on television with a deal at Touchstone Television. He produced two shows Dangerous Minds (1996) for ABC and Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1997) for Rysher Entertainment and TV affiliates and two telepics Max Q (1998) and Swing Vote (1999), both for ABC.
The next few Bruckheimer productions after Simpson died in the late 90s and the early 2000s were Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), Enemy of the State (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and Coyote Ugly (2000). In 1998, he established Technical Black Films to produce the film Remember the Titans (2000). In 1999, his Bruckheimer production company signed a deal with Ridley Scott and Tony Scott's Scott Free Productions to produce films over a two year period.
In 2000, Bruckheimer hit big with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000). The success of the show led to spinoffs CSI: Miami (2002), CSI: NY (2004) and CSI: Cyber (2015). He followed the franchise up with the reality show The Amazing Race (2001), of which it is also an success made Bruckheimer a major producer for the CBS network. In 2001, he signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television to produce TV shows. He followed up his TV career with Without a Trace (2002) and Cold Case (2003).
In 2001, he produced two war films Pearl Harbor (2001) and Black Hawk Down (2001). The former received negative critical reaction, and the latter gained them critical acclaim. He followed up in 2002 with Bad Company (2002). Throughout the 2000s, Bruckheimer was an active entertainment producer, working on the films Kangaroo Jack (2003), Veronica Guerin (2003), King Arthur (2004), Glory Road (2006), Deja Vu (2006), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) and G-Force (2009) for Disney Studios, and the TV shows Profiles from the Front Line (2003), Skin (2003), E-Ring (2005), Just Legal (2005), Close to Home (2005), Justice (2006), Eleventh Hour (2008), Dark Blue (2009) and The Forgotten (2009).
He is the creative force for franchise films. In 2003, he made a sequel to his "Bad Boys", Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys for Life (2020), and he launched the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, starting with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and spawning sequels like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) and the "National Treasure" franchise, comprising of two films National Treasure (2004) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007).
In 2007, he had to partner with MTV to create a game studio, and joined the ZeniMax board of directors. In 2009, he launched Jerry Bruckheimer Games, and by 2011 rumored to be worked on three titles, before it was shut down in 2013.
By the 2010s, he was in declining force, and his films Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010), The Lone Ranger (2013), 12 Strong (2018) and Gemini Man (2019) are turned out to be box office disappointments, and his TV shows Miami Medical (2010), Chase (2010), The Whole Truth (2010), Hostages (2013), Training Day (2017) and Council of Dads (2020) turned out to be failures after one season.
In 2013, he signed a deal with Paramount Pictures to produce follow-up films to "Top Gun" and "Beverly Hills Cop" and their deal with Disney ended. Three years later, he terminated its deal with Warner Bros. Television and a year later signed with CBS Television Studios. His minor box office success rolled in with Deliver Us from Evil (2014). His only big TV hits came in from the decade were Lucifer (2016) and L.A.'s Finest (2019).
Bruckheimer was named as one of the investors of a proposed sports arena in Las Vegas, and had been rumored to be the leading choice by the National Hockey League (NHL) to own an expansion hockey team that would play in the arena. Bruckheimer was also named as one of the investors of a proposed Seattle-based NHL expansion team whose application was submitted in early 2018. The NHL Board of Governors voted to approve the team, named the Seattle Kraken, on December 4, 2018, which will start play in the 2021-22 season. Jerry Bruckheimer was part of an investment group that also included Tim Leiweke (Oak View Group) and David Bonderman (minority owner NBA's Boston Celtics).
He is currently on post-production on the sequel to his 1986 film "Top Gun", Top Gun: Maverick (2022) for Paramount Pictures.- Producer
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Doug Belgrad is known for Gran Turismo (2023), Charlie's Angels (2019) and The Pope's Exorcist (2023).- Music Artist
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DJ Khaled was born on 26 November 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Bad Boys for Life (2020) and Charlie's Angels (2019).- Music Artist
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Nicky Jam has been in reggaeton since his youth. The name "Nicky Jam" was jokingly given to Rivera by a homeless man. Rivera's family was low-income and as a minor he performed illegal work in a grocery store in order to help support them, in his free time improvising in front of his workplace. One day a music executive noticed his talent and signed him, and at the age of fourteen he recorded his first album "...Distinto A Los Demás". The album was not successful, but it did gain him recognition in the music industry, and warranted the attention of some music producers such as DJ Joe, DJ Playero and DJ Chiklin.- Yashua Mack is known for Wendy (2020).
- Enrique Santos is known for UglyDolls (2019), Croqueta Nation (2022) and 2020 iHeart Fiesta Latina (2020).
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Manuel Turizo is known for Manuel Turizo: La bachata (2022), Sebastián Yatra & Manuel Turizo & Beéle: Vagabundo (2023) and The Queen of Flow (2018).- Producer
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Billal Fallah is known for The Big Fix.- Actor
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Sharlene Taulé was born on 11 May 1982 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is an actress and writer, known for Birds of Prey (2020), Bad Boys for Life (2020) and Tropico de Sangre (2010).- David Chocarro (born April 5, 1980 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former baseball player and Argentine model and actor. Thanks to his talent, he entered the Mexican market for telenovelas through the front door as part of the cast of Los Exitosos Perez. In this story, David played the womanizing Nacho where he had the privilege of sharing credits with great actors like Verónica Castro, Rogelio Guerra, Jaime Camil and Ludwika Paleta. Currently, Chocarro is working closely with Telemundo, for which he has worked since 2010 as has been the production of suspense and drama Alguien Te Mira. There he played Benjamin Morandé a philandering physician who engages with his wife's sister and, together with a group of colleagues is pursued by a serial murderer. In this production David had the opportunity to project itself as an international actor with the influence of great actors like Danna Garcia, Christian Meier and Karla Monroig.
- Carolina Laursen was born on 28 October 1980 in Buenos Aires. She is an actress, known for Olvídame (2013), Sin código (2004) and Horda salvaje (2013). She has been married to David Chocarro since 13 March 2005. They have two children.
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Jesús Díaz is a musician and soundtrack composer for cinema, dance & TV based in Barcelona recognized internationally. Known for his unique way of composing, mixing electronic sounds, experimental noises, landscapes and classic orchestration. In 2015 he opens his own music production company dedicated to composition, Original soundtracks licensing & supervision- Víctor Cámara was born on 10 June 1959 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is an actor, known for In the Name of Love (2008), Rosangelica (1993) and El país de las mujeres (1998). He has been married to Ivette Planchard since 14 February 1977. They have two children.
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Venezuelan-born Daniela Di Giacomo is a model, TV host, journalist and former beauty queen who covers all things fashion on Univision's El Gordo y La Flaca. Di Giacomo began modeling after high school and appeared on runways in Paris and Milan. In 2005 she was named Miss Venezuela and one year later was crowned Miss International in China. Di Giacomo also swam for the Venezuelan national team at international competitions including the Pan American Games. Her career in television began as a reporter, on-air personality and host in Venezuela. In 2011 she moved to Miami, where she worked as host and producer for SoiTV, Yahoo! En Español and TNT. She also covered the Latin Grammys and Oscars, as well as Univision's Premios Lo Nuestro and Premios Juventud. In 2014 she began covering sports for Yahoo! En Español and BeIn Sports, and hosted a show about cinema for ¡Hola! TV. One year later, Di Giacomo founded BlondeShake, and in 2017 launched her own YouTube channel. A prominent Latina influencer and brand ambassador, she was also tapped to lead Univisión's first YouTube show.- Venezuelan-born Alicia Machado is the daughter of a Cuban father and Spanish mother who immigrated to Venezuela during the middle of the 1900s. Her father, a relative of former Cuban dictator Gerardo Machado, fled Cuba and found refuge in Venezuela after the fall of the Machado regime. Alicia began modeling at an early age before winning the title of Miss Venezuela. After winning the 1996 Miss Universe title (the fourth contestant from Venezuela to do so in the pageant's history), Alicia became a media star; however, winning the title came with a price. Alicia gained weight and was forced by pageant owner Donald Trump to either lose the weight quickly or lose the crown. Many womens' groups attacked Trump's ultimatum, calling it sexist and discriminatory, but within a few months Alicia lost the weight and was allowed to keep her crown. Returning to Venezuela after her reign, she transformed herself into a Spanish-language soap opera/serial star. She shoots the serials in her native Venezuela and remains a major media star throughout Latin America.
- Jorge Bernal was born on November 10, 1975 in Havana, Cuba. He is an actor, known for The Voice Kids (2013), Suelta la Sopa (2013), Premios Billboard de la música latina (2010), and Al rojo vivo con María Celeste (2002). He has been married to Karla Birbragher since February 27, 2014. They have one child.
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Karla Birbragher is a celebrity fashion stylist for Telemundo. She is known for her work in telenovelas, red carpets, and the hottest magazines on newsstands.
Her keen eye for fashion has allowed her to work with a long list of celebrities and personalities, such as Sarah Mintz, Chino y Nacho, Karla Monroig, Alexia Nepola, Rafael Amaya, Jason Canela, Rashel Díaz, Alessandra Villegas, and many others.
You also can catch her fashion segments on Telemundo, CNN, and MegaTV.
She has been married to Jorge Bernal since February 27, 2014. They have one child.- Actress
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Gabriella Cataño Salinas is known for A Christmas Carol (2019), Your Secret Admirer (2018) and Chateau Vato (2020).- Actor
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Ace Hood is known for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (2005) and Grand Theft Auto V (2013).- Lorena Garcia is known for The Kovak Box (2006), El C.I.D. (1990) and Jacinto Durante, representante (2000).
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Luis Augusto Figueroa is a multi-faceted entertainer.
Born in the Republic of Panama and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, Luis began his entertainment career in the ensembles of the Tony Award-winning revival of 42nd Street as well as the cultural phenomenon Wicked.
In addition to appearing on Broadway, he's also been seen on some of the most revered stages in the United States and across the globe, earning accolades for his performances.
Splitting his time between Los Angeles and New York, he has had the opportunity to appear in television and film, working with some of the most iconic names in the entertainment industry. In addition, he has appeared in dozens of national commercials for brands such as Walmart and McDonalds and has had several contracts with the Anheuser-Busch franchise among others.
In recent years, Luis has expanded his craft via writing and producing for film, using both mediums as a means to amplify his voice and express his point-of-view on the uniqueness and vulnerability of the human condition.
His most recent producing project "Feeling Through", was nominated for a 2021 Academy Award in the "Short Live-Action" category.- Producer
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Chad Oman was born on 15 May 1965 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Remember the Titans (2000), Armageddon (1998) and Deja Vu (2006).- Producer
Kelly Blanco is known for Bhaï bhaï (2005).- Production Manager
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- Stephanie Himonidis is known for ¡Siéntese Quien Pueda! (2022), ¡Viva el sueño! (2009) and Yo Soy El Artista (2014).
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A native of the Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas borderland, Blake Vaz is a singer, writer, musician, director, and EMMY® AWARD Winning producer.
With over 15 years of experience creating digital and branded content, Blake started his content career on the news media side working for one of the largest publishers in the country, the TRIBUNE COMPANY. As the Digital Products Manager for Tribune's Hoy Newspaper, he was instrumental in the development of new digital properties, curating and creating content as the Newspaper world transitioned into a digital-first strategy.
As the Director of Digital Content for Walton Isaacson, Blake had the opportunity to create unique multicultural content for international brands like Lexus, Spalding, McDonald's, and Wells Fargo. At the agency, he brought "VIDALEXUS PRESENTA Té Para Tres" to a larger audience by spearheading the relationship with the Lexus Brand and the show's creators, to produce two seasons of the Emmy Award Winning TV show. As a show producer, Vaz received an Emmy Award in the Magazine Show category.
As part of the production team at the Dallas, Texas-based advertising agency WALO, Blake produced the social media content campaign for the NETFLIX show, THE TACO CRONICLES. At WALO he has also produced branded content and commercials for brands like JARRITOS, 7Eleven, and others.
Blake has been successful in creating, developing, and producing content for brands independently and through partnerships with digital studios like Impremedia's IMStudio+ and Innocean Worldwide.
Some of his latest projects include the music documentary web series, VIDALEXUS PRESENTS: Reengineering Popular Music with Raquel Sofia. A widely successful music series that he created, developed, wrote, produced, and directed for Lexus. Blake also directed and edited the Youtube series HYUNDAI HELPERS. This DIY show teaches the audience how to do the basics of everything from car upkeep to maintenance with the help of a few furry friends. And HYUNDAI HIGHWAYS is an acclaimed travel show that takes viewers on a road trip to 6 National Parks across the United States in an electric vehicle.
Vaz is also the owner of VALAGARDO PRODUCTIONS, through which he produces branded content, commercials, films, and TV shows like Adventure Nation, an outdoor adventure reality show that he co-hosted and produced, and his short film BLOOD STAINS, which was written, produced, directed, and scored by Vaz and has won various awards at prestigious film festivals around the world. Most recently he served as an Executive Producer for the multiple award-winning thrillers short, "THE CLIMBING PERCH", directed by Daniel Gomez Bagby, Vaz's creative collaborator, and producing partner.
Vaz recently directed and produced the multi-award-winning horror short film "L.U.N.A.", a modern take on the Haunted House genre, with hints of gothic horror and Italian Giallo. Vaz also produced, directed, and starred in the crime thriller short currently in festivals "MATCHES".
His short films have been selected for over 90 festivals, taking 26 awards and 18 additional nominations combined.
Blake is currently working on producing a horror/crime anthology "FRUTERO", composed of three stories of L.A. violence connected through the experience of a street vendor. Vaz will direct one of the three short stories, "IL COLORE DELLA NOTTE".- Make-Up Department
Esperanza Hernandez is known for Forty Nine Fifty (2018).- Valentina Patruno is known for Verdetto finale (2008) and Guerra de los sexos (2000).
- Oscar Petit is the likable and charismatic entertainment reporter for El Gordo and La Flaca, the most important entertainment show on the Univision network. With more than 23 years of experience as a journalist and reporter, in 2014 he won a Daytime Emmy as producer of El Gordo and La Flaca and in 2020 he was nominated as Outstanding Talent in a Daytime TV show. He host the segment called "Oscarito de Hollywood" where he has interviewed the most important and famous stars from the world of cinema, music and entertainment such as Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Will Smith, Dwayne Johnson, Jennifer Lawrence, Penelope Cruz, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Oprah Winfrey, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Juanes, Shakira, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Bad Bunny, Maluma, Ricky Martin, Thalía, Alejandro Sanz and Gloria Estefan among others. He has also reported from the red carpets of prestigious events such as Latin Grammys, Premios Lo Nuestro, Academy Awards, and countless world film premiers. Before joining El Gordo and La Flaca, Oscar stood out as a reporter and producer on the Univision morning show "Despierta América" where he was responsible for bringing big stars from the world of cinema and on the game show "El Bla Blazo" . Before joining Univision, Oscar worked as a news anchor and writer for important companies such as The Weather Channel en Español and Canal de Noticias NBC. Parallel to his work as a reporter and TV journalist, Oscar has served as a host for Univision Radio and a stage actor. In addition to his passion for his work, Oscar is dedicated to altruistic work such as his foundation to help orphaned children with HIV in Honduras and to seek a cure for autism. In his spare time he is dedicated to acting in theater and has participated in several works in Miami such as "Confesiones del Pene", "My bed has 3 sides", "Soberanos Canibales" and "Pa in and Pa Out" and the theatrical musical in Spanish "Visa for a dream" among others, obtaining the best reviews for its interpretations.
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Born in Mexico City and currently a US resident, María Amparo Escandón is a best-selling bilingual novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and film producer. Her award-winning work has been recognized for addressing bi-cultural themes such as the immigration experience of Mexicans who venture into the United States. Her stories focus on family relationships, loss, forgiveness, faith, and self-discovery.
Her innovative style of multiple voice narrations and her cleverly humorous, quirky, compassionate stories with a feminine angle, capture magical reality in everyday life, placing her among the top contemporary Latin American female writers. Her work has been translated into over 21 languages and is currently read in more than 85 countries.
Living in California, Escandón began viewing her culture of origin from a distance, allowing for a deeper analysis of ingrained traditions such as Mexicans' unique practice of Catholicism with Pre-Columbian influences, women's position in society, female identity, illegal immigration, US-Mexico relations, and government corruption... all of which she drew upon to write both her novels and non-fiction works.
Escandón wrote her first novel, Esperanza's Box of Saints (Simon & Schuster), and its Spanish version, Santitos (Plaza & Janés, now Random House), in 1999. She addresses the universal fear of losing a child, a woman's search for identity, and a journey -both geographical and spiritual- that takes Esperanza, the protagonist, through sordid brothels from Mexico to Los Angeles. It was the number one best seller in the Los Angeles Times Best Sellers List. And she was named writer to watch for 1999 by Newsweek magazine, and by the Los Angeles Times for 2000.
Her second novel, González & Daughter Trucking Co. (Three Rivers Press), and its Spanish version, Transportes González e Hija (Vintage Español), were published in 2005. Set in a Mexican prison and highways of the US Southwest, it deals with women's relationships, guilt, crime, passion, corruption and forgiveness within the context of a hybrid border culture. Paternal possessiveness and gender double standards in Mexican society are portrayed. This work also reflects a linguistic reality in bi-cultural California exploring the merger of Spanish and English vernacular (Spanglish), as well as different sub-culture lingoes.
In addition to teaching Creative Writing at UCLA Extension, Escandón has been an advisor at the Sundance Screenwriters Labs in Mexico and Brazil, as well as at the Fundación Contenidos de Creación Fiction Workshops in Barcelona, and participates as a mentor for upcoming minority writers at the PEN Center's Emerging Voices Program. She is also one of the founding members of Frijolywood, the official Mexican Filmmakers' association in Hollywood.
Escandón wrote the screenplay Santitos, based on her novel Esperanza's Box of Saints at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. The film was produced by John Sayles and directed in Mexico by Alejandro Springall. It was the third highest grossing Mexican film in Mexico during 1999, and successfully released in Spain and Latin America in 2000. To date, it has received awards in 14 film festivals worldwide, such as the Latin Cinema Award, Sundance Film Festival; Best Film, Guadalajara Film Festival; Best Film, Los Angeles Latino Film Festival; Best Actress, Festival International du Film d'Amiens; Grand Jury Award, Cartagena International Film Festival, Special Jury Award, Rencontres Cinémas de Toulouse; and Best Opera Prima, Découverte de la Critique Française.
Escandón has recently completed the screenplay based on her novel González & Daughter Trucking Co. The film is currently in active development at her production company, The Other Truth Productions.- Music Artist
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Bryson Tiller was born on 2 January 1993 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. He is a music artist and actor, known for Bad Boys for Life (2020), DJ Khaled Feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller: Wild Thoughts (2017) and Bryson Tiller: Don't (2015).- Music Artist
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Yo Gotti is known for Beyond the Lights (2014), Uncle Drew (2018) and Yo Gotti Feat. Lunchmoney Lewis: Lifestyle (2017).