Alina Of Cuba producer hits back at John Leguizamo's criticism of James Franco playing Fidel Castro

The Daily Mirror reports.World trade ground to a halt with the Ever Given, that had 18,300 containers on board, completely blocking the Suez Canal last year.READ MORE:Giant 9,000-person ship must sell for £900m or it'll be scrapped before first voyageThanks to GPS imaging, it shows the Affinity V blocking the entire width of the canal.According to two navigational sources, two tug boats were in the process of releasing the Singapore-flagged ship on Wednesday night as it was blocking traffic from moving along the Suez Canal.There are reports streaming in from the Suez Canal Authority, who say that the ship has now been refloated.Shortly after the incident, the official Twitter account for the Suez Canal Authority put out a statement."Immediately after the accident, a working group was formed under the leadership of the Lieutenant-General," the tweet read."The head of the authority and the navigation monitors, and coordination was made with the Port Tawfiq Movement Office to take the necessary measures, as five locomotives and the rescue department of the authority were paid to quickly deal with the situation and float the ship."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Following the success of the operation, the Suez Canal Authority confirmed the accomplishment of the mission, headed by the Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie."Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, head of the Suez Canal Authority, announced today, Thursday, the success of the rescue units and the authority’s tugs in saving and floating the 64 thousand-ton fuel tanker AFFINITY."[AFFINITY] ran aground at the 143 kilometre, numbering 143 channel due to a technical malfunction at the ship’s rudder, which caused the

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Fidel Castro’s daughter is responding to controversy surrounding James Franco being cast to play the Cuban revolutionary in an upcoming movie.

Clayton Davis It wasn’t a great week for Latinos in Hollywood, but I’m sure many of you knew that already.Between Warner Bros. axing the release of “Batgirl” starring Leslie Grace, HBO Max canceling the coming-of-age comedy TV series “The Gordita Chronicles” and James Franco being cast as Cuban dictator Fidel Castro in an upcoming feature, Latinos are being mercilessly discarded and overlooked in the entertainment business. Worse yet, not many seem to care.Warner Bros.

EXCLUSIVE: Fidel Castro’s daughter, Alina Fernández, has emphasized to Deadline her endorsement of James Franco playing her Cuban leader revolutionary father in the upcoming independent feature, Alina of Cuba.

After expressing his outrage over James Franco being cast as Fidel Castro in the independent feature drama Alina of Cuba, Primetime Emmy winner John Leguizamo has expounded on his stance regarding Hollywood casting non-Latinos in Latino roles. Specifically, in an Instagram post earlier today, he says “Alright, look, I got no problems with James Franco, yo, OK?” while explaining, “I grew up in a era where Latin people couldn’t play Latin people on film.”

James Franco will be playing former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in an upcoming movie and his casting has drawn criticism from the Latinx community, including from actor John Leguizamo.

John Leguizamo is taking Hollywood to task for its latest casting choice.

John Leguizamo is tired of the way his community is treated in Hollywood — and he’s speaking out about this ridiculous casting!

John Leguizamo thinks the casting of James Franco as Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro is no bueno.

James Franco has been cast as Fidel Castro in an upcoming movie and his casting is being slammed by John Leguizamo.

John Leguizamo has slammed the decision to cast American actor James Franco as the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in an upcoming film.It was revealed earlier this week that Franco, 44, will be playing Castro in the indie project Alina of Cuba, and Lequizamo, 62, took to his Instagram on Friday to speak out over the casting choice.'How is this still going on? How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well?' Leguizamo began in his rant, that received almost 10,000 likes.'No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott! This F’d up! Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong!' 'He ain't Latino!' John Leguizamo has slammed the decision to cast James Franco as Fidel Castro and demands fans to boycott the film over 'appropriation'Adding: 'I don't got a prob with Franco but he ain't Latino!'The View co-host Ana Navarro then commented under the post, telling Leguizamo that she would 'join' him in boycotting the film.Navarro wrote: 'I’d like to think no Latino actor worth their salt would sign up to play and aggrandize a murderous dictator who terrorized the people of Cuba for six decades.

James Franco has been cast as former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in upcoming film Alina Of Cuba.Directed by Miguel Bardem, Alina Of Cuba is centred around the story of Alina Fernandez (played by Ana Villafañe), the daughter of Castro and Natalia ‘Naty’ Revuelta (Mia Maestro) after they had an affair.Fernandez discovered Castro was her biological father aged 10. She went onto become one of Castro’s most outspoken critics and was arrested multiple times for trying to leave Cuba.

John Leguizamo is calling for the boycott of the upcoming film, after James Franco was reportedly cast as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro.The star took to Instagram on Friday and blasted reports that the embattled actor landed the role even though «he ain't Latino!» The 62-year-old actor and comedian wondered how the Latinx community continues to be invisible when Hollywood has supposedly made so much progress since he first broke into the business.«How is this still going on?» he asked. «How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well? No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott! This F’d up! Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement which would b wrong! I don’t got a prob with Franco but he ain’t Latino!» tells the story of Alina Fernandez, Castro's illegitimate daughter who was critical of Castro's reign in Cuba.

James Franco is stirring up controversy yet again, with news that he has been cast to play former Cuban leader Fidel Castro in a new film, "Alina of Cuba," according to Deadline.This will be one of Franco's first acting roles since he was sued for sexual misconduct in 2019. But the sexual scandal is not the only reason people are upset with the casting news.

John Leguizamo is taking Hollywood to task for its latest casting choice.

Zack Sharf John Leguizamo took to Instagram to speak out against the recent casting of James Franco as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in the upcoming independent film, “Alina of Cuba.” Variety confirmed Franco’s casting on Aug. 4.

James Franco has booked his next movie role.

James Franco has been cast as late Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the upcoming film Aline of Cuba from director Miguel Bardem.The Oscar-nominated actor, 44, will be joined in the cast by actress Mía Maestro, 47, who will play the role of socialite Natalia 'Naty' Revuelta, who was Castro's one-time mistress, Deadline reported Thursday.The pair join actress Ana Villafañe, 33, in the cast, as she is playing the role of Alina Fernandez - the daughter of Castro and Revuelta - in the motion picture. The latest:James Franco, 44, has been cast as late Cuban leader Fidel Castro in the upcoming film Aline of Cuba from director Miguel Bardem.

Wilson Chapman editorJames Franco has been cast as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in the independent film “Alina of Cuba,” Variety has confirmed.Franco joins the previously announced Ana Villafañe, who portrays the title character Alina Fernandez, Castro’s daughter. In addition, Mía Maestro has also joined the cast as Alina’s mother Natalia Revuelta, the Cuban socialite who gave birth to her after an affair with Castro. The film will follow Alina’s life as Castro’s illegitimate daughter and a critic of his reign in Cuba before leaving the country and defecting to Spain in 1993.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee and 2x Golden Globe winner James Franco will play Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Miguel Bardem’s Aline of Cuba with Imagen Award winner Mía Maestro set to play Natalia “Naty” Revuelta, the Cuban-born socialite he has a passionate love affair with.