Cuba: Last News

A giant outdoor funfair and circus is returning to The Trafford Centre this Easter.

Shark Tank since he joined the show back in 2011, but did you know that the billionaire actually owns an entire town?In December 2021, the star purchased the town of Mustang in order to help a friend who reportedly wanted to get it off of his hands. The sum of money was not disclosed, but the small town is located 55 miles south of Dallas and it has a population of just 23.The town was founded in the 1970s as a place to sell alcohol with the county being a "dry" one at the time.

EXCLUSIVE: WithMayans M.C. coming to an end, star Danny Pino has lined up his next series role — the lead in Hotel Cocaine, MGM+’s upcoming crime thriller from creator Chris Brancato (Narcos).

Naman Ramachandran Writer, producer and script editor Cassandra Johnson-Bekoe has joined U.K. independent production company DARE Pictures in the newly created position of head of scripted development. Johnson-Bekoe was previously senior development executive at Daniel Kaluuya’s production outfit 59%, overseeing the company’s slate and generating new IP across international and regional markets. Prior to this she worked in scripted development and her credits include “Ted Lasso” season 2 (WarnerBros/Apple+), “Riches” (Greenacre Films for ITV), “Secret Invasion” (Marvel Studios) and “The Chemistry of Death” (Cuba Pictures Ltd, for Paramount+). Reporting into DARE CEO Derren Lawford, Johnson-Bekoe will focus on developing the company’s scripted slate, as well bringing with her an original slate of IP and working on new drama and film projects with a view to taking them from pitch to commission with a particular emphasis on the U.S. and African markets. She will identify and develop relationships with emerging and established storytelling talent.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Following the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, CPH:DOX documentary film festival in Copenhagen has shown its support for and solidarity with the Ukrainian film industry via a new cash-prize and two industry events. A special Eurimages Development Award will go to one of the Ukrainian projects selected to participate in the CPH:FORUM, the financing and co-production event held during CPH:DOX. The selected project will come with a cash-prize of €20,000 provided by the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund. The new prize is an addition to the long-standing Eurimages Co-Production Development Award of €20,000 for the best pitch, that will be awarded for the tenth year running.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Spanish filmmaker Félix Viscarret, known for tackling such heavy subject matter as the Basque conflict (“Patria”), crime in the Cuban capital Havana (“Four Seasons in Havana: Winds of Lent”) and psychological drama (“Staring at Strangers”), has made perhaps his most personal film yet with a touching and engrossing story of fatherhood and the pitfalls of success.      In “Not Such an Easy Life,” 40-year-old Isaías (Miki Esparbé), a once promising young architect, is struggling to balance career and family, wanting to raise his young children while desperate to achieve the fleeting professional success he once enjoyed as he strives against more ambitious rivals.  

The best actress category at the 95th Oscars is full of great awards season drama, from the surprise nomination of Andrea Riseborough to the potential history to be made if Michelle Yeoh wins, which AP’s film writers predict will happen.

An amicable separation? The Challenge’s CT Tamburello and his estranged wife Lilianet “Lili” Solares appear to be coming to an agreement on several matters in their divorce filing.

Camila Cabello’s lead and take them to the gym. On Sunday, the pop star was photographed leaving the gym with her dad Alejandro Cabello.Her father, who was born in Mexico, Mexico City, and moved to Cuba, wore a grey shirt rocking his hometown. Camila wore a comfortable all-black outfit with spandex, a sports bra, a tank top, and white sneakers.

Angelique Jackson Twenty-nine years ago, Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne were celebrating their Academy Award nominations for portraying Tina Turner and Ike Turner in 1993’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” This year, Bassett is nominated for the best supporting actress Oscar for her commanding performance as Queen Ramonda in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” and her longtime collaborator couldn’t be more thrilled. Calling in between interviews for “John Wick: Chapter 4,” Fishburne tells Variety, “It’s what’s in my heart that I’d like to talk about more than what’s on my mind. I’m just really, really happy about all of the accolades that have been coming Angela’s way for this performance.”

My Oh My! Camila Cabello’s fashion sense is just as stellar as her songs.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival marks its 40th edition, running March 3-12, with a full-blown return to the in-person festival experience with a sidebar of only 10 titles available online.  “We’re celebrating the human connection and getting back into cinemas again,” says programming head Lauren Cohen who in her first year flying solo at the helm, is putting her personal stamp on the festival with female-centric topics dominating the Master Classes.  “It’s our 40th anniversary, which is such a milestone for us, we want it to be bigger and better than ever,” she continues. 

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire) has joined the cast of director Josh Webber’s holiday pic Athena Saves Christmas, with Christina Cooper coming aboard as producer.

Cuba Gooding Jr.'s rape lawsuit trial date has been scheduled for the first week of June 2023. Judge Paul Austin Crotty made the ruling in a Manhattan courtroom Monday afternoon nearly three years after the complaint was filed by "Jane Doe" in the Southern District of New York. While the plaintiff (Jane Doe) asked for a 2024 date due to scheduling conflicts, the defense (Gooding Jr.) was ready to move the trial ahead for this summer.

One year since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, networks continue to rotate reporters in and out of the country. Media outlets reassess security precautions as the nature of the battle changes. Correspondents are preparing for the possibility of an even longer and more brutal war, perhaps with even more risks and uncertainties.

The Academy Awards will air on March 12th, revealing the winners of some of this year’s best films. A handful of Latinos earned nominations in significant categories, a feat that must be acknowledged and celebrated, even if there’s still a long way to go in terms of representation and recognition. Oscars 2023: Jimmy Kimmel teases the Oscars, makes fun of ‘the slap’Ana de Armas reportedly doesn’t think she is going to win the Academy AwardScroll down to have a look at some of the Latinos that earned recognition from the Academy Awards this year, and where you can watch their films: The most notorious Latina nominee this year is Ana de Armas.

Marta Balaga Beauty queen, rebellious daughter of the head of Portugal’s secret service, housewife fascinated by Che Guevara, fighter – “Annie” Silva Pais was many, many things. Now, she is also the subject of Portuguese period drama “Cuba Libre.”   “I have been thinking about this story for 20 years,” admits creator Henrique Oliveira ahead of its bow at Berlinale’s Series Market Selects.  “That’s when I first read an article about her in [a local newspaper] Expresso. I fell in love right away. This woman was ahead of her time.” While Oliveira, who also directs, had to wait decades to realize his dream, it actually worked out for the best, he claims. 

the only Latina nominated in this year’s best actress in a leading role category and the only Latina actress considered for a 2023 Oscar. But according to one of her closest friends, although the Cuban actress had a magistral performance as Marilyn Monroe in Netflix’s NC-17 psychodrama “Blonde,” she is not expecting to take home the statuette.As Periodico Cubano reported, Elena Furiase, granddaughter of Lola Flores and one of Ana’s best friends, the actress is happy and grateful for her nomination but still taking it one step at a time.“She is very well, very happy.

unveiled its annual Hollywood cover on Wednesday, and the sexy young stars of “Bridgerton,” “Blonde,” “Don’t Worry Darling” and more reveal what it’s like to be the hottest things on the A-list.Ana de Armas, who is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress this year, said she sees a lot of herself in her “Blonde” bombshell character, Marilyn Monroe. “She’s just an actress trying to navigate life and this system, which is so hard to navigate for anybody,” the 34-year-old Cuban Spanish stunner said.Previously, De Armas played a Bond girl in “No Time To Die,” while another actor on VF’s list is rumored to be the next 007.Regé-Jean Page, the debonair 34-year-old British star of Netflix’s “Bridgerton,” admits he’s “terribly flattered” to be favored by many to soon follow in Daniel Craig’s footsteps.

Ahead of EFM, Dread, the specialty horror label of distribution and financing outfit Epic Pictures, along with Iconic Events, said they plan to release anthology film Satanic Hispanics on 800 screens in th U.S. Canada and Mexico this September.

Netflix this Valentine’s Day.