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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Leslie Grace has a very personal reason for deciding to become what she calls an “ambassador” for “Translators,” a new documentary short about bilingual Latino children in the U.S. who become translators for their Spanish-speaking parents. “I’m first generation Dominican American,” the “In the Heights” star tells me. “My grandmother relied on her kids — my mom and her siblings — and then her grandkids. It’s a very common thing when I see my grandmother that my sister or I or my cousins, we take turns sharing the mail and translating for her.” The doc, directed by Emmy winner Rudy Valdez, highlights several families in which the children help navigate their parents’ lives, from explaining bills that need to be paid to the tremendous worry of having to translate proper medical care for their siblings. “I’m really excited for people that haven’t had this experience to be able to witness it through the doc,” Grace says. “Also there may be some assumptions and misconceptions that you might have about someone who doesn’t speak a language or even speaks English with an accent.”

Madonna and Tokischa have a close relationship professionally and personally; therefore, even when the Dominican rapper is busy doing TV interviews, she pauses and picks up the call.During a recent appearance at the Spanish show “La Resistencia,” Tokischa grabbed her purse to pick up her cell phone. To everyone’s surprise, it was a call from the Queen of Pop.When picking up, Madonna immediately asked the Latina artist why she hadn’t called her back, to which she publicly apologized.

TRIBECA FESTIVAL is kicking off this week. The event is one of New York’s most culturally relevant moments, prompting an influx of filmmakers and creatives from all parts of the world to the city. It also provides New Yorkers the opportunity to watch a selection of curated projects that they wouldn’t get to enjoy at their nearest movie theater.

Lily-Rose Depp shared the news of her new relationship on her Instagram. The actress, who’s starring on the new HBO show “The Idol,” shared a photo of herself kissing 070 Shake with a romantic caption. “4 months with my crush!” read the post.

Leslie Grace says she has moved on after Batgirl was shelved almost one year ago.

Matty Healy is shrugging off the backlash he received following his appearance on a podcast whose hosts made disparaging comments about Ice Spice. In a recent profile, The 1975 frontman addressed the controversy and said the criticism he received is essentially virtue signaling.Healy found himself embroiled in controversy over his February appearance on  podcast, in which the 34-year-old singer revealed he had actually slid into Ice Spice's DMs. The 23-year-old rapper — who recently collaborated with Healy's rumored girlfriend, Taylor Swift, and performed onstage with her over the weekend at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey — never responded to Healy's DMs.The hosts, Friedland and Nick Mullen, then proceeded to crack jokes at Spice's expense (the rapper is of Nigerian and Dominican decent) by exaggerating Inuit accents.

Matty Healy is shrugging off the backlash he received following his appearance on a podcast whose hosts made disparaging comments about Ice Spice. In a recent profile, The 1975 frontman addressed the controversy and said the criticism he received is essentially virtue signaling.Healy found himself embroiled in controversy over his February appearance on  podcast, in which the 34-year-old singer revealed he had actually slid into Ice Spice's DMs. The 23-year-old rapper — who recently collaborated with Healy's rumored girlfriend, Taylor Swift, and performed onstage with her over the weekend at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey — never responded to Healy's DMs.The hosts, Friedland and Nick Mullen, then proceeded to crack jokes at Spice's expense (the rapper is of Nigerian and Dominican decent) by exaggerating Inuit accents.

Clarissa Molina confirmed the rumors that had been circulating for months. She and her ex-fiancé, Vicente Saavedra, decided to end their relationship and call off the wedding engagement they announced in March 2022 - which had many of the fans of the Latina TV host excited. After the former Nuestra Belleza Latina, Clarissa, released a statement confirming the separation, she headed to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to film a new movie.

Livingston manager David Martindale insisted 'we are not winding down' after ending their winless streak with a 2-1 victory over Dundee United, writes David Hastie.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Dominican filmmaker Leticia Tonos’ sci-fi drama “Aire” has won the inaugural Fantastic Latido Award at the Cannes Film Market’s new Fantastic Pavilion genre hub.   Presented by Madrid-based Latido Films, the Fantastic Latido Award offers international sales representation for the winning film. “Aire” centers on Tania, a conservation biologist living in a future dystopian world where the human race has been reduced to extinction level by pollution and disease. In an effort to keep her species from disappearing completely, she tries with the help of Vida, an artificial intelligence system, to self-inseminate herself.

Nicole Williams is looking back on her iconic Sports Illustrated photoshoot.

When Padma Lakshmi was told she would appear in the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, she immediately got to work. "Luckily, I was trying to lose the weight from ‘Top Chef,’ so I was in the gym a lot," the culinary star told Page Six on Sunday. "But I only had three weeks’ notice," the 52-year-old revealed.

Padma Lakshmi is serving some sizzling looks. The "Top Chef" and "Taste the Nation" host is making a splash in this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.The culinary star, who was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica, rocked an itsy bitsy bikini by Toxic Sadie beaded with golden mother-of-pearl sequins.  For the spread, Lakshmi also modeled a two-piece made of seashells, a suit that resembles seaweed and a sunshine yellow bikini. Lakshmi, who got her start as a model in the ‘90s, revealed that it’s empowering to appear in the magazine at age 52.

Prince Royce had his fans a little worried when he shared news about his health. The Dominican singer revealed that he was hospitalized in Chile after suffering an allergic reaction. The Bachata superstar is currently one of the coaches of The Voice Chilean version.

Andrés García, a famed Latin actor known for his Mexican telenovela roles, has died. He was 81.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Warner Chappell Music has renewed its global publishing deal with producer Marco “MAG” Borrero. A frequent Bad Bunny collaborator, MAG produced 15 of the 23 tracks on the blockbuster album “Un Verano Sin Ti,” which led to his 2022 Variety Hitmakers honor and his No. 1 position on Billboard’s Year-End Hot Latin Song Producers chart. “Un Verano Sin Ti” became the first all-Spanish album to top the year-end Billboard 200 chart as well as earn a nomination for Album of the Year Grammy award. The Brooklyn-born, Puerto Rican-Dominican producer was mentored by Max Martin — the most successful songwriter-producer of the past 25 years — and over the course of his career has also collaborated with Rauw Alejandro, Arcángel, Bebe Rexha, Imagine Dragons, Selena Gomez, and Demi Lovato.

Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz is opening up about her feelings on the cancellation of Gordita Chronicles, the HBO Max show about a chubby Dominican girl growing up in the 1980s.

El Gordo y la Flaca,Marc Anthony and his new bride Nadia Ferreira supported Puerto Rico. The model’s baby bump looked too cute! A post shared by ElGordoyLaFlaca (@elgordoylaflaca)Puerto Rican host Carlos Adyan posed with the newlyweds and they were all smiles.

Ben Croll Cartoon Movie, the European animation sector’s flagship co-production and pitch forum, closed out its 25th edition besting pre-pandemic attendance numbers, welcoming just below 900 industry participant and noting a 40% increase in buyers. Overall, 58 feature projects were presented (and 16 countries encompassed), and — in a testament to France’s robust animation ecosystem — Gallic outfits had a hand in nearly half of them. The forum also reflected the enduring strength of the family market, with 59% of all projects aimed at that demographic. Here are four takeaways from this year’s session, which ran from March 7 – 9 in Bordeaux.

TQG” has been one of Karol G’s most talked about songs, not only because it features Shakira, but because it sheds a light on her break up with Anuel AA. The song’s lyrics are directed at an ex, who despite dating someone else, appears to still like Karol G’s photos on Instagram.

Thania Garcia Marshmello is helping Manuel Turizo get over his ex in a new music video for the duo’s first cross-genre collaboration titled “El Merengue.” On Thursday, the duo premiered the track that puts a fresh spin on merengue with layered electro beats and Turizo’s rich baritone vocals. The video, directed by Chadrick Preuss and Sandeep Vadlamudi, follows a lovestruck Turizo who is hung up on an ex-flame that he casually runs into one night at a crowded nightclub. In the heat of the moment, the Colombian singer and his ex sway to the rhythms of the sultry merengue beat. Overtaken by rekindled emotions — and liquid courage — Turizo ends up retching into the nightclub’s toilet while an unmasked Marshmello listens from the next stall over.