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Carson Burton In 1987, a hyper-advanced alien species known as the “Yautja” descended upon an elite military squad in Guatemala. Thanks to its memorable performances, quotable dialogue and inventive action set pieces, “Predator” became an American action movie staple. The film has spawned four sequels, including the new Hulu film “Prey,” and two spinoffs.

Cazzu is a famous musician, but she’s also known for her bold looks. The 28-year-old Argentinean rapper is constantly changing hairstyles and looks, always favoring a bold look and a forward sense of fashion.

Christian Nodal and Argentine singer, Cazzu are going strong! The pair, who began making headlines in June when they were captured holding hands while walking in the streets of Antigua, Guatemala, are one of the Hispanic couples awakening interest. Although Nodal has millions of fans, critical acclaim, and success and has won three Latin Grammy Awards, a Lo Nuestro Award, two Billboard Latin Music Awards, and a Latin American Music Award, Cazzu is a star in her own right.Julieta Emilia Cazzuchelli, better known as Cazzu, is originally from Jujuy, Argentina.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Chilean industry forum Sanfic Industria bows its 11th edition with the launch of new virtual reality and women producers lab sections. Running Aug 11-19, Sanfic Industria will also include its mainstays: WIP Ibero-American, Santiago Lab: Fiction and Documentary, Sanfic-Mórbido Lab, Series Lab, Sanfic Net and Sanfic Series.“By introducing a virtual reality section, we’re betting on new narrative formats,” said Sanfic Industria founder-director Gabriela Sandoval of the Sanfic XR showcase, which will be open to the public at the forum’s official headquarters, Matucana 100.“Making these films accessible to everyone creates a nexus between the public and the films’ creators,” she pointed out.

 In line with the massive new talent focus of many of Locarno’s industry programs –  this year’s Germany First Look with five feature debuts, the Match Me! emerging producer springboard – Open Doors will focus on Latin America’s most under-represented territories and the Caribbean, where production companies have sprung up after national cinema lift-off in more major countries in the region.  Bolivia’s Empatía Cinema, for example, was founded in 2007, but most key companies at Locarno launched significantly later: YPR Films in 2010, La Linterna Films in 2011, Paraguay’s Asociación Cultural Arraigo in 2014, Haiti’s Muska Films in 2015 and Boton Films in 2019.Six of the eight titles at Open Doors Projects Hub are debuts.Producing out of smaller territories in Latin America and the Caribbean is a tall order. Some countries – El Salvador, Haiti – have no production funds nor film schools to drive development.

Naman Ramachandran Curious Films is producing “Running With The Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee,” a feature length documentary for Netflix telling the story of the life and death of software pioneer John McAfee.British-American McAfee was the inventor of one of the most successful, and reviled, pieces of software of all time: McAfee Antivirus. At his peak, McAfee was worth $100 million.

Netflix has greenlit a premium documentary on software pioneer John McAfee, who went on the run after his neighbor was murdered in Belize.

EXCLUSIVE: Benjamin Levy Aguilar has been promoted to series regular for Season 10 of NBC’s Chicago P.D. He will reprise the role of Dante Torres who, fresh off patrol, comes to Intelligence as a rookie.

Guatemalan migrant Eidy Aracely Tzi Coc indirectly led to the discovery of a major child labor plant in Alabama.

Netflix have announced they will charge for password sharing in an additional five countries, as the streaming giant continues to crackdown on the practice.Today (July 22), news broke that Netflix have asked customers in five more countries – Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic – to pay additional fees if they are sharing their password with viewers outside of their household. The additional fees vary between countries but users can expect to pay no more than an additional US$2.99.According to IGN, the extra cost won’t affect the use of the streaming service from mobile devices.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix is trying a new way to get paid by password-borrowing freeloaders.The company is rolling out an option in five Latin American countries under which customers can enable access from an additional home legitimately, for an extra monthly fee.Starting next month, Netflix will launch an “add a home” feature in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. That will add the ability for anyone in each additional home to stream Netflix on any device, at a price lower than a full standalone membership.That comes after the streamer in March rolled out an “add extra member” feature in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru, which lets customers pay a monthly fee to let individuals outside their households access Netflix.

October is a time for scares. And this Halloween season, the Criterion Collection is set to serve up one of the best horror films of all time, “Night of the Living Dead,” along with an incredibly creepy thriller from David Lynch, a recent Guatemalan folk horror feature, a Southern-gothic tale, a new Japanese horror classic, and more.

Christian Nodal and Argentine singer, Cazzu are going strong! A month ago, the stars were captured holding hands while walking in the streets of Antigua, Guatemala. Immediately after rumors of a potential romance and then to kill any doubt, they were caught kissing.

Christian Nodal and Cazzu were captured a few days ago giving each other a tender kiss, shortly before the “Botella Tras Botella” singer took the stage in Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Although neither of the two has not confirmed that they are in a relationship, the alleged courtship has divided opinions among their followers; with some happy to see Nodal giving love another chance after breaking up withBelinda, while others claim that it is nothing more than a trick.Media such as Despierta América (Univision) have shared the video that has been circulating online, which shows Nodal and Cazzu kissing.

Christian Nodal is already moving on from his last relationship, recently being photographed while walking hand-in-hand with Argentine rapper Cazzu.When the pair was first spotted together in the streets of Antigua, it was hard to tell whether or not they were friends, or something more. But later photos revealed the couple holding hands as they explored the city, making it clear that they’re exploring something more romantic than friendship.A post shared by ElGordoyLaFlaca (@elgordoylaflaca)As Nodal works to overcome his heartbreak from his ex-fiancée Belinda, from whom he broke up back in February, he cozied up to Cazzu for a casual day out and about.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentHaving focused since 2016 on emerging film talent in lesser-known parts of South and South East Asia, Open Doors, the Locarno Festival’s flagship co-production forum and talent incubator, is turning its focus to Latin America and the Caribbean. Of the 24 directors featured at this year’s edition, 15 identify as female or gender non conforming, led by Ecaudor’s Ana Cristina Barragán whose 2016 debut “Alba” won nods at Rotterdam and  San Sebastián and Yanillys Pérez whose documentary “Jeffrey” scooped a Discovery Awards at the Toronto Festival. Both have new projects at the Open Doors Co-Production Hub, as does Yashira Jordán with “Diamond,” a coming of age tale about a Quechua trap artist last glimpsed at Málaga this year.  Men directors take in Michael Labarca a winner at Cannes’ Cinéfondation film school shorts competition in 2016, and Guatemala’s Mauricio Escobar whose “Los Invisibles” is a social realist tale wrapped around the phenomenon of domestic migration in Guatemala. It is set up at La Danta, whose partners include Cannes 2019 Camera d’Or winner César Díaz (“Our Mothers”).Also selected for Open Doors’ Co-Production Hub, a platform for feature-length projects looking for international collaboration, is Guaraní language “Kokue,” the fiction feature debut of Paraguay’s Miguel Aguëro, based on his memories of growing up in the Paraguayan countryside.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Panama’s award-winning Hypatia Films and Guatemala’s Jayro Bustamante, whose most recent film, “La Llorona,” made the Oscar international film shortlist, is partnering with Jonathan Keasey of Mind Riot Entertainment to make WWII drama “Down Wind.”The film marks a rare collaboration between two major Central American filmmakers and an American writer-producer. Bustamante will direct based on a screenplay by Keasey, who has also boarded as a producer.The drama’s lead production company, Hypatia Films, run by Pituka Ortega Heilbron and Marcela Heilbron, is an associate producer on Claire Denis’ Cannes competition contender “The Stars at Noon,” which was filmed in Panama and on which Hypatia provided production services.

Diamanté Anthony Blackmon known as Carnage has announced his retirement from music and touring. After 14 years, the globally-renowned artist will say goodbye with a 5-show grand finale tour known as “Carnage & Rare Presents: Thank You.” His tour will be the last time fans can experience a CARNAGE performance. “Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life.

Rob Zombie has launched a new organic coffee called ‘Dragula Fuel’ – a nod to the name of his debut single.He’s teamed up with Dead Sled Coffee again for the new product, which is selling at $22 (£16.85) a bag.His last coffee made with the brand, ‘Hillbilly Brew’ “proved so popular” according to makers that “another flavour was in order.”A description of the product reads: “The Officially Licensed Rob Zombie Dragula Fuel is a proprietary USDA Organic blend of coffee beans from Uganda and Guatemala. The Uganda coffee beans are from the sub-region of Uganda and are grown at an elevation of 1,600 meters.“The Guatemalan beans are from the Huehuetenango growing region and are grown at an elevation of 1,220 – 1,829 meters.

making an emergency landing in Costa Rica.The Boeing 757-200 plane, which was bound for Guatemala, touched down at Juan Santamaria International Airport at 10am on Thursday (April 7) after a failure in its hydraulic system.A clip shared on Twitter shows the moment the yellow aircraft skidding along the runway, taxiing and making a sharp turn, then coming to a stop.Just seconds after it stops on the runway, its fuselage appears to crumble, breaking the narrow-body airliner into separate pieces.The tail wing can be seen touching the ground as smoke billows out of the plane.The cameraman can be heard gasping and shouting as he watches the disaster unfold.Firefighters arriving at the scene quickly douse the smouldering plane with water and firefighting foam.According to Business Insider, DHL confirmed in a statement that a DHL Boeing 757-200 plane with the tail number JOS2716 had indeed "sustained damage" during its landing at the Costa Rican airport.The spokesperson said: "We are pleased to report that the crew were physically unharmed in the incident. One crew member underwent medical checks as a precaution."We are coordinating with the airport authorities on moving the aircraft from the area near the runway."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Costa Rican newspaper La Nacion tweeted images showing the yellow aircraft emblazoned with DHL with its tail detached and a broken wing, being doused with firefighting foam as its lay partly in a grass field and the runway.Airport operator Aeris said the airport, on the outskirts of capital San Jose, reopened at 3:30 p.m.

terrifying emergency landing. The pilot and copilot were evacuated, airport operator Aeris said in a statement.Costa Rican newspaper La Nacion tweeted images showing the yellow aircraft emblazoned with DHL with its tail detached and a broken wing, being doused with firefighting foam as its lay partly in a grass field and the runway.