Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ Sweeps 7th Platino Xcaret Awards

A Madea Homecoming was just released on Netflix and Geneva Maccarone is one of the breakout stars of the film!

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ITV Arts Editor started her journey in the broadcasting industry in the late 1980s, heading straight into the BBC after completing her university degree but says the help of mentors made it easier for her.Since launching her career, the Scunthorpe-born broadcaster has worked on the likes of Midlands Today, Children in Need and BBC News's 2000 Today.After leaving the BBC in 2001, Nina joined ITN as the media and arts correspondent on ITV News, before becoming Arts Editor in 2017.Speaking to the Daily Star at the National Diversity Awards, Nina said: "I started at the end of the 80s, I left university and went straight into the BBC."I joined newsrooms where I was the only person that looked like me, that was really hard, I had to adapt, I had to compromise to make people accept me being the same as them."I've always had a manager somewhere who has believed in me and given me an opportunity, if I hadn't had somebody supporting me like that, I don't know how far I would have got."She continued: "It's been really hard, I think those of us who started in the 80s, I'd like to think we've made it smoother and easier for people that have followed because television does look a lot different now."There's not enough people in the decision-making process but we're still working on that, I think that diversity is about class diversity."I'm brown but I'm also working class and I'm northern, so I brought all my minority things with me and I'm still Arts Editor at ITV News, sometimes I still find that a bit gobsmacking that I made it and we've got to make it easier for more people to make it, so thank God we talk about this stuff today."It's been a long time coming, we need to get on it, we need to get better, it's not finished

killer of Libby Squire was snared thanks to CCTV, a barrister has revealed.Pawel Relowicz, 27, raped and murdered the 21-year-old student before dumping her body in a river.In an upcoming true crime documentary, prosecutor Richard Wright tells how the film footage was key to securing a guilty verdict and making sure the sex beast wasn’t free to strike again.He said: “The CCTV material was absolutely crucial and we reviewed it over many hours in court, putting it into a timeline of events that demonstrated the movements of Relowicz and Libby’s movements both prior to their meeting that night and afterwards.”After a trial last year, Relowicz, right, was jailed for at least 27 years. It meant Libby’s family finally had justice over her murder in Hull in 2019.Mr Wright added: “They knew the trial was not going to bring their daughter back.

Rapper Snootie Wild is reported to be fighting for his life following a recent shooting.The musician, whose real name is LePreston Porter was recently discovered in his SUV that had been driven into a ditch on Friday in Houston, Texas.According to reports, police arrived at the scene after they were informed of shots fired by the Shotspotter Program, ABC13.The popular rapper received CPR at the scene and was later taken to an area hospital, authorities have claimed.Describing what he belives could have happened, Officer R. Willkens said: "It looks like he backed in there (the ditch) accidentally.

Everton players took to Goodison Park draped in Ukrainian flags ahead of their clash with Manchester City on Saturday evening.The Toffees showed their solidarity with their Ukrainian left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko, who joined Everton last month.Manchester City also showed their support as they wore t-shirts showing the Ukrainian flag with the simple message: "No war."City's Ukrainian full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko was moved to tears as a minute's applause erupted around the ground ahead of kick-off. Football has been quick to show its solidarity with Ukraine, and fans labelled the scenes at Goodison as 'emotional' between the two Ukrainian stars. "Some really powerful scenes at Goodison Park for the Everton v Man City game.

pub landlord has a grisly shock at the discovery of 15 skeletons buried beneath his boozer. The Harding Street Tavern in Northampton was built on top of a little-known burial ground and went three decades in business before an owner stumbled upon human remains.

Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP for a new three-year contract covering some 800 location managers and assistant location managers. The local’s negotiating committee is unanimously recommending that members ratify it.

President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. The speech comes as Biden — and the nation — face a host of generational crises including a burgeoning war in Ukraine, an ever-shifting pandemic and the overarching threat of climate change. It will mark Biden’s second address to a joint session of Congress.

Ivanka Trump has lent a helping hand to victims of the Kentucky tornadoes. Back in December, Kentucky was struck by deadly tornadoes that left a trail of destruction.

Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell announced today that alumnus Marcus Lemonis, star of HGTV’s upcoming The Renovator and CNBC’s The Profit, and his wife, Bobbi, have donated a $15 million gift to create the Lemonis Center for Student Success.

It’s time to bask in the beauty of Salma Hayek! The actress, 53, burst onto the acting scene in the early ’90s and we’ve been in love with her ever since. From her voluminous brunette hair, to her naturally full lips and killer bod, Salma continues to prove that age is just a number. — See photos of the sultry star in our attached gallery!

Pedro Almodóvar has a thing or two to say about Madonna.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has revealed that Spike Lee and Pedro Almodovar will be among the artists curating exhibitions when the museum opens in December. "Highlighting the unique position of this institution as the premier museum of cinema in the world’s moviemaking capital, the Academy Museum has invited celebrated international motion picture artists Spike Lee, Pedro Almodóvar, Hildur Guðnadóttir, and Ben Burtt to serve as collaborators, contributing their own visions to the inaugural exhibitions," said a spokesperson via a press release on Saturday.

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SAG-AFTRA has given a greenlight for production on 7th & Union, a LatinX drama toplined by Mexican comedy star Omar Chaparro and Edy Ganem, and to start in Los Angeles on Monday. The feature from newly launched Broken English Productions has Chaparro playing Raymundo, a Mexican ex-fighter who forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man (Gregg Daniel), whose life and relationship with his daughter, played by Erinn Westbrook, are unraveling.

According to the trade papers, recent Academy Award nominee Antonio Banderas has been cast alongside Tom Holland in the planned adaptation of the hit video game Uncharted. Variety reports that both Sophia Ali and Tati Gabrielle have also joined the cast of the movie in unknown roles.

Jamie Lang Antonio Banderas is set to host the 2021 Spanish Academy Goya Awards on Feb. 27 in Banderas’ hometown of Malaga.

Filmmakers have seen their daily lives upended pretty dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those that were filming when the outbreaks began around the world saw their productions halted.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPedro Almodóvar and his favorite female lead Penelope Cruz look set to re-team on feature “Madres paralelas,” a Madrid-set drama that returns to Almodóvar’s biggest creative inspiration — motherhood — and an industrial model that has served him very well over the last 30 years.Set to go into pre-production in October, “Madres paralelas” is scheduled to shoot from February next year and bow commercially in Spanish theaters by the end of 2021, Agustín Almodóvar — Pedro Almodóvar’s brother and producer — told Variety.Though there is still no formal contract with Cruz, she has read and liked the screenplay, Pedro Almodóvar commented.“Madres paralelas” is a project that Almodóvar has matured over

Anna Marie de la Fuente Omar Chaparro, one of Mexico’s most popular comedian-actors, and Mexican-Lebanese actress Edy Ganem (“Devious Maids”) have been cast as leads in feature drama “7th & Union” from newly launched Broken English Prods.Launched in response to the Hollywood’s paucity of diverse voices, in front and behind the camera, Broken English Prods. was unveiled mid-June by fledgling film finance company Grandave Capital, which plans to invest some $20 million in two to four Latinx projects with budgets of up to $5 million.“We are proud to kick off Broken English Prods.