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Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales, Veronica Falcón, Isabella Gomez, Luna Blaise and Kevin Alejandro have been set to star in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, a feature film adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s YA novel. Aitch Alberto wrote the script and will make her…

On Tuesday morning, just before President Joe Biden addressed the United Nations for the first time, more than 80 celebrities and entertainment figures issued an open letter to world leaders calling for them to end “the Covid-19 pandemic now.” The letter, which mentioned the United Nations General Assembly Session…

Eva Longoria and Ben Spector are set to develop Carlos Hernandez’s award-winning book Sal & Gabi Break the Universe as part of a deal between their UnbeliEVAble Entertainment and Disney Branded Television. Writer-producer Nelson Soler (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists) is also attached to the project. The…

A new report from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative— released to coincide with the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month—finds popular movies continue to marginalize Hispanics and Latinos. The investigation—co-authored by Ariana Case, Zoily Mercado, and Karla Hernandez —assessed leading and co-leading Hispanic and…

Just over a week after Tina Tchen resigned as the CEO of Time’s Up, the besieged gender equity group has now seen a vast portion of its board of directors exit — willingly. “Time’s Up is ready for new leadership, and we want to move forcefully toward its new iteration,” said exiting board members Shonda Rhimes, Eva Lon…

EXCLUSIVE: Pantaya signed a co-development and production deal with Elefantec Global to create feature films, original series, and other entertainment offerings for Hispanic/Latino audiences. As part of that deal, the companies announced its first round of collaborations including a reimagined version of NBC’s Telenov…

Solar Opposites pair Grace Parra Janney and Josh Bycel are developing a single-camera comedy for ABC inspired by the former's own large Mexican-American family in Texas. The pair have teamed with Eva Longoria and her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment production company to develop a half-hour series for the Disney-owned…

Jesse Garcia from Quinceañera will play Richard Montanez, the architect of the Flamin’ Hot Cheeto, and Annie Gonzalez of Gentefied will portray his wife, Judy, in Eva Longoria feature directorial debut Flamin’ Hot from Searchlight Pictures and Franklin Entertainment. As Deadline first told you about the movie, Flamin…

Eva Longoria and Facebook executive Ivana Kirkbride have been appointed to the board of directors at the Television Academy Foundation, the nonprofit organization said Tuesday. The foundation's programs include an annual internship program, a media faculty conference and the College Television Awards in addition to…

EXCLUSIVE: Following a lengthy search, HBO Max has tapped newcomer Olivia Goncalves for the lead role in The Gordita Chronicles, its single-camera family comedy pilot from Josh Berman's Osprey Productions, Zoe Saldana's Cinestar Pictures and Sony Pictures TV. Written by Claudia Forestieri and directed by Eva Longoria…

EXCLUSIVE: Eva Longoria is set to direct and executive produce The Gordita Chronicles pilot at HBO Max. The single-camera family comedy hails from Josh Berman’s Osprey Productions, Zoe Saldana's Cinestar Pictures, and Sony Pictures TV, where Berman's Osprey Prods is under a deal. Written by Claudia Forestier, In The Go…

Dangling $86.9 million in front of some big-ticket projects from Oscar winners and former Desperate Housewives, the California Film Commission was feeling particularly generous this morning. Joel and Ethan Coen's new Scarface, the Eva Longoria helmed Flamin Hot, Steven Soderbergh's HBO Max-set KIMI with Zoë Kravitz, wh…