In the film Velazquez plays the role of Analisa, John Matthews’ (Dwayne Johnson) second wife; their lives gets disrupted when his son from his first marriage is wrongfully thrown into prison. As a parent John Matthews is willing to do anything for his son and agrees to go undercover in order to set him free. 

I spoke to this talented...]]> http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/exclusive-nadine-velazquez-on-snitch-aztec-warrior/3032 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/john-ortiz-bradley-cooper-deserved-to-be-nominated/3024 Transcription done by Mariana Dussan.

As The Weinstein Company is making an invigorated Oscar push to drive their dramedy “Silver Linings Playbook” to a historic upset over the leading favorite front-runner in "Argo" in the Best Picture category, I had a lengthy and very enjoyable discussion with one of its co-stars - Puerto Rican thespian John Ortiz who plays Ronnie, best friend to Bradley Cooper in the film. 

With over 20 years in the business, Ortiz has consolidated himself as one of the most dependable Hispanic actors in Hollywood. His oustanding character actor work such as Guajiro in Carlito's Way, Juan Abreu in Before Night Falls, Octavio in NARC, Jose Yero in Miami Vice, amongst many others, puts him, well poised to be a part of the Oscar discussion in the next 10 years, the way Demián Bichir was in 2011.

I had such a great conversation with Ortiz. He gave me so much about the business of how Hollywood ticks, insights that no one has gotten yet regarding behind-the-scenes of the film. I also...]]> http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/john-ortiz-bradley-cooper-deserved-to-be-nominated/3024 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/entrevista-con-elenco-de-escape-from-planet-earth/3023 This Valentine’s Day weekend ‘Escape From Planet Earth’ an original animated family film will open nationwide! For us Latinos who love animated films this will be one to go see, especially because of the great Latino actors who voice some of the most important characters in the film: Jessica Alba is Lena, the beautiful and intelligent chief at BASA, Sofia Vergara plays Gabby the hot and spicy anchor for BNN News, and finally George Lopez a three-eyed slug alien named Thurman. We had a chance to sit down with two of their funny cast mates, Craig Robinson is Doc an intergalactic radio talk-show therapist, an adorable and genius alien mouse who invented social networking and is the voice of reason to all the other prisoners in Area 51. Jane Lynch is Io, she’s a gigantic Cyclops from the sun who has anger management problems and whose intelligence and strength come in handy.

These two has each had their share of making memorable movies: Lynch with  ’40 year Old Virgin’, ‘Role Models’, and animated films like ‘Shrek Forever...]]> http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/entrevista-con-elenco-de-escape-from-planet-earth/3023 Sun, 27 Jan 2013 http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/warm-bodies-pase-exclusivo-a-la-alfombra-roja/3007 ShowBizCafe.com was one of the three Hispanic outlets invited to the exclusive red carpet premiere of ‘Warm Bodies’ in New York City. There I got to catch up with the main cast and director, as well as spot a few other celebrities invited to the screening such as Tony Danza and Gabourey Sidibe, best known for her role in the movie ‘Precious’.

‘Warm Bodies’ from director Jonathan Levine is about a Zombie named R (Nicholas Hoult) who falls in love with a human, Julie (Teresa Palmer), which changes the rules in both of their worlds and might help calm the chaos of the apocalypse.

British actor Nicholas Hoult has been in the world of TV and movies since he was a child and he’s had some key roles in both. He’s worked with the likes of Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and is part of the ‘X-Men’ franchise where he embodies Hank McCoy also known as “Beast”. This year he is the protagonist of ‘Warm Bodies’ and ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’.

http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/warm-bodies-pase-exclusivo-a-la-alfombra-roja/3007 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/exclusive-argos-real-tony-mendez-im-not-hispanic/2992 For the Latino moviegoers who already saw Argo or who will now see it due to the 7 Oscar nominations it received today from the Academy, you might be plunged into the controversy that has arisen from the big reveal in the movie - Ben Affleck, who directs and stars in the film, his lead role character is named Tony Mendez, an obvious Latino.

So why did Affleck, an Irish guy, play him as opposed to a Latino actor? What did Tony Mendez, the real life CIA agent that inspired the film think? And is he really a Latino (couldn't find any detailed news on his heritage on the web)?Many people are upset at Affleck's logic here, but I decided to go to the source, Mendez himself, and interview about his Latino roots and Affleck's decision not to hire a Latino thespian to play the lead role.

Jack Rico (JR): What is your full name?

Tony Mendez (TM): Antonio Joseph Mendez

JR: When I first saw “Argo,” I was stunned when Ben Affleck’s...]]> http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/exclusive-argos-real-tony-mendez-im-not-hispanic/2992 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 http://www.showbizcafe.com/en/interviews/the-hobbit-interviews-with-peter-jackson-and-the-cast/2972 It’s been almost 10 years since ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ premiered and now finally the prequel to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is here, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ will open in the United States this Friday December 14. This one will be followed by ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ to open December 13, 2013 and then, ‘The Hobbit: There and Back Again’ July 18th 2014. In this first part, we will join young Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) in his first adventure with some new faces such as Thorin (Richard Armitage) the Dwarf King of Erebor and the rest of the twelve dwarves, whose kingdom has been taken away by a dragon named Smaug. Familiar faces accompany us on the trip such as the wizard Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) and they will bump into Goblins, Orcs, Giant Spiders, Sorcerers and even Gollum (Andy Serkis) among others. In this journey he will discover himself as well as the wanders that the world outside of The Shire has to offer.