​of the most revered Latin music stars, Selena Quintanilla. The TV series will also include details, stories, perspective and insights which were not covered in the book from Perez’s perspective.
 
Major TV is led by Raymond Garcia, formerly publisher and founder of Celebra at Penguin Random House, where he published numerous best-sellers with top authors such as Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, and Perez, author of To Selena With Love.
 
“I spent several years keeping the memories of my late wife bottled up inside,” says Perez. “To Selena with Love allowed me to finally embrace my experience and understand the void it could fill in the hearts of so many others. I am now ready to take the important step of being fully transparent and bringing my everlasting relationship to life on the screen.”
 
“Selena is one of the most influential Latin artists of all time and her legacy continues to live on long after her tragic death,” says Endemol Shine North America CEO and Endemol Shine Americas Chairman Cris Abrego. “Chris Perez’s beautiful book To Selena With Love captured their amazing life together and will make for the perfect foundation for a TV series that our team is currently developing for both English and Spanish audiences worldwide.”

Noon in Los Angeles, Calif. and a cup of coffee in hand, I found myself ready to interview a well prepared actor who is making his way in Hollywood. On the other end of the line was a kind individual who was honest about who he is and where he’s headed. We began by getting to know the actor and individual that is John Paul Medrano. 

​his resume continues to evolve with roles in the short Mira Protocol, which is currently a film festival contender and the upcoming horror short film Las Vampirass (in English: The Female Vampires). We asked about the spelling in Las Vampirass and the reason behind the double s. While John confessed it’s in fact a mystery to him, he pointed out it may have to do with “making it more sensual”. Sensual why? The short revolves around women who may be peers, lovers or friends and have one thing in common: survival that relies exclusively on human blood. John’s role? Victim number one. A character he found challenging. “I was a little nervous at the audition because there was a lot of people who looked more sleazy and menacing than I did. I was actually surprised that they actually picked me.” His approach? “I was just trying to be more cynical.” The short is available for preview below.

genre, John says, “Over the course of my career, when I started, I’ve done a lot of dark humor, crime, narcos and all that.” He talked about his most recent work in a PSA where he plays “a racist TSA agent trying to interrogate a Latino who is in custody.” Coming from a hispanic background, the story resonates but in a different way. He explained, “I kinda get the idea of how the character is because I’ve been crossing the border a lot of times… and I’ve seen a lot of cruel people and entitled people who will even threaten to rip apart your passport if you piss them off.” He also told us about the director of the PSA, whose lived through similar experiences. “He’s Mexican-Lebanese and he's told me a lot of experiences every time he comes to the airport because [of] his last name… He always goes to second revision and he’s right there when all the TSA agents mistreat the immigrants.” 

John Paul Medrano has projects coming next year and continues to expand his resume and career as an artist. More of him can be found on his IMDb profile here. Meanwhile, enjoy the short film, Las Vampirass.

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From the twisted minds behind Evil Dead and director Fede Alvarez comes the terrifying, critically acclaimed film, Don't Breathe. Hailed as “the best American horror film in twenty years” (Jim Hemphill, Filmmaker Magazine) and Certified Fresh (87%) on Rotten Tomatoes, the film debuted at #1 at the box office and remained in the top spot for two weekends in a row. Starring Jane Levy (Evil Dead), Dylan Minnette (Goosebumps), Daniel Zovatto (It Follows) and Stephen Lang (Avatar), the film follows a group of thieves who break into a blind man’s home thinking they’ll get away with the perfect crime. When the blind man reveals a dark side, the trio quickly discovers they were dead wrong.  

From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Don't Breathe opens with a digital debut on November 8 and the Blu-ray™ and DVD release November 29.