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'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' Early Access and Release

3/16/2023

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From Paramount Pictures, in Association with eOne, comes a Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley Film, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Screenplay written by Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, and Michael Gilio this new adventure was directed by (you guessed it) Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.  

Here's what we know:
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves "brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure." I don't know about you, but I could use a film that takes me away from the current events in our world, even if just for a little while. When is this film coming to theaters? March 31st. 
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Paramount Pictures announced a Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Sneak Preview and Early Access Fan Event in advance of the film’s nationwide theatrical release on March 31st. 
 
On the heels of SXSW’s opening night world premiere of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the studio announced special theatrical events offering fans in the U.S. and Canada the chance to be among the first see the film in theatres before its wide release.  
 
To celebrate the cinematic experience, Paramount Pictures will offer a National Sneak Preview on Sunday, March 26 at 2pm local time.  Moviegoers will also be among the first to see the film at an Early Access Fan Event on Wednesday, March 29 at 7:00pm local time, presented exclusively in premium formats at participating locations including Dolby Cinema, 4DX, ScreenX, IMAX and other premium large format theatres across the country.  
Tickets for the Sneak Preview, Early Access Fan Event, and general Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves tickets are on sale today.
 
To purchase tickets for the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Sneak Preview and Fan Event Screening, and to find participating theatre listings in your area, go to dungeonsanddragons.movie. Tickets for all shows also on sale at exhibitors’ websites & mobile apps and at participating theatre box offices nationwide.
 
Ticket holders seeing Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves at the Early Access fan screening will also see special content curated for this event and will also receive limited-edition gifts including exclusive 9”x12” collector's print designed by fantasy illustrator Jeff Easley and an exclusive, limited-edition Dungeons & Dragons 11”x17” cloth map of the Neverwinter created for fans attending this one-night event – while supplies last.
Paramount Pictures’ President of Domestic Distribution Chris Aronson, said, “This epic adventure based on the fiercely beloved Dungeons & Dragons game has been long in the making, and we’re thrilled to reward the patience of audiences and loyal fans nationwide with an early opportunity to see this fun, adventure-packed film on the big screen.” ​
The Official Synopsis:
In Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, a charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. The film brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.  Written, directed, and executive produced by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, and starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, and Daisy Head, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will be released in theatres worldwide by Paramount Pictures and eOne on March 31, 2023.
You can follow Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves on social media for more updates and use hashtag, #DnDMovie.

Will you be watching? Let us know in the comments.

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'Chuchi & Adaliz,' a Buddy Comedy of Two Very Different AfroPuerto Ricans Living in the Bay Area

3/10/2023

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still credits: Ernie Prieto
Created by Ashley Soto Paniagua and Dani Adaliz,  Chuchi & Adaliz is a buddy comedy set in the Bay area. The five episode single-camera digital series follows childhood besties who, despite having a shared racial and ethnic identity as AfroPuerto Ricans, couldn’t be more different than each other as adults. When Adaliz loses her high powered corporate job in San Francisco and moves in with Chuchi in Oakland, the audience watches avatars of San Francisco (Adaliz) and Oakland (Chuchi) and how their socioeconomic differences shape behavior, as San Francisco is 54.4% more expensive to live in than Oakland. They're in for a rude awakening when they realize that what brought them together as kids isn't enough to keep them together as adults.
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The series stars Ashley Soto Paniagua, Dani Adaliz, Andrea Bashe, Kathryn Peters, Jocelli Paniagua, Selorm Kploanyi, Dariany Santana, Jeremy Habig, Auri Jackson, Brendan Fizgibbons, and Jullian Farris. Written by Ashley Soto Paniagua and Dani Adaliz, Chuchi & Adaliz was directed by Dani Adaliz (episodes 1, 2, 4 & 5) and Lance Cameron  Holloway (episode 3). 
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still credits: Ernie Prieto
With music by  Trackademicks, the series was edited by Guillermo Zouian, Fabyan German, and Victoria Linares. Ernesto Prieto was Director of Photography, and the comedy was produced by Jocelli Paniagua, Heidi Williamson, Ashley Soto Paniagua, and Dani Adaliz.
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This digital series, Chuchi & Adaliz, will premiere at SXSW 2023 March 12 and 16.

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Gael García Bernal is 'Cassandro' and Here's the First Look

12/8/2022

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Here is a first look at Cassandro, a film starring Gael García Bernal coming to Prime Video.
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GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL stars in CASSANDRO Photo: Courtesy of Prime Video © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC
Written by David Teague, Roger Ross Williams, and Julián Herbert, the film was directed by Roger Ross Williams​. Cassandro was executive produced by Gael García Bernal, Paula Amor, Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga, Alberto Müffelmann, David Teague, Matías Penachino and produced by Gerardo Gatica, Todd Black, David Bloomfield, Ted Hope, and Julie Goldman.

The story follows Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, who rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life.
The film stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, and Raúl Castillo, with special appearances by El Hijo del Santo and Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. Cassandro is set to be released globally on Prime Video in 2023. 

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'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,' the Journey Begins 2023

12/8/2022

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Paramount Pictures presents, in association with eOne, a Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley film. Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the screenplay was written by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley and Michael Gilio. Based on Hasbro's Dungeons and Dragons, the story is by Chris McKay and Michael Gilio. Produced by 
Jeremy Latcham, p.g.a., Brian Goldner, Nick Meyer, the film was executive produced by Denis L. Stewart, Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Chris Pine, Zev Foreman, Greg Mooradian. 
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Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head and Hugh Grant, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure. 
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A Quick Synopsis:
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.  Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.
The journey begins next year when Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves opens in theaters on March 31, 2023. #DnDMovie

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The Visually Stunning and Immersive Experience of 'BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths' Comes to Netflix

12/1/2022

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On November 30, Netflix partnered with the Mexican Cultural Institute and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino in Washington DC to host a screening at the Motion Picture Association of BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, the new film from five-time Academy Award® winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant).  The screening was followed by a Q&A with actors Daniel Gimenez Cacho, and Ximena Lamadrid and moderated by journalist and film critic, Anne Hoyt Wakefield.  In addition, the following dignitaries and leaders attended the event, Congressman Joaquin Castro, Felix Sanchez (Hispanic Foundation for the Arts), Jorge Zamanillo (Smithsonian), Ix-Nic Iruegas (Mexican Cultural Institute) and Gail Mackinnon (Motion Picture Association).
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BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is available in theaters now, and will stream on December 16, 2022 on Netflix.
About BARDO:
Five-time Academy Award®-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu brings us BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths.

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is an epic, visually stunning and immersive experience set against the intimate and moving journey of Silverio, a renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, who, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit. The folly of his memories and fears have decided to pierce through the present, filling his everyday life with a sense of bewilderment and wonder. 
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With both emotion and abundant laughter, Silverio grapples with universal yet intimate questions about identity, success, mortality, the history of Mexico and the deeply emotional familial bonds he shares with his wife and children. Indeed, what it means to be human in these very peculiar times. Mexican actor Daniel Giménez Cacho plays Silverio Gama in an indelible performance. 

Shot on resplendent 65mm by Academy Award®--nominee Darius Khondji (Amour, Se7en) and written by Iñárritu and Nicolás Giacobone (Oscar®--winning Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and Biutiful), BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths marks Iñárritu’s first film to be shot in Mexico since 2000’s international sensation Amores Perros. The film features production design by the Oscar®--winning Mexican designer Eugenio Caballero (ROMA, Pan’s Labyrinth) and costume design by Anna Terrazas (The Deuce, ROMA).​

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s 50-year History of Wildlife Conservation will be Celebrated with a Float in the 134th Rose Parade Presented by Honda

11/28/2022

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January starts with one of our favorite parades, the Rose Parade. In its 134th Rose Parade presented by Honda, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance—an international conservation organization with “two front doors”: the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park—will participate with a float celebrating the Safari Park’s 50th anniversary. The Safari Park opened in 1972 and since the beginning, saving species has been a key part of the Safari Park’s mission. The Safari Park has played a huge role in the conservation of species ranging from condors and hornbills to rhinos and elephants. With its theme “Celebrating 50 Years of Conservation,” the float depicts rhinos, giraffes and the Safari Park’s iconic Wildlife Safari experience, and brings to life the Safari Park’s ability to connect guests with wildlife and create life-changing moments. ​
“Unlike any other place on Earth, the Safari Park transports guests into sprawling landscapes and dynamic ecosystems teeming with amazing wildlife, offering one-of-a-kind experiences where stories of nature and conservation come to life,” said Paul Baribault, president and chief executive officer, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. “Conservation starts with people—and at the Safari Park, we are able to make a connection between our guests and wildlife every day. Our hope is connecting people to wildlife will inspire them to help support our mission and our global conservation programs to protect endangered wildlife.”
The “Celebrating 50 Years of Conservation” float features  4-month-old Neville, and his mother Livia, two southern white rhinos who bring enormous hope to the cutting-edge efforts to save the distantly related northern white rhino. With only two northern white rhinos left on Earth, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is combining groundbreaking conservation science with more than a century of world-class wildlife expertise to save the species. Neville is the third rhino born as part of this revolutionary program at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park—joining Edward and Future, who also made history as the first southern white rhinos born through artificial insemination in North America. 

Secure on her 4-foot legs, is Msituni (pronounced see tune neee), an 11-month-old giraffe born at the Safari Park. Born unable to walk, a condition in which she would not have survived in her native habitat, she required months of critical around-the-clock care, along with several pairs of custom giraffe-sized orthotic leg braces, to support her while she gained the necessary strength to walk. Today, after making a full recovery, Msituni runs alongside dozens of giraffes, wildebeest, impalas, rhinos, and Cape buffalo in the Safari Park’s African savannas. 

A pair of African crowned cranes meander through lush landscapes, as Msituni’s parents peek with curiosity into an open-air safari truck filled with guests. The riders are wildlife care specialists, veterinarians and conservation scientists from the Safari Park who have dedicated their lives to caring for Neville, Msituni and countless other species in San Diego and around the globe. They are joined by the Safari Park’s Executive Director, Lisa Peterson, and expert wildlife guides from the Safari Park. Representing how a moment at the Safari Park can change a lifetime, are four young children who may aspire to be the next generation of conservationists, surrounded by the wonders of wildlife and intricate beauty of nature. 
The planned floral array on the float will illustrate that both the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and San Diego Zoo are accredited botanical gardens that feature over 2 million plants—and serve as a reminder of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s dedication to plant conservation through its many efforts, including the Wildlife Biodiversity Bank. 
The Safari Park’s 1,800 acres are home to vital conservation efforts, with more than 3,600 individual animals from more than 300 species, and a botanical collection of more than 1.75 million plants. The Safari Park welcomes more than 1 million guests each year, providing an ideal setting for visitors to connect with nature and wildlife, while supporting San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s conservation efforts worldwide.  ​​

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Multi Award-Winning Artist, The Weeknd, Collaborates with Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

8/16/2022

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This year's Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights will be one you'll definitely won't want to miss. That's because for the first time ever, multi award-winning artist The Weeknd joins forces with Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights to inspire all-new, terrifying haunted houses based on his record-breaking “After Hours” album. Beginning September 2 at Universal Orlando Resort and on September 8 at Universal Studios Hollywood, guests will spiral into the twisted mind of this mysterious artist to experience “The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare.”

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Global phenomenon, The Weeknd, is renowned for his groundbreaking music that blends daring, provocative lyrics with innovative sounds and ominous undertones.
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“After Hours” is The Weeknd’s fourth consecutive number one album and has spawned multiple chart-topping hits, including “Too Late,” “Heartless,” “In Your Eyes” and the wildly popular single “Blinding Lights” – which is ranked as the #1 Greatest Hot 100 Hit of All Time by Billboard. This fall, select tracks from the riveting album are being reimagined as a horror movie soundtrack for the outrageously haunting experience at Halloween Horror Nights. 

The dark undercurrent behind The Weeknd’s enigmatic persona will permeate the all-new Halloween Horror Nights haunted houses on both coasts. With the eerie sounds of “After Hours” reverberating throughout the experience, guests will step into a surreal living nightmare filled with grotesque characters and themes inspired by The Weeknd’s music and short films. As they’re stalked by slashers, bandaged maniacs, gruesome toad-like creatures and other unfathomable horrors from the mind of the artist, guests will be challenged to survive the night while trapped within the terrifying, unexpected world of “The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare” – a place that only exists in The Weeknd’s vivid imagination and from which one may never escape. 
“I always wanted my own Halloween Horror Nights haunted house as Halloween has always been significant to my music, so this is a total dream come to life. I feel like my music videos have served as a launching pad for a collaboration like this, and I cannot wait for people to experience this madness!” said Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye. 

“We are thrilled to take guests inside of the mind of The Weeknd, who is a Halloween Horror Nights fan himself,” said John Murdy, Executive Producer of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood.  “This is an unprecedented haunted house that is going to shatter the expectations of our guests and immerse them in an unforgettable experience that is equally unexpected and terrifying,” added Charles Gray, Senior Show Director for Entertainment Creative Development at Universal Orlando Resort. 

All tickets are on sale now for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort, which begins Friday, September 2 – including online savings on single-night tickets and a variety of Frequent Fear Pass options that allow guests to experience the horror on multiple nights. Guests can also stay close to the screams with vacation packages that include hotel accommodations, one-night admission to the event, tickets to all three Universal Orlando theme parks, and benefits exclusive to Universal Orlando hotel guests, such as Early Park Admission to the theme parks during the day and access to a dedicated Halloween Horror Nights entry gate at night.  Plus, guests can take their visit to the next level with upgrades such as the guided R.I.P. Tour, Express Pass, the daytime, lights-on Behind the Screams: Unmasking the Horror Tour and Scareactor Dining – where guests can fuel up for the fear with a themed dinner buffet and special photo ops with scareactors on select nights. Annual passholder discounts on select products are also now available, and Florida residents can save on vacation packages when they stay two nights or longer. For more information on all offers and ticket products, click here.
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood begins on Thursday, September 8, and all tickets to the terrifying event are now on sale. Tickets purchased online or at the Universal Studios Hollywood front gate provide guests with Early Event Admission to select houses, beginning at 6pm each night of Halloween Horror Nights (subject to change). Universal Studios Hollywood offers a variety of Halloween Horror Nights ticket options, including General Admission, Universal Express, After 2pm Day/Night, the premium R.I.P. Tour and popular passes, Frequent Fear and Ultimate Fear, which allow guests to experience the scares again and again. Click here for more information about each ticket type and for terms and conditions. 
Both events will run select nights through Monday, October 31, and more details and haunted houses will be revealed soon. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.HalloweenHorrorNights.com.

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

8/14/2022

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The cast of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves were at the 2022 Comic-Con International: San Diego. The film, which is set for theatre release on March 3, 2023 is already creating quite the buzz. 

Story by Chris McKay and Michael Gilio, the screenplay was written by Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, and Michael Gilio. Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, and Hugh Grant.
Here's a Quick Synopsis:
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.
Following are some images of the  2022 Comic-Con International: San Diego.

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'America's Family' Producer, Nadia Voukitchevitch

8/7/2022

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The film, America's Family is an audience favorite, and with reason. "I am proud to have written and directed a film that reflects today’s American family as intersectional, mixed status and mixed ethnic and as the cornerstone of an evolving American culture." Those are the words of writer and director Anike L. Tourse. The film has already claimed the Grand Jury Award for Features as well as the Audience Award for Competition Features at the 25th annual Dances with Films festival in Los Angeles.

America's Family was produced by Nadia Voukitchevitch, Angelica Salas, Emiliana Guereca and CHIRLA. The film tells the story of the Diaz family, whose home is raided by ICE on Thanksgiving Day.  The mother, Marisol (Tourse), was put in detention, her son Koke (Ricardo Cisneros) was deported, and patriarch Jorge (Mauricio Mendoza) fled for protective sanctuary. Marisol and Jorge’s two American-born children—young attorney Emiliano (Emmanuel López Alonso) and his differently-abled teen sister Valentina (Jailene Arias) scramble to reunite the family as their parents and brother fight to get home.​​
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To read the full article on the film, read our coverage,  'America's Family,' A Favorite at Dances with Films Festival.
We are looking into the life of producer Nadia Voukitchevitch, a New Yorker who is paving her way in the film industry. 
She's a producer, writer and director. Voukitchevitch was born in New York City, earned her BA at Sarah Lawrence College and has been living in Los Angeles for almost 18 years. Nadia also has a Masters in Human Development with a concentration in Leadership in Education and Human Services from Pacific Oaks College. While at Sarah Lawrence, Nadia was elected Sophomore Class President and as a member of the Student Senate brought about change on campus particularly affecting students of color. Nadia directed several short films and documentaries, one called “Color & Differences @ SLC” about the experiences of students and professors of color on campus that caused some controversy. She also directed “Foreign Women Living in Russia” when she took her Junior year abroad in St. Petersburg, Russia, which lead her to become a finalist for Documentary by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1998. When living in Russia, she was asked to play a small role in the film “Brother”, directed by Alexei Balabanov and starring Sergei Bodrov Jr., which received a Special Nomination at Cannes in 1997 and won numerous awards including Best Feature Film at the Brussels International Film Festival. ​
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On making America's Family:

​“Producing this film was beyond a work of love and social justice for me as a daughter of immigrants who fled Hitler during WWII. I have always believed that this is a country made up of immigrants from all over the world. It’s an honor for me to support CHIRLA and Angélica Salas for over 17 years, a non-profit very close to my heart that has been advocating for immigrant rights for generations.  We hope that our film sparks a bright light in those already aware of the need for immigration reform and those new to the critical issue, and inspire them to take action” shared Voukitchevitch. ​

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Nadia comes from a multicultural family who traveled the world, her father, an Author, was born in Geneva. Her paternal grandfather from Montenegro became a Member of the Secretariat of the League of Nations, and her concert pianist-artist-poet mother, the Philippines. She recently discovered that she had English, Swedish, Norwegian and Basque blood via a DNA test. Nadia is fluent in Spanish and speaks several languages. Her work has taken her to film in many countries including Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Dominican Republic and Cuba.

Nadia's interests in drama and film started at the age of 10 when she decided she wanted to be a Director. When in High School, she won a place at the Future Filmmaker’s Workshop at Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. Nadia was Senior Class President and founded the Video Club at Washington Irving H.S., where she made her first animated film and won a Drama Cup at Hunter College for playing a male and female role simultaneously in a play by Lope de Vega in Spanish.

Nadia’s passion for Photography started at the Instituto de Bachillerato de Miguel Hernández in Alicante where she took her first classes. When in High School, several of her B&W photographs were bought and published by Paramount. She recently had one of her B&W photographs taken in Cuba minted as her first NFT when selected to be exhibited in the Every Women Biennial in NYC at the SuperChief Gallery. ​
Nadia’s film career began with Good Machine Inc. working on low-budget indie films with mentors Ted Hope and James Schamus and Directors Nicole Holefcener, Hannah Weyer, Tod Haynes, Hal Hartley, Eddie Burns, and Ang Lee and Producers Anthony Bregman and Mary Jane Skalski. Later she worked on big-budget Hollywood features like Hurricane, dir. Norman Jewison, and Music of the Heart, dir. Wes Craven. 

As a woman of color, Nadia worked her way up from Locations Intern, Key PA, Production Coordinator, Assistant Producer, Script Supervisor on features, to 1st Assistant Director, Line Producer, Producer and eventually Executive Producer on TV commercial sets. Nadia also worked on TV Shows: CNN, MTV, VH1, and BBC, and some music videos for Celine Dion, Trick Daddy, Juan Luis Guerra, Jennifer Lopez…
 
Nadia’s first job as an Agency Producer was at Castor Advertising in Miami, one of the top US Hispanic Advertising Agencies with Fortune 500 clients, including General Motors, Pontiac, Anheuser Busch, Bacardi, Castrol Oil. This opportunity allowed her to work with the best commercial production companies in the nation, both for the US Hispanic Market and General Market, and to learn about all aspects of Latin culture.
 
In 2001 she moved to Los Angeles where she became Executive Producer at Castells Advertising and helped grow the Agency in four years by winning 19 new business accounts out of 20 pitches. Nadia also worked for Grupo Gallegos, Casanova Pendrill/McCann Erikson, Pacific Communications, Vitro Agency, al Punto, and directly with brands such as Aireloom and Pep Boys. She has won multiple awards for advertising campaigns that she produced, a Belding for a Kohls’ Holiday spot and Palm D’Ors for an Alzheimer’s campaign.
She directed, produced, wrote and edited a short film: “Behind Closed Doors”, and directed documentary Esperanza Community Housing Corp and PSAs for CHIRLA, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, who awarded her a certificate of recognition.
  
Nadia produced a short comedy, Ending Up, directed by Paige Morrow Kimball, starring Jenica Bergere and Matt Letscher, that won many awards at film festivals, including the Comedy Block Audience Award at the San Jose Short Film Festival. 
  
Nadia's passion for social justice and love for public service led her to raise funds for many non-profits. After sending her 287-page thesis on US Public School Education Reform to the White House, she received a letter from President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden acknowledging how critical education is to the long-term success of our Nation. She is also writing her memoir, and is developing a script, a period piece on her paternal ancestors and how they came to survive the Russian Revolution and WWI and migrated to the US on the brink of WWII while being torpedoed by a nazi submarine. 

Nadia ran the 5k in the Pasadena Triathlon and a 5k for BrittaCares: helping children survive cancer; her last Honolulu Marathon raised 8 million for APLA and the fight against AIDS. She is also the proud Mom to her 13-year-old son, who recently won a Grammy with the National Children’s Chorus, and their dogs Estrella and a rescue puppy Fearless. Nadia recently married her partner of 8 years, Director, Editor, Producer and VFX Supervisor, and Founder of VFXLA, Robb Hart.

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Blu-Ray de 'Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness' Nos Expande la Historia de la Actriz detrás del Personaje América Chávez

8/5/2022

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Sin dudas la mejor sorpresa que nos trajo la película número 28 en la saga del Universo Marvel, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness fue la presencia en la historia de un personaje latino clave, América Chávez, una adolescente del paralelo utópico que tiene la capacidad de viajar a través del multiverso abriendo pasadizos con forma de estrella, ayudando así al personaje de Benedict Cumberbatch para que pueda trasladarse de dimensión en dimensión.

El filme, que fue dirigido por el legendario Sam Raimi, y que incluyó en su elenco a grandes estrellas como Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, y actores de la talla de Bruce Campbell, Hayley Atwell, Michael Stuhlbarg y Benedict Wong, fue uno de los mayores éxitos de taquilla en lo que va del año, recaudando 954 millones de dólares en todo el mundo, de los cuales 411 fueron obtenidos sólo en Estados Unidos.
Tras su llegada en formato digital el pasado 22 de junio, el filme acaba de arribar en forma física, tanto en 4K Ultra HD como en Blu ray y DVD. Pero además de volver a disfrutar de las grandes actuaciones, los elaborados efectos especiales y las características escenas de acción de toda buena película de Marvel, cada uno de esos sets nos permitirá conocer un poco mejor a Xóchitl Gómez, particularmente a través de un segmento titulado "Presentando a América Chávez", que a pesar de su brevedad explica el orígen del personaje en los comics, cuáles son los poderes que tiene y quien es la actriz que fue elegida para interpretarla. 

Hija de un padre de orígen mexicano y una madre estadounidense que eligieron bautizarla con la palabra náhuatl que significa "flor", Xóchitl estudió desde pequeñas artes marciales, lo que no le vino nada mal para el rodaje de la película. Gómez, que tenía 14 años cuando se enteró que le habían dado el papel tras un proceso de casting que duró 6 meses, una noticia que hizo que se pusiera a llorar de emoción, apareció por primera vez en una pantalla cuando tenía 10 y participó como extra en la película "Intervowen" que protagonizó Mo'nique pero un año después ya tenía otros 4 créditos. 
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Tras participar en numerosos cortometrajes y en series en episodios aislados, consiguió su primer papel importante en la producción de Netflix "The Babysitters Club", en la que también actuó Alicia Silverstone. 

Hoy con 16 años y todo el futuro por delante, Chávez no sabe aún cuáles serán los planes de Marvel para su personaje, que apareció por primera vez en el cómic "Vengeance" en 2011 como la hija de dos madres que la han criado en un universo paralelo, a las que abandona inesperadamente cuando aparecen sus poderes por primera vez. 
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En la película, América le explica a Doctor Strange que no tiene ningún control sobre su capacidad para cambiar de dimensión, y que es algo que suele ocurrir cada vez que tiene miedo. "América Chávez puede golpear y abrir mundos que son como naves que le permiten viajar de un universo al otro. Le cuesta confiar en los demás y a lo largo de la película podemos ver cómo logra superar ese problema, pero si algo la distingue es que es fuerte y resistente, y aunque todo vaya a explotar, ella sigue hacia adelante", comentó Xóchitl en una entrevista reciente.

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