Amplification
Highlighting and uplifting Latine-related accomplishments and announcements across television, film and other disciplines, along with findings and interrogations about the industry.
Mauricio Katz & Pedro Peirano Sign Overall Deal With HBO
Mauricio Katz & Pedro Peirano have signed a two-year overall deal with HBO. As part of the deal, they will continue working as consulting producers on the second season of Perry Mason. As a duo, Katz & Peirano have developed pilot scripts for Starz, HBO and FX; and have written screenplays for Hollywood heavyweights such as Martin Scorsese and Benicio Del Toro.
Zetna Fuentes To Direct ‘Never Look Back’ For 3Pas & Amazon; Talia Rothenberg Adapting Lilliam Rivera Novel, Romeo Santos Exec Producing
Prolific TV director Zetna Fuentes (The Gilded Age) is set to helm the film Never Look Back, based on Lilliam Rivera’s 2019 novel of the same name, for 3Pas Studios and Amazon Studios, with Talia Rothenberg (Rebelde) adapting the screenplay.
Screen Gems Developing ‘Two And Only’ As Starring Vehicle For Ariana DeBose, With Script From Jen Rivas-DeLoose; DeBose Also Exec Producing
Ariana DeBose, who recently became the first openly queer woman of color to win an Oscar, for her portrayal of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, will executive produce Screen Gems’ Two and Only, an original screenplay by Latina and LGBTQ+ writer Jen Rivas-DeLoose. It will be developed as a star vehicle for DeBose.
Jessica Alba To Star In & EP ‘Confessions On the 7:45’ Series In Works At Netflix From ‘Encanto’s Charise Castro Smith
Jessica Alba has closed a deal to executive produce and headline a series based on Lisa Unger’s international bestseller Confessions on the 7:45, which is in development at Netflix, sources tell Deadline. Charise Castro Smith, co-writer and co-director of Disney’s Oscar-winning Encanto, is attached to adapt Unger’s novel. She also serves as showrunner and executive produces with Alba and 3 Arts’ Michael Rotenberg and Oly Obst.
Natalie Chaidez Signs Overall Deal With Warner Bros Television
Natalie Chaidez (The Flight Attendant, Queen of the South) has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with Warner Bros Television. As part of the deal, she will develop and create original programming via WBTV for all platforms.
Netflix Lands New ‘Spy Kids’ Movie With Robert Rodriguez Back as Director
The filmmaker, who was behind "The Book of Boba Fett," will write and direct the relaunch for the streaming service, Skydance Media and Spyglass Media Group.
Eva Longoria To Launch New Slate Of Podcasts With iHeartMedia Including A Scripted Series With Dania Ramirez
EXCLUSIVE: Eva Longoria is launching a new slate of podcasts—both scripted and unscripted—in collaboration with iHeartMedia‘s My Cultura Podcast Network.
Actor Jimmy Smits gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Emmy-winning actor Jimmy Smits has been recognized with a star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Juliany Taveras Inks Amazon Film, TV Deal (Exclusive)
Amazon is expanding its relationship with Juliany Taveras. The playwright, fresh off work on Gloria Calderón Kellett’s With Love, has signed an overall television and first-look film deal with the streamer and retail giant.
In The Staircase, Colin Firth and Toni Collette Find Life in Death
The decorated stars talk playing the unthinkable—and unknowable—in HBO Max’s wild, innovative true-crime limited series.