February 1-15, 2013-Volume 19-Issue 1 DTodos

Película|Music|Cultura|Bilingual and Siempre Gratis Gina Lapiana: “Avoid the Casting Couch”

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Enough is Enough! AND THE AND THE WINNER DTodos HERE NO MORE Bilingual Biweekly Tabloid VP Entertainment LLC. Publisher The news of Camacho's shooting has taken over newspaper headlines and Leo Ventocilla TV programs in Puerto Rico, where the Editor-in-Chief retired boxer holds somewhat of a rockstar status. Greg Pawlak In the United States Camacho also Movie Editor stayed in the limelight by participating in "Mira Quien Baila," a Univision Jorge Tenorio show that resembles Dancing with the Foreign Correspondent Stars. Camacho also made several appearances on the Univision show "El Fred Grunland Gordo y La Flaca". Theatre Editor According to Captain Reinaldo Santiago, a detective with Bayamon Linda Pena Police, Camacho and his friend, Lake Elsinore Office Alberto Mojica, were parked in front Account Executive Manager of a local store when an SUV with two gunmen Ronika Star Macho Camacho became the show's unofficial "Mira Quien Baila" critic. Hollywood Office Su hermano Lupillo Rivera precisó Account Executive que esta fue una Nochebuena difícil pues su muerte aún los afecta. Bill Jones La última Navidad fue una de las EPGP más nostálgicas y tristes para la familia Staff Photographers de la fallecida cantante Jenni Rivera, debido a que su reciente muerte aún los EPGP afecta. Su hermanos Lupillo Rivera Graphic Designer expresó el sentimiento que los embargó Webmaster ese día. "Una Navidad difícil pero le agradezco Gaspar Enterprises a Dios por todas sus bendiciones!", Distribution escribió. Además, horas antes de cele- brarse la Nochebuena, compartió un Gilbert Pena video en homenaje a su hermana, la Distribution Manager canción 'Yo te extrañaré' del grupo Tercer cielo y que fue la que presentó Parker Stanbury LLP el día de su funeral. Legal Advisor PHOTO OF JENNI RIVERA IN "FILLY BROWN" (RELEASE DATE: SPRING 2013 Howser was born in Gallatin, News Service Tennessee. Howser received his first Newscom name from a portmanteau of his par- PR News ents' names, Harold and Jewell, as City News revealed in the California's Gold NAPS episode "Smartsville". After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and on the staff of Sen. Howard Baker, Howser began Proud Member of the Hollywood his television career at WSM-TV in Chamber of Commerce Nashville. He began a series of "human interest" stories for WSM. Editorial control is retained by After working in New York, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 to work the editorial staff of VPE. The as a reporter for KCBS-TV. During publisher reserves the right to 1982-83, he served as weekend host alter or refuse any advertisement and correspondent for Entertainment or editorial submissions. Tonight. In 1985 he joined Los Angeles Submission are the views of the television station KCET, then a PBS affiliate, as a producer of Videolog, writers and do not necessarily covering short topics including lint the Sacramento Bee reported that of cancer, which he had been battling reflect the view of the manage- artist Slater Barron. among other topics Howser was retiring from making new for several years, at the age of 67. ment of VPE LLC. relevant to Los Angeles and adjacent shows. Howser died at home on the communities. On November 27, 2012, morning of Monday, January 7, 2013,

2 DTodos / February 1-15 2013 / dtodos.org ENOUGHENOUGH ISIS ENOUGH!ENOUGH!

We need Latinos To Play Latino Roles in Movies & on TV

By Kirk Whisler

hile many aspects of Hollywood have made major changes in the past two decades Win terms of providing roles in front and behind the camera for Latinos, prob- lems still exist. Hollywood has one tra- dition that only seems to get worse with the years: Allowing non-Latinos to play Latinos in key roles. I've been working far too many hours lately with on political campaigns. After victories for the propositions I was working on November 6th my wife, Magdalena and I went to see the movie ARGO. The movie is very well made: excellent script, great cast, mov- ing story... At the end of the movie they have individual cast photos next to each individual cast member. The producers have done a great job of get- ting actors who like the real persons they are portraying, except with one Dtodos Editor Leo Ventocilla and Miss Venezuela Luisa Diaz role: the lead character of real life CIA roles as gang members, drug users, and should be going to Latinos. Here's a African American projects are wonder- technical operations officer Tony maids they continue to have a problem few key examples of how this has been ful and the Southern African ones are Mendez that is played by Ben Affleck. casting Latinos into highly professional happening for too many decades in motivating - I just wonder when we'll Here's ten reasons this is wrong: roles - even when it's real characters. movies and television shows like: see a more realistic number of Latino 1. Talented Latino actors are over- 4. Successful films are viewed by mil- released that went on to earn many biopics. looked. Big budget films want lead lions and last for decades. Successful awards and generate hundreds of mil- 9. Latinos Buy Movie Tickets. While actors with name recognition. In 2012 films like Stand and Deliver have been lions in revenues. A Beautiful Mind Latinos in the USA now represent 16% it's fortunate there are dozens of viewed by millions of people over the was well received and yet most view- of the USA, they purchase 22% of all Latinos that have earned key entertain- past three decades and hundreds of ers had no idea at all that the lead char- movie tickets at theaters - and repre- ment industry awards and have had thousands of young Latinos have been acter's wife to be, played by Jennifer sent 24% of all frequent movie goers. leads in high grossing films. For the motivated to stay in school and go onto Connelly, was based upon the real life 10. If we truly want to change role of Tony Mendez couldn't the pro- college by the impressive and talented Alicia Lopez-Harrison de Landé, born America and offer accurate picture we ducers have called an award winning Latinos in the cast. Would the film in El Salvador. The character's ancestry MUST DEMAND that Latinos play actor like Benicio del Toro, Jimmy have the same impact if Jaime was completely white washed and for- Latino characters. While working in Smits, Edward James Olmos, Tony Escalante had been played by someone gotten. Result: Connelly got an 1982 with my compadre Edward James Plana, Andy Garcia, or Esai Morales, other than Edward James Olmos?I sin- Academy Awards - the Latino commu- Olmos on the movie The Ballad of to name a few possible actors that cerely doubt it. nity got NOTHING. Gregorio Cortez I learned first-hand could have excelled in this role. SAG- 5. It's not just for Latinos. Films and 7. Other communities would NOT tol- the enormous power film has over AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild, has television are the most common ways erate this. In the 21st Century no stu- audiences. As Eddie likes to point out over 6,000 Latino members for casting than many non-Latinos see the roles dio or producer would dream of casting as the lights go down the involvement directors to choose from so there is no that Latinos are playing or have played in a real life drama a white actor as an and connection increases. Let's work to lack of Latinos to cast into roles. within American society. When those African American or Asian American - make sure that the power of film is 2. Awards. ARGO will win many roles are played by non-Latinos just would not happen. Cries of correctly used. Compromises are no movie industry awards in the coming MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES ARE RACISM would be heard everywhere. longer acceptable. months, but none of these will go to a LOST FOREEVER. Why does it happen so often with I'm sure that many of you can come Latino because NO Latino was cast in Going back to ARGO no one is meaningful Latino roles? up with equally important reasons why the lead role. The same is true for going to say the role played by Ben THIS MUST STOP NOW. MISCASTING is unacceptable - and I many of the other films listed in this Afflack is a great Latino role model - 8. Dozens of biopics or hundreds? In sincerely hope that you'll share them article. and the movie will never show non- Hollywood today we've seen more big and other stories with me. Writing is 3. Role Models. When Latinos are not Latinos the true Latino hero that budget biopics funded about South not my strongest skill - but I'm cast in these highly visible, POSITIVE Mendez was. Africans than we have about Latinos extremely proud of the words that I've ROLES a MAJOR opportunity is lost 6. It has happened before - and will born in the USA. Over the past three put upon this paper. If you agree with to provide meaningful Latino role again. Please keep in mind that I have decades we've seen over a hundred what I've shared here, please email me models. While Hollywood has NO no problems with any of these actors, African American biopics filmed for at [email protected] with your problem casting Latinos in negative only when they are cast in roles that theatrical and television release. These thoughts.

DTodos / February 1-15 2013 / dtodos.org 3 “I WORK SO HARD TO DO WHAT I LOVE TO DO AND I DESERVE ALL OF IT”

BY LEO VENTOCILLA opposite Sacha Baron Cohen in "Al G Comics. She scored two films for him, Europe, and a self-titled pop rock Indahouse", his first working title film "Tekken" and "Robosapien: Rebooted". album released on iTunes. ctress, singer, and before "Borat". Gina also scored the soundtrack for Born in Brooklyn and raised in composer Gina La She has algo done lots of work for "Opposite Day". Corona, California, Gina was raised by Piana stars on the TV and when I asked her if it was easy Song writing is also in her repertoire, her father, a brilliant guitarist and new TV Series, "Rock to reach “the fame” that she now with songs written for Walt Disney vocalist. From the time she could walk, Ain a Hard Place", by enjoys, she said: “I work sohard to do Pictures' "Beverley Hills Chihuahua 2" she was already a "little performer", Brett Ratner and what I love to do and I deserve all of and the end title song for "Cinderella: raised on The Rolling Stones, Cat Huffington Post writer David Fagin. it”. She is determined to continue Part Two". Gina wrote and performed Stevens, Journey and other legendary She plays 'Prism', daughter of aging working and -of course- exploit her two songs for the Fox 2000 "Ramona bands. Another source for her per- Jewish punk rock star 'Lance "Lint" youth. Something vital that she recog- and Beezus" (starring Selena Gomez). forming personality came from Lucille Jones', played by Steven Weber. nized reings in Hollywood, and recom- While on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Ball and "I Love Lucy", which became Rosanna Arquette and Lesley Ann mends to all aspiring actor not to Strip", Gina had the wonderful experi- a childhood fascination that inspires Warren are also in the series. accept “couch casting”. ence working alongside Matthew Perry her to this day. It was this eclectic mix I interviews Gina at my Studio in Gina's Television credentials include and performing two original songs, "I that motivated her to pursue a career in Hollywood. Her smile and personality guest roles on the FOX Series "Bones", Don't Want to Start Over" and "Fly acting. She received a scholarship to I found very contagious. She had so "The Mentalist" and "Criminal Minds" Away". attend the esteemed American many thing to say and work to tell. on CBS, "Everybody Hates Chris" on Gina's entertainment career began Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she Gina's upcoming film roles include UPN, Aaron Sorkin's "Studio 60 on the when she signed a major label deal studied classical theater, film, and tele- 'Stacey' in "Audrey" and 'Clea' in Sunset Strip", and the original "Beverly with SONY in an all girl group called vision acting. "BG3: Play Kids". Her previous roles Hills 90210". She also makes recur- "Carmen Jones". Later on she signed Gina resides in Los Angeles where 'Gloria' in "Black Widow", 'Sophia' in ring appearances on "Days Of Our with Columbia Records to be in anoth- strives to combine her two favorite "30 Days to Die" from Lionsgate, Lives" as 'Gabby Ortiz'. er all-girl group called "Movida". As a passions; acting and music. "Theresa" in "Meet Dave" with Eddie Her talents extend to composing as mature artist, she pursued a solo album At the end of the interview, she sung Murphy, 'Sandra Lopez' in "Knockout", well, having worked on major sound- with MCA alongside Randy Jackson. beautiful songs, together with her gui- and Tom Cruise's former girlfriend in tracks for Avi Arad's production com- Gina has released two albums, "On tarrist. Her songs were based in per- "Jerry Maguire". Gina also starred pany, best known for owning Marvel top", an electropop album released in sonal experiences, she said.

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DTODOS EDITOR PREDICTS THE OSCAR WINNERS

BEST PICTURE Argo Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers Lincoln Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers Silver Linings Playbook Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Best Picture: Lincoln Best Leading Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis Best Leading Actress: Noami Watts Jonathan Gordon, Producers

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Pla ybook Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln Best Director: David O. Russell Best Supporting Role : Alan Arkin Best Supporting Role: Sally Fields

ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING DEATH RACE 3: ROLE INFERNO Alan Arkin Argo Robert De Niro epentant convict Carl Lucas Silver Linings Pla ybook (Luke Goss) - aka Tommy Lee Jones RFrankenstein- is a legendary Lincoln driver in the brutal prison blood sport known as Death Race. Only one victo- ry away from winning freedom, Lucas ACTRESS IN A LEADING is plunged into his most vicious com- ROLE petition yet: the first ever Desert Death Jennifer Lawrence Race. Through South Africa's infernal Silver Linings Pla ybook Kalahari Desert, Lucas is pitted against Naomi Watts ruthless adversaries and powerful The Impossible forces at work behind the scenes to ensure his defeat. Also, starring Danny ACTRESS IN A SUPPORT- Trejo and Ving Rhames, Death Race 3: ING ROLE Inferno is an insane, action packed thrill-ride. Amy Adams Greatest Death Race driver of all The Master time battles for his freedom through Sally Field South Africa's infernal desert when Lincoln Death Race 3: Inferno comes to Blu- Jacki Weaver ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Silver Linings Pla ybook Demand on January 22, 2013, from Universal Studios Home This explo- DIRECTING sive, unrated addition to the high- Lincoln octane franchise revs up the adrenaline Steven Spielberg with more extreme action, outrageous Silver Linings Playbook new vehicles, brutal stunts and an all- David O. Russell star cast. Combo Pack allows con- sumers to watch Death Race 3: Inferno FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM anytime, anywhere on the platform of No their choice. It includes a Blu-ray™ Chile disc, a DVD, a Digital Copy and UltraViolet™ for the ultimate, com- plete viewing experience.

DTodos / February 1-15 2013 / dtodos.org 5 2013 NAMM Show Opens with Grand Plaza Inauguration Festivities by Greg Pawlak Camp Pendleton performed on the plaza. The 50-piece band entered the he NAMM Show gathers Anaheim Convention Center to march T90,000 members of the music through the aisles, serenading show- product industry from around goers with "The Star-Spangled Banner" the world to preview new product and other patriotic songs. debuts from more than 4000 of brands The NAMM Show's exciting opening across every category. day continues with what has become The opening of the 2013 NAMM one of the most important industry tra- Show on January 24, 2013 marks not ditions, the Annual Tribute, an event only the start of the world's premier honoring the leaders of the music-mak- gathering for the music instrument and ing industry who have passed away in product industry, but also the debut of the last year. the Anaheim Convention Center's new The show ended with it's traditional outdoor venue, The Anaheim Grand surprise performance on the main stage Plaza. at the Hilton Hotel, and this year the To make full use of the Grand Plaza, surprise guest was Stevie Wonder. An NAMM has booked four jam-packed amazing talent, incredible performer, days of live music, tributes, events and Gene Simmons and special guests Photo: Greg Pawlak and somebody that any musician could networking opportunities in the new, the board and president of Willis Music participate in ribbon cutting cere- learn a thing or two from. outdoor space. Company and the NAMM Executive monies. Following the ribbon cutting, I am already looking forward to next Kevin Cranley, NAMM chairman of Committee welcomed attendees and the 1st Marine Division Band from year!

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By Zen Casak scents of these "lost idiots". I would like to find out where these cleaning rom now on, I will be writing young people come from, I think I about what I see in my barrio, could donate couple of thousand dol- Fmainly I will be watching the lars for their cause, what do you think? behavior of my fellow homo sapiens. If you see them at work, you'll see The more I see them, the more I them actively cleaning using brooms, believe now, that the monkey comes shovels and what I admire the most, is from humans and not all the way that they all work together and you can around. see that they take this task seriously. About two times per month, I see So, if you see them around your barrio young people cleaning the sidewalks in anytime, greet them and try to emulate Sunset Boulevard at the corner where them, ok? my office is. Why? You may ask: Well, Another thing that really…really merely because "lost young idiots" bugs me! Is that when I walk west on think they still live in the jungle. They Sunset Blvd toward Western Avenue, I use the sidewalks to urinate, defecate see so much trash, “illegal aliens” are and throw their trash around and start begging for work around Home Depot; hunting for food around the donut they are hanging from fences… My CLEANING CORNER OF SUNSET BLVD @ HOBART ST. place. question is: Who is generating all that day working and babysitting cars? Yes, midnight hour almost every day. The young people that come and trash at bus stops, trash cans? There are you guessed it! The Parking Next week I will tell you more about clean the sidewalks of my barrio want no city cleaning trucks to do their jobs. Enforcement Hybrid Car. I'm not kid- my beloved Hollywood Town. see the streets clean and without the But you know who I see 24 hours a ding! I have seen them working after

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