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EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its U.S. release on November 3, Eugenio Derbez-starrer Radical is off to a great start in Mexico. The film, which won the Festival Favorite Award when it premiered at Sundance in January, opened last weekend in Mexico, selling 631.7K tickets, outdoing the sophomore frame of Taylor Swift…

Mexico has selected the Berlin competition title Tótem, the latest film from Lila Avilés, as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2024 Oscars. The family drama is Avilés's second film after the award-winning feature debut The Chambermaid, which debuted in Toronto in 2018…

Guillermo del Toro was given a rock star welcome at the Annecy International Animation Festival on Tuesday as he took to the stage to discuss his life long obsession with animation. The Oscar-winning The Shape Of Water filmmaker and producer is at the French lakeside festival this year as one of the…

Julián Figueroa’s cause of death has been revealed by his mother Maribel Guardia a day after the singer and actor was found unconscious at his home. Guardia, who is a beloved star in México, broke her silence on social media giving details of her son’s death. “I’m sorry to have to report the…

Julián Figueroa, singer-songwriter and Mi Camino Es Amarte telenovela actor, has died. He was 27. The guild for performers in México known as ANDI confirmed his death Sunday night. The actor was found dead in his home in México City. No cause of death has been reported. UPDATE: Julián Figueroa Ca…

Andrés García, a famed Latin actor known for his Mexican telenovela roles, has died. He was 81. “With a pain that I did not know I could feel in my soul, I want to inform the public that always followed and loved my husband, family and friends, as well as the media, that my husband, Andrés García…

The Motion Picture Association is expanding its team in Latin America, with the hiring of new executives in communications and advocacy. Cesar Castillejos will serve as vice president of communications, public affairs and advocacy for the region and Carlos Monroy will serve as advocacy director for…

Jeremy Renner will be making his first public appearance since he was severely injured in a New Year’s Day snowplow accident. Renner is slated to attend the Los Angeles premiere of his Disney+ series Rennervations on April 11 for a screening and live Q&A portion, according to the streamer…

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, beating out Turning Red, The Sea Beast, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. This marks Mexican writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s third Oscar win and his first win in the Animated Feature category…

The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of today's great screen artists. Today's subject is Guillermo del…

MultiChoice, NBCUniversal and Sky have set a new partnership to bring content and technology to streaming customers across MultiChoice's 50-market footprint in sub-Saharan Africa. MultiChoice launched Showmax as the first African streaming service in 2015 and via the deal announced today, the new Showmax…

Mexican director David Zonana's Michel Franco-produced first feature Workforce, exploring exploitative work practices through a building site accident, made waves on the festival circuit in 2019, after debuting at Toronto followed by San Sebastian. His second feature Heroic, which world premieres in…