For contemporary metal couture designer Manuel Albarran of Barcelona, Spain, designing Angelina Jolie's costume for the film "Maleficent" was the gig of a lifetime.
Back in 2008, director Jon Favreau was a hero. The auteur had just given the world the first "Iron Man" movie. He already had a proven track record with a number of other major hits, but "Iron Man" seemed like a new beginning for the filmmaker. However, his place in Hollywood was not a particularly stable one. Just a few years later his "Iron Man" sequel was blasted critically; a year later his "Cowboys & Aliens" flopped critically and at the box office. The fall seemed swift for the filmmaker. But Favreau has not given up. He has returned to his roots of indie film-making with "Chef," arguably his most autobiographical film to date.
On Friday night, Dominican actor Manny Pérez received the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the Dominican Film Festival in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood, home of the festival, Perez's youth and Perez's present.
Throughout history, hats have made a statement in entertainment, politics and pop culture as a symbol of sophistication, "status, occupation, and even political affiliation."
Upon a visit to Austin, Texas, to attend the Pachanga Latino Music Festival, Latin Post got a closer look at some of the finest hats made in the world, including Vivien Sheriff’s finest English hats and headpieces as well as the Borsalino of Italy, Christy's of London at the Hatbox: A Modern Haberdashery.
When actress Bella Thorne joined the cast of "Blended," she gained a "blended" family on set with some of the best comedians in the business, who have been doing stand-up before she was even born, including "Saturday Night Live" alumni Adam Sandler and Kevin Nealon ("Weeds"), Joel McHale ("Talk Soup," NBC's "Community") and Wendi McLendon-Covey ("Bridesmaids").
Latin Grammy-winning and Guatemalan-born musician Gaby Moreno — known for her smooth blends of blues, jazz, soul and R&B and classic sound — made history when she won the Grand Prize at the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with her song "Escondidos." It marked the first time that a Spanish song won in the Latin category or overall.
Ladies and gentleman, it’s time to get “On Your Feet.” Legendary singer Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio are bringing their new musical titled, “On Your Feet!” to Broadway next year.
With production for the “Star Wars Episode VII” movie already underway, it seems that the movie’s director J.J. Abrams is just as excited and joyful about the “Star Wars” cast and crew as we are.
Jennifer Lopez is having a good year. Her 10th studio album "A.K.A" will be released June 17th, she was honored with the 2014 Billboard Music Icon Award and she is now the owner of Fuse TV after outbidding ex-boyfriend P.Diddy for the title. We must admit the world is "loving that J.Lo true".
"Sometimes life gives you lemons and you make lemonade," lead singer Dicken Schrader, lead singer of DMK, the Colombian Depeche Mode cover band. The audiovisual artist from Bogotá, Colombia turned hardship into a positive family affair that would later gain the attention of Oprah Winfrey, Perez Hilton and CNN.