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Adriana Lima is a Brazilian supermodel, actress and businesswoman. From the young age of fifteen, Adriana's portfolio quickly skyrocketed making her one of the most successful models of all time. A global fashion icon, best known as a Victoria's Secret from 1999 to 2018, the longest-running model and named "the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel" in 2017, Adriana has also branched into film and television acting. Adriana's 2009 Victoria's Secret Super Bowl commercial reached 103.7 million viewers! It was declared "The Most Watched Commercial in the History of Television" by Nielsen. Her modeling career started after winning Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition and finishing at the second place in the "Supermodel of The world." Thereafter, Elite Model Management signed Adriana Lima as a model. During her time at Victoria's Secret, Adriana opened the show on 5 distinct occasions in 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Adriana is one of only 2 angels to have worn the Fantasy bra 3 times. She also participated to the "Angels Across America" tour, a nationwide promotion campaign for Victoria's Secret with 4 other Angels in 2004. Her last show was in 2018 after participating in 18 catwalks for Victoria's Secret. She also walked well-known designers runway shows like Versace, Jason Wu, Giorgio Armani, Vera Wang, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Christian Dior, Alexandre Herchcovitch, and Anna Sui. Her status ensured her a spot on the cover some of the most notable international magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Grazia, GQ, Numero, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Esquire across many countries including the USA, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Sweden, Czech Republic... Ethnically, Adriana is Afro-Brazilian of Portuguese, Swiss, Native Brazilian, Japanese, and West Indian ancestry.- Writer
- Actor
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Julio Torres was born on 11 February 1987 in El Salvador. He is a writer and actor, known for Nimona (2023), Saturday Night Live (1975) and Problemista (2023).- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rolando Molina was born Rolando Argueta-Molina in San Salvador, El Salvador, and came to the U.S. at a very young age along with his single mother Ana and younger brother Mario. Rolando and his family struggled to pursue the American dream. All three stayed with family and friends and finally settled down in the suburbs of North Hollywood, California. He attended North Hollywood High School and grew up with the magic of the movies and television.
Determined to break into the industry he had grown to love, after graduation Rolando took a job as a security guard at Universal Studios. One day while working the truck gate, a man driving a Porsche 911 with Florida plates drove up to the gate. It turned out to be Edward James Olmos, who was on the Universal lot to begin production on his gritty film American Me (1992). Olmos saw something in Rolando that caught his attention. A few days later Rolando was approached by Olmos' casting director, who asked him to audition for this film. He did and booked the part, making "American Me" was Rolando's acting debut.- Carla Vila was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, but spent most of her childhood and early teenage years with her mother Blanca Luz Diaz in Florida. Carla demonstrated a special interest in the arts at a very early age. She was seen performing in plays, as well as ballet, dance and piano recitals.
Throughout high school, Carla maintained academic excellence. She was an honor roll student and a member of the Interact and Beta Clubs. In El Salvador, she earned a bachelor's degree in Architecture.
In 2001, she moved to Paris to pursue acting professionally. She trained with fine American coaches like Bob McAndrew and Bernard Hiller (Cameron Diaz's coach), to name a few. Within a couple of years, Carla appeared in such notable theater productions as "Bref! Soyons brefs..." and "Derniere repetition". In film, she starred in "Alea" (2004), short film winner of 10 national prizes in France including the Palmares of the 3rd Annual Short Film Festival. She followed up with an impressive performance as the Colombian junkie Carolina in "Blanc" (2004), a supernatural film about ethnically diverse strangers facing death, and later, as a cold hearted murderer in the pulp short film "I Want You" (2004) by Aurelien Manya.
She relocated to Los Angeles in 2005. Since her arrival in Hollywood, Carla's career has ranged from notorious commercials to fetching roles in films like the Spanish comedy "Chencho" (2006). She has since gained attention by appearing in popular TV shows like "ER (2009), "90210" (2009) "Southland" (2011) and "Grey's Anatomy" (2011). - Kevin Balmore is a Latin-American actor based from Los Angeles. He began acting when he was nine years old, eventually booking projects such as "Get The Gringo", "The Sitter" and "Surviving Jack". He enjoys playing guitar, reading, exercising and traveling to different regions of the world. He is bilingual in Spanish and English and attends college seeking a degree in Cinematography.
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Sebastian Lopez Hinton was born on 2 December 1977 in San Salvador, El Salvador. He is an actor, known for Como Se Dice (2016), The House of Flowers (2018) and Diablero (2018).- Actress
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Emanuelle Araújo was born on 21 July 1976 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Wounded Past (2016), Malhação (1995) and Orphans of a Nation (2019). She has been married to Fernando Diniz since 1 February 2022. She was previously married to Carlos Henrique Blecher and Sérgio Bulhões.- Actress
- Soundtrack
- Music Artist
Nabiyah Be was born on 15 August 1992 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress and music artist, known for Black Panther (2018), Daisy Jones & The Six (2023) and White Wedding (2021).- Actress
- Talent Agent
- Producer
Vanesa Tomasino is a SAG and ACTRA LatinX actress born in El Salvador. She is also a screenwriter, director, producer, and agent.
Her acting work includes: a supporting lead role in the Syfy TV Movie "Chupacabra vs the Alamo" alongside Erik Estrada; a co-star role on the Netflix hit show "Virgin River" a recurring role in the animated series "Martha Speaks" (Carolina); a lead role in "A girl like me: The Gwen Araujo Story" (Directed by Agnieszka Holland); and the Hallmark TV movies "Mr. Miracle" and "The most wonderful time of the year."
Vanesa was also a radio and TV host in Vancouver, Canada.
Vanesa has a Master's degree in Political Science and is a Political Science PhD candidate. She is the winner of a SSHRC scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela for her studies on democracy, human rights, and youth.
Vanesa is also the founder of the first professional acting for film and TV studio in El Salvador called SAS @saselsalvador and is the owner of the first agency representing actors in El Salvador called Sivar Actors @sivaractors . She is the director and founder of the Salvadoran short film festival Sivar en Cortos (SEC).- Director
- Cinematographer
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Tatiana Huezo was born on 9 January 1972 in San Salvador, El Salvador. She is a director and cinematographer, known for The Echo (2023), Prayers for the Stolen (2021) and El lugar más pequeño (2011).- Luisa Huertas was born on 24 June 1951 in San Salvador, El Salvador. She is an actress, known for The Mask of Zorro (1998), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) and The Arrival (1996).
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Lázaro Ramos was born on 1 November 1978 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is an actor and director, known for Executive Order (2020), The Man Who Copied (2003) and Snakes & Lizards (2006). He has been married to Taís Araújo since 9 June 2011. They have two children.- Director
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Imanol Uribe was born on 28 February 1950 in San Salvador, El Salvador. He is a director and writer, known for Numbered Days (1994), Miel de naranjas (2012) and Bwana (1996).- Writer
- Producer
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Oscar Orlando Torres was born in 1971 in Cuscatancingo, El Salvador. He is a writer and producer, known for Instructions Not Included (2013), Innocent Voices (2004) and Pulling Strings (2013).- Ildi Silva was born on 8 October 1982 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Tropical Paradise (2007), Uma Loucura de Mulher (2016) and Before/During/After (2020).
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Since graduating from the BFA Acting program at the University of Windsor, Juan Carlos has worked in film, TV, theatre, radio and video games as an actor, writer, director and producer across Canada, the US. Latin America and Europe.
He has written various plays, including: Further Beyond (2000 SummerWorks / The Grand theatre in London). Borderlines, a one man show co-written with his father Alfonso Velis Tobar, which premiered in Vancouver BC at the Playwright's Theatre Centre. He has worked opposite Matt Damon, Nicolas Cage, Colm Feore, Barry Pepper, Ed Asner, Eric McCormack, David Thewlis, Paul Sorvino, Christopher Plummer,, Melissa Leo, Cynthia Nixon, Anna Paquin, Brooke Shields, Betsy Brant, Carla Gugino, Laura Osma, and Rosie Perez to name a few. He has been directed by the likes of Alexander Payne, Atom Egoyan, Don McKellar, Jay Russell, Alfonso Quijada, Bruce Beresford and Mimi Leder.
Between 2000 and 2005 he was Artistic Director of Acropolis Theatre Company for five seasons and produced the annual Shakespeare on the Thames Theatre Festival in London. He is in post for the limited mini series Drive, which he co-created with Gary Brennan. His latest play Howling Winds, will premiere this fall in the Niagara region where he lives with his family. Other film work as a director and writer includes: Hereafter, Desire, Giving Grace, Whore and The Migrant Fields. He has various scripts in development under his production company Izalco Films Inc.
He is represented by Barb Godfrey at The Arthur Management Company.- Music Artist
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Mention the name Gilberto and Bossa Nova immediately comes to mind. Astrud was the original 'Girl from Ipanema' (composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes), famously singing the iconic hit song first featured on the classic 1963 album Getz/Gilberto. Released by Verve Records as a single in May 1964, Girl from Ipanema won a Grammy and established Astrud as a hot new commodity on the music scene. She also sang a second number on the album: 'Corcovado' ("Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars").
She was born Astrud Evangelina Weinert in Salvador, in the province of Bahia. Her mother was Evangelina Neves Lobo Weinert who sang and played both violin and a traditional instrument, called a bandolim. Her German-born father Fritz was a language teacher. Through him, Astrud soon became fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. In 1959,19-year old Astrud married the guitarist, vocalist and composer João Gilberto, who is credited as the inventor of Bossa Nova, a music genre fusing elements of traditional Brazilian samba with jazz. In this endeavour, he collaborated with the composer, songwriter, arranger and guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim. Before long, the mellow sound of Bossa Nova found its popularity in the U.S. via exponents like jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd and saxophonist Stan Getz. Astrud went on to sing her signature number in the MGM musical Get Yourself a College Girl (1964), which also featured The Dave Clark Five and The Animals .
In 1965 and 1966, Astrud released her first trio of solo albums, featuring classic songs like 'Agua de Beber', Johnny Mandel 's 'The Shadow of your Smile', 'Tristeza', 'Fly Me to the Moon', 'Manhã de Carnaval' and 'Felicidade'. As her fame grew, she toured the U.S. with Stan Getz, including a famous gig at the Cafe Au Go Go in Greenwich Village. By this time, she had become a single mother, divorced from her husband.
Astrud was later to rue her association with Getz, not just because he was difficult to get on with. Much to her chagrin, Getz and record producer Creed Taylor also both laid exclusive claim to her 'discovery'. Moreover, Astrud received no credit on the original vinyl LP Getz/Gilberto, being merely paid the trifling sum of $120 for the session. Getz reaped the lion's share of profits from the album and denied the singer her fair share of the royalties. That despite the fact that 'Girl from Ipanema' ended up becoming one of the most widely recorded songs in popular music. Bryan McCann, professor of Brazilian history and author of a 2019 book, commented that "It was Astrud Gilberto who made the album a smash hit.Astrud provided the ineffable allure that made the album irresistible."
Some of her later partnerships proved rather more felicitous, notably a jazz album with Gil Evans and a collaboration in 1977 with trumpet player and singer Chet Baker on one of her own songs, 'Far Away'. In 1996, Astrud performed Jobim's beautiful number 'Desafinado' with George Michael for the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Rio. In 2002 she was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame. For all intents and purposes, Astrud left the music scene in the early 2000's, spending her retirement in Philadelphia, away from publicity, studying philosophy, painting and becoming a powerful voice against cruelty to animals.- Additional Crew
Alicia Nash was born on 1 January 1933 in San Salvador, El Salvador. She is known for American Experience (1987), 60 Minutes (1968) and Inside a Beautiful Mind (2002). She was married to John Nash. She died on 23 May 2015 in Monroe Township, New Jersey, USA.- Roger Rodas was born on 31 October 1975 in Santa Ana, El Salvador. He died on 30 November 2013 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA.
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Sergio Machado was born on 19 September 1968 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is a writer and director, known for Lower City (2005), At the Edge of the Earth (2001) and The Violin Teacher (2015).- Actor
- Writer
João Miguel was born in 1970 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is an actor and writer, known for Estômago (2007), Cute, But Ordinary (2013) and Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (2005).- Carlos Linares was born on 26 July 1954 in El Salvador. He is an actor, known for Triple Frontier (2019), Bright (2017) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
- Mestre Cesar started taking Capoeira at the age of 9. He trained with Mestre Carlinhos for 2 years. Than he trained with Mestre Alabama and finally became a Mestre himself. Cesar participated in many tournaments and became part of "Bale Folklorica Da Bahia", a privileged group. One year later he joined "Oba-Oba", a large show business organization. With them he toured over the world and got noticed and became a movie actor. He's been in some memorable action movies and commercials, but mainly concentrates on teaching and helping children. Mestre Cesar also trains various professional mixed martial artists, who fight in the UFC.
- Louise Wischermann was born on 25 February 1974 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is an actress, known for Lexx (1996), Mallorca - Suche nach dem Paradies (1999) and Brazilian Aquarelle (2000).
- Actress
Amanda Lourenço Nunes is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. She competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is the current UFC Women's Featherweight Champion and a former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Widely regarded as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time, Nunes is the first woman to become a two-division UFC champion, and the third fighter to hold UFC titles in two weight classes simultaneously, after Conor McGregor and Daniel Cormier. She is also the first and only fighter to defend two UFC titles while holding both. As of December 13, 2021, she is ranked #1 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings and as of January 17, 2022, she is ranked #2 in UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.