Grinding in Hollywood: McAllen native reflects on time at ‘Jane The Virgin’
by Daniel Flores / The Monitor When McAllen native Hayley Muñoz walked into her dressing room before shooting her season…
Film company looks for local actors
By NUBIA REYNA Staff Writer The Cisneros and Palmer Films, LLC, are looking for local actors for their upcoming film…
Film Society seeks to lure productions
By STEVE CLARK Staff Writer BROWNSVILLE — The easier it is to make movies in and around Brownsville, the more…
Sci-fi film gets Edinburg premiere
The sci-fi action thriller “Xenophobia” will get its Texas debut Sunday at AMC Edinburg 18. “Xenophobia” was directed, written and…
‘Texicanas’ come with a Valley flair, drama
Mayra Farret said before joining “Texicanas” she had never watched reality TV programming. It may have served her well to…
Results of the 11th Annual 24 Hour Film Dash
Here are the Results of the 11th Annual 24 Hour Film Dash: 1. Borracho by Gorilla ProductionsBest ActionBest Use of…
McAllen’s Raúl Castillo takes pride in first Latino superhero role
When actor and playwright Raúl Castillo first read the screenplay for “El Chicano,” the McAllen native said he was “taken…
Gabrielle Ruiz of ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ on Breaking Out of the Rio Grande Valley and Into Hollywood
For most of the past few decades, it would’ve been fair to call the creative talent in the Rio Grande…
McAllen-raised director uses ‘Miss Bala’ to showcase ‘Latinx’ cast, crew
Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke of McAllen knew she wanted Tijuana, Mexico as the location for her reimagining of “Miss Bala,” the…
From Harlingen to Hollywood: Young filmmaker with local ties heads to the Oscars
HARLINGEN — The winners of the 91st edition of the Academy Awards tonight will take home Oscar gold, but not…