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Andy Garcia to Star as Ricardo Montalbán in the HBO Movie “My Dinner with Hervé”

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Andy García is coming to dinner…

The 61-year-old Cuban actor has been cast opposite Peter Dinklage in My Dinner with Hervé, Sacha Gervasi’s HBO movie.

Andy Garcia

Directed and written by Gervasi based on a story he wrote with Sean Macaulay, My Dinner With Hervé centers on an unlikely friendship that evolves over one wild night in L.A. between struggling journalist Danny Tate (Jamie Dornan) and actor Hervé Villechaize (Dinklage), the world’s most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

García will play Ricardo Montalbán, Herve Villechaize’s Fantasy Island co-star.

In addition to Dinklage and Dornan, the cast includes Mireille Enos, Oona Chaplin, Harriet Walter and David Straithorn.

In addition to My Dinner With Hervé, García is set to begin production in the lead role in feature Ana, a drama directed by Charles McDougall and written by Cris Cole, which begins shooting next week in Puerto Rico.

García’s other recent credits include features Passengers and 2016’s Ghostbusters, and a recurring role on HBO’s Ballers.

Martinez’s “Secrets and Lies” to Premiere on ABC in March

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Next year will feature plenty of secrets and lies for Natalie Martinez…

ABC’s murder mystery Secrets and Lies, starring the 30-year-old Cuban American actress, will succeed Resurrection on Sundays at 9:00 pm ET.

Natalie Martinez

Based on an Australian format, the series stars Ryan Phillippe and Juliette Lewis. It centers on a family man who finds the body of a young boy while jogging and becomes the prime suspect. He has no choice but to try to find the real killer as his marriage, his kids, his reputation, and his sanity are all at stake.

Martinez, who most recently starred on CBS’ Under the Dome, portrays Jess Mullen on Secrets and Lies.

It will launch with a two-hour premiere from 9-11 PM on March 1 before moving into its regular 9-10 PM slot the following week.

The series also stars KaDee Strickland, Dan Fogler, Indiana Evans, Natalie Crawford and Belle Shouse.

Barbie Kligman developed the series based on the Australian drama

Gonzalez Cast in ABC’s Drama Pilot “The Returned”

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Nicholas Gonzalez will be seeing dead people soon…

The 37-year-old Mexican American actor has landed a role on ABC’s drama pilot The Returned.

Nicholas Gonzalez

The project, which will directed by Charles McDougall, chronicles how the lives of the people in Arcadia change forever when their loved ones return from the dead.

Gonzalez, best known for his role as Alex Santiago on Showtime’s Resurrection Blvd., will portray Connor, one of Sheriff Garland’s (Matt Craven) patrolmen and boyfriend to Gail (Devin Kelly).

It’s the latest law enforcement role for Gonzalez, who has previously appeared on the short-lived Melrose Place reboot and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

His other credits include roles on The Glades, Off the Map and CSI: Miami.