Martinez to Star in ABC’s Drama Pilot “American Crime”

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Benito Martinez is preparing for his fatherly duty…

The 42-year-old Guatemalan American actor, best known for portraying David Aceveda in the FX drama series The Shield, has been cast in ABC’s drama pilot American Crime.

Written and executive-produced by John Ridley, the project centers on the racially charged murder of a war veteran and the subsequent trial, which are examined through the personal lives of the players involved.

Martinez will portray Alonzo, a hardworking, middle-class widowed father whose son is accused of the crime.

He previously recurred on Sons Of Anarchy and is coming off an arc on House Of Cards.

His other credits include television appearances on Dallas, Major Crimes, Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, Lie to Me and 24.

First Teaser Trailer Released for “24: Live Another Day,” with Bratt Joining the Cast

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

He may not appear in the just-released first teaser trailer, but expect to see Benjamin Bratt bring extra heat to 24: Live Another Day.

During the Super Bowl, Fox unveiled the first trailer for the event series, which sees the return of Kiefer Sutherland’s beloved action hero Jack Bauer, with the 50-year-old half-Peruvian American actor joining the cast.

There’s still no word on what role Bratt will play, but we do know the next chapter in the 24 franchise picks up the story four years after the series finale, which left Jack Bauer as a fugitive from justice, this time in London.

Along with Bratt and Sutherland, the cast includes Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kim Raver, William Devane, Yvonne Strahovski, Judy Davis and Tate Donovan.

24: Live Another Day will premiere May 5.

Prinze Jr. to Guest Star on Lifetime’s “Witches of East End”

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Freddie Prinze Jr. will be bewitching television audiences this fall…

The 37-year-old part-Puerto Rican actor will be guest starring in an episode of the upcoming Lifetime drama Witches of East End, in a part that will reunite him with his former Freddie co-star Madchen Amick.

Prinze Jr. will portrayLeo Wingate, a gallant and sweetly shy entomologist who falls head over heels for Wendy Beauchamp (Amick). Prinze Jr.’s character is said to specialize in rare and exotic insects, and he soon begins to wonder whether Wendy is more interested in his body or his bugs.

He’s set to guest star in the new series’ fourth episode, with more appearances possible.

On Freddie, a 2005-06 ABC comedy which starred and was created by Prinze Jr., Amick played the sister-in-law of the title character. Following the cancellation of that show, Prinze’s next high-profile TV gig was on Fox’s 24, where he played Cole Ortiz during the eighth season.

Recently, Prinze Jr. also booked a guest spot on the season premiere of Bones.

Witches of East End will premiere on Sunday, October 6 at 10:00 pm.

Prinze Jr. to Guest Star on Fox’s “Bones”

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

No bones about it… Freddie Prinze Jr. is heading back to primetime television.

The 37-year-old part-Puerto Rican actor has signed on to guest star on the upcoming ninth season of Bones.

His stint on Fox’s crime comedy-drama series marks his first TV role since an appearance in a 2010 episode of Psych.

Prinze will portray covert CIA agent Danny, an old associate of Booth’s (David Boreanaz) who has an interest in Booth and Brennan’s murder investigation in the Sept. 16 premiere episode.

Although he’s only scheduled to appear in one episode, there is potential for Prinze to return later in the season, according to TV Line, who first reported the news of his casting.

Aside from his short-lived ABC sitcom Freddie, Prinze’s past TV credits include arcs on 24 and Boston Legal.

Prinze married Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2002 and the couple have two children together, Charlotte, 3, and Rocky, 10 months old.

Bones returns for its ninth season on Monday, September 16 at 8:00 pm on Fox.

Hernandez to Star in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Maximiliano Hernandez has a superhero future ahead of him…

The 39-year-old Honduran-American actor will be reprising his role as Agent Jasper Sitwell in the Captain America sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Hernandez, who currently stars on FX’s spy drama series The Americans, also appeared in two of Marvel Studios’ other superhero flicks: Thor and The Avengers.

Hernandez’s other credits include appearances on the TV shows Ringer, The Closer and 24, as well as roles in the films Warrior, Pride and Glory and Hotel for Dogs.

The Joe and Anthony Russo-directed Captain America sequel, which will feature Chris Evans back in the titular role and Emily VanCamp as his new leading lady, will be released April 4, 2014.

Del Arco Promoted to Series Regular on TNT’s “Major Crimes”

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Prepare to see more of Jonathan Del Arco on TNT’s Major Crimes…

The 47-year-old Uruguayan-born actor, who has been a recurring actor on TNT’s The Closer and its spin-off series Major Crimes, has been upped to series regular for Major Crimes’ second season.

Del Arco has portrayed the prickly but endearing medical examiner Dr. Morales.

He gained acclaim for his role as Hugh the Borg on Star Trek: The Next Generation. His other credits include appearances on Nip/Tuck, 24, The Sopranos and Dollhouse.

Major Crimes will return for its second season on TNT later this year.

Serrano Cast in CBS’ Drama Pilot “The Ordained”

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Nestor Serrano could be CBS’ next bad guy…

The 57-year-old Latino actor has landed a role in CBS’ drama pilot The Ordained.

Directed by RJ Cutler, the project revolves around Tom, the son of a Kennedy-type family who leaves his role as priest and becomes a lawyer to help prevent the assassination of his politician sister.

Serrano, who starred opposite Roselyn Sanchez in Act of Valor last summer, will portray Hector Nunez, a politician-turned-partner-at- New-York-law-firm where Tom works as a lawyer, and the man Tom suspects is the force behind the plot to kill his sister.

Serrano, who has a recurring role on CBS’ Blue Bloods, has previously appeared on Dexter, Burn Notice, Homeland, Alias, 24, Ugly Betty and Law & Order.

Barerra to Guest Star on Grimm’s La Llorona-Themed Episode

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

This upcoming pre-Halloween weekend is looking pretty grimm for David Barerra…

The Mexican American actor is set to guest star on a NBC’s supernatural crime drama Grimm, which takes place in a world where characters inspired by Grimms’ Fairy Tales exist.

Barrera will appear on the show’s Halloween-themed episode, which will feature an appearance by telenovela star Kate del Castillo as a mysterious detective from Albuquerque searching for a child abductor.

The episode, titled “La Llorona,” is loosely based on the Latin American legend of a woman who drowned her children. According to legend, a beautiful woman named Maria kills her children by drowning them; in order to be with the man she loves. When he rejects her, she kills herself. Challenged at the gates of heaven as to the whereabouts of her children, she isn’t permitted to enter the afterlife until she finds them. So Maria is forced to wander the earth for all eternity, searching in vain for her drowned offspring, with her constant weeping giving her the name La Llorona.

Barrera will portray a resident named Luis Alvarez, whose son is taken by La Llorona.

“The detectives and I spend the rest of the episode searching for him and trying to catch La Llorona,” says Barrera of his guest role. “It’s a really creepy episode, especially if you grew up with the legend of La Llorona.”

The deeper Grimm’s main character Nick (David Giuntoli) digs into the case, the more he realizes the pattern of the kidnapping matches those in the famed “La Llorona” legend, a story with its roots intertwined with his own family’s Grimm history.

Barrera – whose television credits include appearances on Heroes, CSI: Miami, Boston Legal, Medium, Nip/Tuck and 24 – enjoyed sharing screen time with his fellow guest star del Castillo.

“Kate was a really nice and approachable person,” says Barrera. “I had met her once before on the set of the PBS series American Family. She was really easy to talk to and is a very talented lady.”

The spooktacular episode featuring Barrera and del Castillo will air 9:00 pm on NBC. Friday, October 26 at 9:00 pm on NBC.

Nichols to Guest Star on ABC’s “Private Practice”

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Marisol Nichols is about to go all Bratt…

The 38-year-old part-Spanish/part-Mexican actress, who showed her softer side on ABC’s gone-to-soon dramedy GCB, has landed a guest-starring role on Private Practice, according to TVGuide.com.

The details on her role are being kept under wraps, but Nichols will appear reportedly be part of the Jake-centric episode, “The World According to Jake.”

Does this mean Nichols’ character will get in the middle of the blossoming relationship between Jake (Benjamin Bratt) and Addison (Kate Walsh)? Only time will tell…

Private Practice’s episode featuring Nichols is scheduled to air in mid-November

Nichols television credits include The Gates, 24 and Cold Case.

Private Practice airs Tuesdays at 10:00 pm ET on ABC.

Coto Developing “The Defectives” for ABC

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Manny Coto has a defective project on his hands…

The Latino writer, director and producer has sold the police drama The Defectives to ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The drama, which received a script commitment from the network, centers on a female internal affairs investigator tasked with rebuilding the Los Angeles Police Department’s special detective unit after she spearheads the probe into a corruption scandal that ultimately brings the department to its knees.

Denied financial and internal support, she recruits a team of overlooked detectives, flawed cops and ignored analysts — all of whom possess unique skills. The talented oddballs must work together to overcome the forces working against them while solving crimes on a weekly basis.

Coto, an executive producer and writer for the fifth season of the Emmy Award-winning hit Showtime series Dexter, will write and executive produce the project alongside Hot in Cleveland’s Lynda Obst, who will serve as an executive producer.

The project comes as Dexter inches closer to the potential end of its run, with a renewal already in place for an eighth season.

Coto, whose credits also include 24 and Star Trek: Enterprise, shared in the Kiefer Sutherland real-time drama’s 2006 Emmy drama series win and 2011 Dexter nomination.

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