Dominic Colón Signs with M88 for Representation

Dominic Colón has new representation.

The 49-year-old Puerto Rican award-winning actor, writer, producer and filmmaker has signed with M88 for representation.

Dominic ColónColón, who hails from the Bronx, New York, made The Blacklist’s inaugural Latinx TV List with his television pilot Papi.

As one of the top three finalists, he received a blind pilot deal at Hulu. He has had projects in development at Hulu, ABC & UTV and is a 2024 WGAE Showrunner Training Academy graduate.

Colón has been set as the co-writer/creator of the television adaptation of Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena’s memoir The Book of Jose, alongside Kenya Barris, which is currently in pilot development at Starz with BET Studios. The series will follow the rags-to-riches story of Grammy-nominee Fat Joe and chronicle his evolution from growing up in the Bronx to becoming a global superstar with a career spanning over three decades.

Colón was a writer on the Netflix series, Boots (fka The Corps), the final project produced by Norman Lear, set to premiere later this year. In collaboration with Steven Canals, Colón recently developed a one-hour medical drama for ABC and UTV. In the podcast space, he wrote the episode “Our Lady of the Six Train” for the GLAAD-nominated scripted podcast anthology, Love In Gravity.

As a playwright, Colón’s plays have been developed by Atlantic Theater Company, LAByrinth Theater Company, Latinx Playwrights Circle, The SOL Project and The National Queer Theater. His play The War I Know received the inaugural Write-It-Out Prize, a cash award given to a playwright living with HIV.

Additionally, his play, The Empty Space or White People Ruin Everything, was a finalist for the Relentless Award.

As an actor, Colón has appeared in over 60 television shows and movies. He will soon be seen in a recurring role on Brad Inglesby’s upcoming HBO limited series Task, starring Mark Ruffalo.

In addition to his career as a professional writer and actor, Colón has taught acting and playwriting at various high schools, hospitals, prisons, and juvenile detention facilities throughout NYC.

Raúl Castillo to Star in 20th Century Studios‘ “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” Remake

Raúl Castillo is ready to rock (the cradle)…

The 47-year-old Mexican American actor and playwright has joined the cast of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle20th Century Studios remake of the classic 1992 psychological thriller starring Maika Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Raul CastilloCastillo takes over the part of Matt McCoy as the architect husband of Winstead’s character, portrayed in the original film by Annabella Sciorra.

Claire Bartel is happily married and pregnant for the second time when she becomes the target of a dark plot on the part of a nanny — originally portrayed by Rebecca De Mornay, and now by Monroe.

Directed by Curtis Hanson, the original watches as Peyton infiltrates the lives of the Bartel family after experiencing personal and professional ruin, slowly gaining their trust while manipulating them from within. Her ultimate goal? To destroy Claire and assume her place within her family.

Michelle Garza Cervera will direct the new take from a script by Micah Bloomberg.

Leaning into genre fare of late, Castillo can currently be seen supporting Naomi Scott in Paramount’s Smile 2, which has grossed over $131M to date.

Up next, he’ll be seen in a trio of indie thrillers — Cold Wallet, Push, and Barron’s Cove — as well as the anticipated HBO limited series Task from Mare of Easttown‘s Brad Ingelsby.

Castillo is a Gotham and Independent Spirit Award nominee.