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Mel Rodriguez Starring in the Indie Revenge Thriller “Busted”

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Mel Rodriguez is busting things up…

The 52-year-old Cuban American actor has joined the cast of Busted, an indie revenge thriller from director Maria Bissell.

Mel Rodriguez,Rodriguez, who starred in The Last Man on Earth, appears on a roster of new cast additions that includes Elsie Fisher, Ty Simpkins and Julie Ann Emery.

The fiilm was penned by Bissell and DP Stephen Tringali.

Currently in production, the film sees naive college freshman Wendy (Fisher) get trapped in a vicious blackmail scheme by her own roommate, being forced into a seedy strip club to pay off the debt. But when she uncovers the sick truth behind the setup, the tables turn — hard. Joining forces with the club’s outrageous misfit crew, Wendy launches a daring reverse con to take her tormentor down.

Others in the cast include Michael Rose, Kathleen Wilhoite, Maria Zhang and Ava Allan.

Bissell is producing alongside Stephen Tringali and Pamela Price. Co-producers include Simone Tringali, Dario Saliani, and Eric Bochner. Emmy winner Charlene Lee and Nina Henninger handled casting.

In addition to The Last Man on Earth, Rodriguez also starred in Netflix’s The Residence and Carol & The End of the World.

Mel Rodriguez Signs with Innovative Artists Entertainment for Representation

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Mel Rodriguez is ready to innovate…

The 51-year-old Cuban American actor has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas.

Mel Rodriguez,Most recently, Rodriguez was seen recurring on Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix series The Residence as White House engineer Bruce Geller, a deceptively central figure in the show’s murder mystery.

The actor is perhaps best known for his role as Todd on Fox’s Emmy-nominated comedy The Last Man on Earth, which ran for four seasons.

Rodriguez first came to prominence for his Critics Choice-nominated performance on HBO’s Getting On, alongside Laurie Metcalf and Niecy Nash. He was a series regular on the Netflix animated series Carol & The End of the World, as well as Showtime’s On Becoming a God in Central Florida, and appeared as Marco Pasternak on AMC’s Better Call Saul.

In film, Rodriguez’s credits include MGM/UA’s Overboard, as well as Fat, writer-director Mark Phinney’s film in which he stars as Ken, a food-addicted man struggling with getting his life in order.

E.L. Losada to Appear on Netflix’s Upcoming Shondaland Mystery Series “The Residence”

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E.L. Losada has found his residence…

The 39-year-old Cuban American actor will appear on Netflix’s upcoming Shondaland mystery series The Residence.

Losada, who has starred in Loot and Los Frikis, will appear in a recurring role.

Losada joins series lead Uzo Aduba in the series along with cast members: Andre Braugher, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mary Wiseman, and Randall Park.

The official logline for the show states, “132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective (Aduba). One disastrous State Dinner. The Residence is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.”

Losada will play energy healer St. Pierre.

Paul William Davies is the showrunner and executive producer on The Residence. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers executive produce on behalf of Shondaland via the company’s Netflix overall deal.

Liza Johnson will direct the first four episodes.