In Mexico, like we’re becoming accustomed to in the U.S., there are many versions to truths and facts. Jaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera was until very recently, in his own words, a simple farmer. He was also, in the words of his associate, Alex Cifuentes Villa — a former drug lord in Colombia who worked with Guzmán — more powerful than the president of Mexico. So powerful, Cifuentes told a courtroom on Tuesday, that Guzmán paid the country’s top official $100 million to leave him and his Sinaloa Cartel in peace.
- 1/16/2019
- by J. Weston Phippen
- Rollingstone.com
A son of the reputed leader of the Sinaloa Cartel testified against Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán in Brooklyn federal court this week for a spectacular two days of testimony that laid bare the inner workings of the one of North America’s most notorious crime organizations.
Following a break for the holidays, prosecutors returned to court Thursday and Friday to question Vicente Zambada Niebla, 43, who gave perhaps the broadest view yet of the cartel’s drug smuggling operations, internecine wars, and ability to corrupt some of the highest levels of the Mexican government.
Following a break for the holidays, prosecutors returned to court Thursday and Friday to question Vicente Zambada Niebla, 43, who gave perhaps the broadest view yet of the cartel’s drug smuggling operations, internecine wars, and ability to corrupt some of the highest levels of the Mexican government.
- 1/5/2019
- by Noah Hurowitz
- Rollingstone.com
Update: This article has been revised to include the conclusion of the defense’s opening statements, which were presented Wednesday morning.
In a blistering half-hour monologue, a lead defense attorney for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán accused the United States government of setting up his client as a scapegoat. For good measure, he accused the sitting president of Mexico and his predecessor of taking hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes from the man he accused of being El Chapo’s boss.
But in a rare move, the prosecution filed a...
In a blistering half-hour monologue, a lead defense attorney for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán accused the United States government of setting up his client as a scapegoat. For good measure, he accused the sitting president of Mexico and his predecessor of taking hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes from the man he accused of being El Chapo’s boss.
But in a rare move, the prosecution filed a...
- 11/14/2018
- by Noah Hurowitz
- Rollingstone.com
Barack and Michelle Obama are making a huge mistake with their Netflix deal ... according to Vicente Fox, who says they should focus on helping people, instead of making money. We got the ex-Mexican Prez Tuesday in D.C. and asked him about the Obamas locking up a production deal to make films, series and documentaries for Netflix. He's not on board. In fact, he fully challenged the former first couple. Fox says their jump into...
- 5/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tonight’s Real Time with Bill Maher may be his best yet this season — with a guest line-up including Vicente Fox, Salman Rushdie and Anna Deavere Smith. Outspoken actress, playwright, and activist Smith is the top-of-show interview guest. Her latest project is her one-woman off-broadway show titled Notes from the Field, coming to HBO on February 24. The film version sees Smith play 19 of the 250 people she interviewed in the one-woman show on the failed justice system. Her acting is staged before a live audience and is blended with video footage to recreate each person’s “speech patterns, movements and emotions”, according to...read more...
- 2/16/2018
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
President Trump‘s favorite platform has doubled its character limit to 280, and Twitter users everywhere fear the move has brought America “140 characters closer to nuclear war.”
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox, a vocal Trump critic, was among those worried about the havoc Trump could wreak with the increased character limit.
“.@realDonaldTrump has been wrecking America 140 characters at a time,” Fox tweeted. “Imagine what he could do with 280 now.”
“140 characters closer to nuclear war,” wrote another person. “I wish @Twitter would test limiting a certain user to 14 characters.”
Here’s what other critics are saying on Twitter.
.@realDonaldTrump has been wrecking America 140 characters at a time.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox, a vocal Trump critic, was among those worried about the havoc Trump could wreak with the increased character limit.
“.@realDonaldTrump has been wrecking America 140 characters at a time,” Fox tweeted. “Imagine what he could do with 280 now.”
“140 characters closer to nuclear war,” wrote another person. “I wish @Twitter would test limiting a certain user to 14 characters.”
Here’s what other critics are saying on Twitter.
.@realDonaldTrump has been wrecking America 140 characters at a time.
- 9/27/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
“This is one of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to share. Though I’m fearful to share this publicly, I know that being silent is the worst thing I can do right now.” When we saw longtime contributor Carlos Aguilar’s Facebook post about his Daca status, we asked him to write an article about what the film community can do to support Daca recipients.
On September 4, with the Trump administration’s looming announcement about Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals, I decided that there was no better time to share my story as a Daca beneficiary. I pondered a long time about being open about such a difficult matter in a public forum. Fear of being seen or treated differently by my peers — particularly in a field like film journalism that tends to lack diversity — was a major source of worry. However, I knew it was important...
On September 4, with the Trump administration’s looming announcement about Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals, I decided that there was no better time to share my story as a Daca beneficiary. I pondered a long time about being open about such a difficult matter in a public forum. Fear of being seen or treated differently by my peers — particularly in a field like film journalism that tends to lack diversity — was a major source of worry. However, I knew it was important...
- 9/7/2017
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Indiewire
Known for their bizarre political satire that always keeps the internet guessing, Super Deluxe is backing Vicente Fox’s bid for president of the United States. The former Mexican president previously poked fun at Donald Trump with this video explaining why Mexico would never pay for his “stupid fucken wall,” and he has returned with a message sure to strike fear in Trump’s cold heart. Fox is announcing his official candidacy for president, and unveiled a shiny new campaign website.
His platform? Anyone would be better at the job than Trump, so it might as well be him. “Donald, you suck so much at this job,” says Fox in a painstakingly measured baritone. “If they ever do a Mount Rushmore for shitty presidents, it will just be your bloated, orange head four times.”
Read More:Jon Stewart Takes Aim at Donald Trump and White Supremacists During Surprise Stand-Up Appearance...
His platform? Anyone would be better at the job than Trump, so it might as well be him. “Donald, you suck so much at this job,” says Fox in a painstakingly measured baritone. “If they ever do a Mount Rushmore for shitty presidents, it will just be your bloated, orange head four times.”
Read More:Jon Stewart Takes Aim at Donald Trump and White Supremacists During Surprise Stand-Up Appearance...
- 9/7/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Former Mexican president Vicente Fox dropped an F-bomb on Friday morning during an interview with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota after she asked if the current Mexican President, Enrique Pena Nieto, was not forceful enough in his January conversation with president Donald Trump. Also Read: Trump to Mexican President: Stop Telling Media You Won't Pay for Wall “Do you think the president of Mexico should have been more forceful in saying it’s never going to happen?” Camerota asked, talking about whether Mexico would ever help fund a border wall with the United States. “You can use my words: We’ll...
- 8/4/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Former president of Mexico Vicente Fox has made it pretty clear he isn’t much of a Donald Trump fan, not with the whole “Mexico will pay for the wall” spiel and all. But now the outspoken politico south of the border has kicked up his mocking of the Potus with a video advising Trump how to keep a cool head… and his finger off “the button.” The pièce de résistance: Some of Fox’s suggestions come from a book about toddlers. “I know you don’t want to end the world, but you’re a hot-tempered man, Donald. And when it comes to war,...
- 7/3/2017
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
One year after former Mexico President Vicente Fox told then-potus candidate Donald Trump, in an interview with Fusion's Jorge Ramos, "I'm not going to pay for that f*cking wall,” Fox taped another such message to Trump via Conan O’Brien’s upcoming “Made in Mexico” episode of his TBS late-night show. In January, the always-on-point Fox had tweeted to Trump, “When will you understand that I am not paying for that f*cken wall. Be clear with Us tax payers. They will pay for…...
- 2/28/2017
- Deadline TV
Star Wars: Rouge One star Diego Luna and former Mexican President Vicente Fox will join Conan O’Brien for his primetime special, Conan Without Borders: Made in Mexico. Shot on location in Mexico City, the hour-long special will premiere Wednesday, March 1, at 10 Pm Et/Pt, on TBS. Conan has said he wanted to make his sixth international trip to Mexico City because of the current state of the U.S.-Mexico relationship. He will outsource his show, shooting the special with…...
- 2/8/2017
- Deadline TV
Well, that’s awkward timing.
Just as President Donald Trump takes action to fulfill his campaign promise to build a wall along the Mexican border, his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, is gracing the cover of Vanity Fair Mexico’s February issue — which dubs her “the new Jackie Kennedy.”
The image, released Thursday, features the 46-year-old former model in a Douglas Friedman-shot photo. Poised in a sleeveless white dress, she sits at a table with a fork in her hand — appearing as if she’s about to dig into a bowl of spaghetti.
Except it’s not spaghetti. It...
Just as President Donald Trump takes action to fulfill his campaign promise to build a wall along the Mexican border, his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, is gracing the cover of Vanity Fair Mexico’s February issue — which dubs her “the new Jackie Kennedy.”
The image, released Thursday, features the 46-year-old former model in a Douglas Friedman-shot photo. Poised in a sleeveless white dress, she sits at a table with a fork in her hand — appearing as if she’s about to dig into a bowl of spaghetti.
Except it’s not spaghetti. It...
- 1/27/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday to ask President Trump to “please grow up.” “Now you’re president of a great nation — of the most powerful nation in the world. Please grow up. Be, or try to be, a real president,” Fox said. “We take you seriously,” Fox said. “As seriously that President Nieto decided not to come to the United States. It was not a mutual decision. It was our president’s decision, because we are offended.” Also Read: CNN's Chris Cuomo Calls Out President Trump's 'Bully Tactics' (Video) A meeting between Trump and Nieto was canceled.
- 1/27/2017
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
It seems President Trump has already hit a roadblock in his negotiations with Mexico on funding his proposed border wall.
One day after Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to begin construction on the wall, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has canceled plans to meet with Trump next Tuesday to discuss trade and immigration.
“This morning we told the White House we won’t attend next Tuesday’s meeting with @Potus,” Peña Nieto wrote on Twitter in Spanish on Thursday morning, according to Politico‘s translation. “Mexico reiterates its will to work with the Us to achieve agreements for both of us.
One day after Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to begin construction on the wall, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has canceled plans to meet with Trump next Tuesday to discuss trade and immigration.
“This morning we told the White House we won’t attend next Tuesday’s meeting with @Potus,” Peña Nieto wrote on Twitter in Spanish on Thursday morning, according to Politico‘s translation. “Mexico reiterates its will to work with the Us to achieve agreements for both of us.
- 1/26/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Former Mexican president Vicente Fox took to Twitter on Friday to clarify one particular issue for President-elect Donald Trump: He is not going to pay for any wall on the Mexican-American border.
The 74-year-old politician first tweeted about the issue in early 2016, when Trump, 70, proposed to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and make them pay for it.
Fox lashed out at the then-gop frontrunner for his threats to block out Mexican immigrants in February 2016, saying, “I’m not going to pay for that f—ing wall. He should pay for it.”
In Thursday’s tweet,...
The 74-year-old politician first tweeted about the issue in early 2016, when Trump, 70, proposed to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and make them pay for it.
Fox lashed out at the then-gop frontrunner for his threats to block out Mexican immigrants in February 2016, saying, “I’m not going to pay for that f—ing wall. He should pay for it.”
In Thursday’s tweet,...
- 1/7/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
It's Aleppo all over again. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson drew another cringe-worthy blank on Wednesday night when he couldn't come up with the name of a foreign leader he likes during an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews. "Who's your favorite foreign leader?" Matthews asked Johnson. When the former New Mexico governor didn't immediately respond, Matthews prompted, "Go ahead, you gotta do this. Anywhere. Any continent. Canada, Mexico, Europe, over there, Asia, South America, Africa. Name a foreign leader that you respect." "I guess I'm having an Aleppo moment in the former president of Mexico," Johnson said. "But I'm giving you the whole world,...
- 9/29/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
It's Aleppo all over again. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson drew another cringe-worthy blank on Wednesday night when he couldn't come up with the name of a foreign leader he likes during an interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews. "Who's your favorite foreign leader?" Matthews asked Johnson. When the former New Mexico governor didn't immediately respond, Matthews prompted, "Go ahead, you gotta do this. Anywhere. Any continent. Canada, Mexico, Europe, over there, Asia, South America, Africa. Name a foreign leader that you respect." "I guess I'm having an Aleppo moment in the former president of Mexico," Johnson said. "But I'm giving you the whole world,...
- 9/29/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox has been very outspoken in his opposition to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, even going so far as to declare in an interview in February, "I'm not going to pay for that f—ing wall." Fox, who served from 2000 to 2006, talked with The Hollywood Reporter about the danger a Trump presidency would pose, how Mexico could become the next Cuba and why Hillary Clinton is like Margaret Thatcher. Foreign leaders don't often weigh in on foreign elections, but you have spoke a lot about Trump. Why? The presidency of the United States is big,
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- 6/1/2016
- by Andy Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox tore into Donald Trump in a profanity-laden podcast interview, calling the presumptive Gop nominee "crazy" and a "false prophet." "Wake up Americans, he's a false prophet," Fox said of the billionaire businessman in a Kickass Politics podcast published on Tuesday. "Think about it, analyze what he's proposing. Count the amount of lies he says in every speech. Everyday he lies and lies with figures because his sole interest is to do personal business, to get greedy, to get more money, to put the Trump name everywhere in the world." "He is the ugly American," the former president added.
- 5/10/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox tore into Donald Trump in a profanity-laden podcast interview, calling the presumptive Gop nominee "crazy" and a "false prophet." "Wake up Americans, he's a false prophet," Fox said of the billionaire businessman in a Kickass Politics podcast published on Tuesday. "Think about it, analyze what he's proposing. Count the amount of lies he says in every speech. Everyday he lies and lies with figures because his sole interest is to do personal business, to get greedy, to get more money, to put the Trump name everywhere in the world." "He is the ugly American," the former president added.
- 5/10/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
[[tmz:video id="0_9xtsjgsi"]] Former Mexican Prez Vicente Fox scoffed at Donald Trump's Cinco de Mayo homage, saying it's outlandish to think any restaurant with a Trump connection can serve up authentic Mexican grub. Fox goes on to praise Hillary Clinton to the skies, explaining why he thinks she'd make a great president. Best part ... we shot the video on May 5th ... Fox was dining at an Italian restaurant! Read more...
- 5/6/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
At the conclusion of Bill Maher‘s Real Time show last night, the comedian called out Donald Trump’s hypocrisy in criticizing former Mexican President Vicente Fox use profane language when Trump himself is notably liberal with his use of profanity. “Talk about the pot calling the kettle orange,” said Maher before showing a slew of clips with Trump […]
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- 2/27/2016
- by Jenny C Lu
- Uinterview
Bill Maher gave Donald Trump a lashing Friday in language he could understand. The comedian concluded his HBO “Real Time” program by highlighting Trump’s colorful deployment of curse words after the Gop frontrunner for president complained about an expletive dropped by one of his critics. “Talk about the pot calling the kettle orange,” Maher said, before playing a supercut of Trump expletives, often to uproarious cheers from supporters. Also Read: 9 More Donald Trump Fudges and Lies From Primary Season (Videos) Trump demanded an apology over Twitter on Thursday, after former Mexican President Vicente Fox earlier that day slipped in the hot-button expletive during a.
- 2/27/2016
- by Joan E. Solsman
- The Wrap
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox just uttered the F-word again on live TV — this time on air with Fox Business Network’s “Mornings With Maria” to dispute presidential candidate Donald Trump’s calls for Mexico to underwrite a new barrier along the U.S. border. “I am not going to pay for that fucking wall. I am not, and he should know that, and I’m not going to apologize,” Fox said Friday before praising Vice President Joe Biden. A stunned Maria Bartiromo immediately apologized to viewers. “I want to apologize to our viewers right now,” she said. “We were not expecting the president to.
- 2/26/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Donald Trump would like an apology. This afternoon, former Mexican president Vicente Fox lashed out at the Gop frontrunner for his threats that he will - if elected - build a wall to block out Mexican immigrants from entering the United States, saying "I'm not going to pay for that f---ing wall. He should pay for it." Hours later, Trump had the opportunity to respond publicly to Fox's comments on stage at the Republican Debate. He was quick to shoot down any questions about just what he'd do if Mexico refused to pay for the wall. "I will [make them pay]," he said.
- 2/26/2016
- by Diana Pearl, @dianapearl_
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump would like an apology. This afternoon, former Mexican president Vicente Fox lashed out at the Gop frontrunner for his threats that he will - if elected - build a wall to block out Mexican immigrants from entering the United States, saying "I'm not going to pay for that f---ing wall. He should pay for it." Hours later, Trump had the opportunity to respond publicly to Fox's comments on stage at the Republican Debate. He was quick to shoot down any questions about just what he'd do if Mexico refused to pay for the wall. "I will [make them pay]," he said.
- 2/26/2016
- by Diana Pearl, @dianapearl_
- PEOPLE.com
Mexico's ex-president has added himself to the growing list of Donald Trump contesters. In an interview with Fusion, Vicente Fox - who ran the country from 2000 to 2006 - made it clear that he is in definite opposition of Trump's promise to, not only build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, but also send the expenses south of the border. "I'm not going to pay for that f---ing wall. He should pay for it," Fox told the network on Thursday. Aside from refusing to finance any of the billionaire businessman's plans, Fox also advised Mexican-Americans to be watchful of...
- 2/26/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
Mexico's ex-president has added himself to the growing list of Donald Trump contesters. In an interview with Fusion, Vicente Fox - who ran the country from 2000 to 2006 - made it clear that he is in definite opposition of Trump's promise to, not only build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, but also send the expenses south of the border. "I'm not going to pay for that f---ing wall. He should pay for it," Fox told the network on Thursday. Aside from refusing to finance any of the billionaire businessman's plans, Fox also advised Mexican-Americans to be watchful of...
- 2/26/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
Vicente Fox has a lot to say about Donald Trump ... and none of it is good. The former President of Mexico -- who is also quite the successful business man -- unloaded on The Donald Wednesday night as he left The Palm in L.A. Fox went all in against Trump and his recent comments about Mexico, telling our photog (in Spanish), "He's acted like an idiot ... I don't know how he's made so much money,...
- 7/9/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
While Mexican director Luis Estrada and star Damián Alcázar did a couple of films together before, their real partnership began in 1999 with the political satire Herod's Law (La Ley de Herodes). Since then, Estrada has directed only similar films, all starring Alcázar. A Wonderful World (Un Mundo Maravilloso, 2006) depicted the times of Mexican president Vicente Fox, while 2010's El Infierno (aka El Narco) was a take on president Felipe Calderón and the ongoing war against drugs. If you thought of those films as Estrada's sociopolitical trilogy, well, you better think again. La Dictadura Perfecta (the literal translation would be "the perfect dictatorship"), Estrada's new collaboration with Alcázar, is hitting Mexican theaters on October 16 and is going for the same formula. La Dictadura Perfecta is Estrada's...
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- 8/21/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Shahrukh Khan bagged the honour of having former Mexican President Vicente Fox dropping in on the sets of Happy New Year, even as filming of the Farah Khan-helmed flick was in progress at the famed Rk Studios in Mumbai. Fox was accompanied by his spouse, Martha Fox and the current Mexican ambassador to India Jamie Nualart. They discussed everything from Bollywood films,to matters about Mexico and the importance of education. The meeting was organized by...
- 2/13/2014
- GlamSham
Vicente Fox -- the former President of Mexico -- knows first-hand ... the coke in the U.S. pales in comparison to the coke in his home country ... the kind you drink, not the kind you snort. Fox was leaving Boa steakhouse in Hollywood last night ... when we asked why Mexican Coca-Cola tastes So Much Better than the American kind. Without thinking twice ... Fox fired off an explanation ... and it totally makes sense. So, we gotta...
- 3/2/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Mexico City -- Hector Osuna, head commissioner of Mexico's telecom regulator Cofetel, is calling it quits.
Appointed by former President Vicente Fox four years ago, Osuna announced on Wednesday that he will pursue political interests rather than seek re-election when his term ends later this month. President Felipe Calderon will appoint a new commissioner shortly.
Osuna's successor has his work cut out for him. When Calderon took office in 2006, he vowed to make Mexico's highly concentrated telecom industry more competitive. Though some strides have been made to level the playing field, such as the recent auction of a government-owned fiber optic network, telecom giant Telmex continues to dominate the market. Telmex is owned by Carlos Slim, who tops the Forbes list as the richest man in the world.
Cofetel also has been criticized for its lack of media oversight; two broadcasters, Televisa and TV Azteca, control the national airwaves here...
Appointed by former President Vicente Fox four years ago, Osuna announced on Wednesday that he will pursue political interests rather than seek re-election when his term ends later this month. President Felipe Calderon will appoint a new commissioner shortly.
Osuna's successor has his work cut out for him. When Calderon took office in 2006, he vowed to make Mexico's highly concentrated telecom industry more competitive. Though some strides have been made to level the playing field, such as the recent auction of a government-owned fiber optic network, telecom giant Telmex continues to dominate the market. Telmex is owned by Carlos Slim, who tops the Forbes list as the richest man in the world.
Cofetel also has been criticized for its lack of media oversight; two broadcasters, Televisa and TV Azteca, control the national airwaves here...
- 6/23/2010
- by By John Hecht
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
L.A. Times: Los Tigres del Norte, Mexico’s superstar norteño band, abruptly canceled its participation Wednesday in a major awards show after it was barred from performing a song critical of the government’s campaign against drug cartels. In the song and a video accompanying it, fat pigs represent politicians who get rich on the backs of the people, and a vicious dog with fiery red eyes represents drug trafficking. A zorro, or fox (former President Vicente Fox), releases the dog and there is hell to pay, especially for peasant farmers who get caught in the middle. Translated into English, the lyrics...
- 10/29/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
MEXICO CITY -- Legendary Mexican TV personality Raul Velasco, who hosted one of Latin America's most popular variety shows for nearly three decades, died Sunday in his home in Acapulco. He was 73.
Velasco hosted Televisa's Siempre en Domingo (Always on Sunday), which ran from 1969 to 1998. In 1998, he underwent a liver transplant, forcing the network to cancel the program.
Often referred to as The Ed Sullivan Show of Mexico, Always on Sunday served as a springboard for many important Spanish-language musical acts.
Preliminary reports say Velasco died of natural causes. Televisa's Web site noted he had been "battling several illnesses."
In a letter of condolence sent to Velasco's wife and children, President Vicente Fox called the death an "irreparable loss."
On Sunday evening, Televisa retransmitted a tribute to Velasco that had aired in October. The homage brought together some of the biggest names in Latin American show business, including Ricky Martin, Gloria Trevi and balladeer Vicente Fernandez.
The funeral service was held Monday in Mexico City.
Velasco hosted Televisa's Siempre en Domingo (Always on Sunday), which ran from 1969 to 1998. In 1998, he underwent a liver transplant, forcing the network to cancel the program.
Often referred to as The Ed Sullivan Show of Mexico, Always on Sunday served as a springboard for many important Spanish-language musical acts.
Preliminary reports say Velasco died of natural causes. Televisa's Web site noted he had been "battling several illnesses."
In a letter of condolence sent to Velasco's wife and children, President Vicente Fox called the death an "irreparable loss."
On Sunday evening, Televisa retransmitted a tribute to Velasco that had aired in October. The homage brought together some of the biggest names in Latin American show business, including Ricky Martin, Gloria Trevi and balladeer Vicente Fernandez.
The funeral service was held Monday in Mexico City.
- 11/27/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MEXICO CITY -- President Vicente Fox has signed into law a media bill that critics say will strengthen the grip of Mexico's powerful television duopoly.. The new law, which goes into effect Wednesday, allows dominant broadcasters Televisa and TV Azteca to expand their digital and high-definition services without having to pay for new spectrum. New players looking to enter the Mexican television market, however, would be required to do so.
- 4/11/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MEXICO CITY -- As expected, Mexican legislators passed a controversial media law late Thursday that will strengthen the grip of Mexico's powerful television duopoly (HR 3/30). The bill, which is expected to be signed into law by President Vicente Fox, allows dominant broadcasters Televisa and TV Azteca to branch out into digital and high-definition services without having to participate in a bidding process for new spectrum. New players looking to enter the market, however, would be required to do so. Opponents of the media law say it will limit competition and solidify the power of Televisa and TV Azteca, which control 95% of the nation's television stations.
- 3/31/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- Mexican authorities raided an open-air market reportedly notorious for selling pirated DVDs a week after MPAA president and CEO Dan Glickman complained about the marketplace to Mexican President Vicente Fox. During the meeting last week, Glickman told Fox he had found a copy of the Spanish-language version of The Pacifier, a movie produced by Glickman's son Jonathan, in the Tepito market, according to the MPAA. The Mexican Attorney General's Office dismantled six pirate production labs, one packaging lab and four pirate distribution centers. In addition, they seized 334 DVD-R and CD-R burners, 28,400 pirate films in multiple formats, 50 TVs and DVD players and miscellaneous jackets and packaging, the MPAA said. The entire seizure represented a volume of about 20 tons including a record number of CD burners.
- 3/23/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. motion picture industry and the Mexican government have embarked on a cross-border partnership in the battle against Mexican film pirates, who raked in $140 million last year, MPAA president Dan Glickman said at a news conference Wednesday. Glickman's anti-piracy mission to Mexico included a meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox as well as a tour of one of the Mexico City's crime-ridden black-market areas, where he was able to acquire a pirated copy of his son's movie. Glickman later told reporters that Fox had designated top government official Eduardo Sojo as a point person to coordinate enforcement efforts between the Mexican government and the MPA, the MPAA's international counterpart.
- 3/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. motion picture industry and the Mexican government have embarked on a cross-border partnership in the battle against Mexican film pirates, who raked in $140 million last year, MPAA president Dan Glickman said at a news conference Wednesday. Glickman's anti-piracy mission to Mexico included a meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox as well as a tour of one of the Mexico City's crime-ridden black-market areas, where he was able to acquire a pirated copy of his son's movie. Glickman later told reporters that Fox had designated top government official Eduardo Sojo as a point person to coordinate enforcement efforts between the Mexican government and the MPA, the MPAA's international counterpart.
- 3/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- MPAA president and CEO Dan Glickman will try his hand at "Hollywood diplomacy" for the first time this week when he meets with Mexico President Vicente Fox on Wednesday at the presidential palace in Mexico City. The meeting will be the first between Glickman and a foreign head of state since he took over the association from Jack Valenti last year. Glickman's meeting with Fox continues the MPAA's tradition of face-to-face talks with high-ranking foreign officials to discuss issues confronting the domestic and international film industries. "I am looking forward to meeting with President Fox and discussing with him further cooperation making movies and on cracking down on movie piracy," Glickman said.
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April 21
Denzel Washington plays an avenging angel in "Man on Fire", a full-throttle, good-vs.-evil thriller about an ex-CIA agent bent on eliminating, one by one, a ruthless Mexican gang of kidnappers and dirty cops.
Everything is straightforward save for director Tony Scott's fussy style of hyperimages and flash editing, which he has developed in such similar melodramas as "Spy Game" and "Enemy of the State". Washington commands the screen with calm assurance, shares it well with his tiny co-star, Dakota Fanning, during the first half of the story and pretty much carries the marathon-length movie on his broad shoulders, as he is in nearly every scene.
At nearly 21⁄2 hours, exhibitors might lose a daily showing with "Man on Fire". But it won't matter much as the film looks primed to do excellent boxoffice, with Washington pulling in above-average numbers for a film that should appeal to men of all ages and a good many women as well.
"Man on Fire" is actually a second go at the novel of pseudonymous author A.J. Quinnell by producer Arnon Milchan, who shepherded to the screen a 1987 French⁄Italian production starring Scott Glenn and Joe Pesci and directed by Elie Chouraqui. This production, of course, is considerably amped by Scott and a top-flight crew, with much time spent on atmosphere, stunts, conflagrations and dramatic confrontations.
Washington plays one of those burnt-out cases so beloved by thriller writers. In this instance, he is John Creasy, a former CIA assassin who has run out of people to kill. The only remaining target is himself. Alcoholic and without purpose, he drifts into Mexico to visit old pal and fellow ex-agent Rayburn (Christopher Walken). Rayburn fixes him up with a job as bodyguard to 9-year-old Pita Ramos (Fanning), daughter of stressed-out Mexican industrialist Samuel (singing sensation Marc Anthony) and his anxious Yankee wife, Lisa (Radha Mitchell). The family's smooth attorney (Mickey Rourke) has insisted on hiring a bodyguard as abductions occur round-the-clock in Mexico.
(The portrait of the country and its citizens is about as bleak as any studio picture ever made, essentially portraying Mexico as a cesspool of crime and corruption reaching upward into the social elite. Whether accurate or not, the movie is not likely to make Vicente Fox's top 10 list.)
Brian Helgeland's script can't help but traffic in predictable plot developments. Yes, Pita breaks down Creasy's resistance to life, even getting him to smile again and act as her swimming coach. And yes, Pita gets abducted and the ransom drop goes awry -- crooks beating other crooks to the prize -- and all is lost.
But Creasy, despite being badly wounded, methodically takes on the entire gang, a bloody trail of reprisals that leads to top cop Fuentes (Jesus Ochoa) and "the Voice" (Gustavo Sanchez Parra), who ordered the kidnapping. In this, he has the aid of Mexico's only apparent honest citizens, police inspector Manzano (Italian star Giancarlo Giannini) and fearless journalist Mariana (Rachel Ticotin).
Scott heightens the tension with cinematographer Paul Cameron's nervous, pivoting camera moves, Christian Wagner's quick edits, sudden shifts in motion, color and a dramatic play of light and shadows. Harry Gregson-Williams' percussion-driven Latin jazz score greatly pushes the mood of high anxiety.
While on fire, Washington plays it cool. Whether a drunk or revenge-minded killer, he is always in control. Fanning gets snatched away, which leaves a hole in the story, but Giannini and Ticotin help fill the gap by playing a pair of good guys who nevertheless exploit each other.
The film is always watchable, and the confrontations contain undeniable edgy excitement. But even if this weren't a remake, it would be a remake. Hollywood filmmakers have fished these waters so thoroughly that it's virtually impossible to land a big catch.
MAN ON FIRE
Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a New Regency/Scott Free production
Credits:
Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott, Lucas Foster
Executive producers: Lance Hool, James W. Skotchdopole
Director of photography: Paul Cameron
Production designer: Benjamin Fernandez
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Co-producer: Conrad Hool
Costume designer: Louise Frogley
Editor: Christian Wagner
Cast:
Creasy: Denzel Washington
Pita: Dakota Fanning
Samuel: Marc Anthony
Lisa: Radha Mitchell
Rayburn: Christopher Walken
Manzano: Giancarlo Giannini
Mariana: Rachel Ticotin
Fuentes: Jesus Ochoa
Jordan: Mickey Rourke
Running time -- 142 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
April 21
Denzel Washington plays an avenging angel in "Man on Fire", a full-throttle, good-vs.-evil thriller about an ex-CIA agent bent on eliminating, one by one, a ruthless Mexican gang of kidnappers and dirty cops.
Everything is straightforward save for director Tony Scott's fussy style of hyperimages and flash editing, which he has developed in such similar melodramas as "Spy Game" and "Enemy of the State". Washington commands the screen with calm assurance, shares it well with his tiny co-star, Dakota Fanning, during the first half of the story and pretty much carries the marathon-length movie on his broad shoulders, as he is in nearly every scene.
At nearly 21⁄2 hours, exhibitors might lose a daily showing with "Man on Fire". But it won't matter much as the film looks primed to do excellent boxoffice, with Washington pulling in above-average numbers for a film that should appeal to men of all ages and a good many women as well.
"Man on Fire" is actually a second go at the novel of pseudonymous author A.J. Quinnell by producer Arnon Milchan, who shepherded to the screen a 1987 French⁄Italian production starring Scott Glenn and Joe Pesci and directed by Elie Chouraqui. This production, of course, is considerably amped by Scott and a top-flight crew, with much time spent on atmosphere, stunts, conflagrations and dramatic confrontations.
Washington plays one of those burnt-out cases so beloved by thriller writers. In this instance, he is John Creasy, a former CIA assassin who has run out of people to kill. The only remaining target is himself. Alcoholic and without purpose, he drifts into Mexico to visit old pal and fellow ex-agent Rayburn (Christopher Walken). Rayburn fixes him up with a job as bodyguard to 9-year-old Pita Ramos (Fanning), daughter of stressed-out Mexican industrialist Samuel (singing sensation Marc Anthony) and his anxious Yankee wife, Lisa (Radha Mitchell). The family's smooth attorney (Mickey Rourke) has insisted on hiring a bodyguard as abductions occur round-the-clock in Mexico.
(The portrait of the country and its citizens is about as bleak as any studio picture ever made, essentially portraying Mexico as a cesspool of crime and corruption reaching upward into the social elite. Whether accurate or not, the movie is not likely to make Vicente Fox's top 10 list.)
Brian Helgeland's script can't help but traffic in predictable plot developments. Yes, Pita breaks down Creasy's resistance to life, even getting him to smile again and act as her swimming coach. And yes, Pita gets abducted and the ransom drop goes awry -- crooks beating other crooks to the prize -- and all is lost.
But Creasy, despite being badly wounded, methodically takes on the entire gang, a bloody trail of reprisals that leads to top cop Fuentes (Jesus Ochoa) and "the Voice" (Gustavo Sanchez Parra), who ordered the kidnapping. In this, he has the aid of Mexico's only apparent honest citizens, police inspector Manzano (Italian star Giancarlo Giannini) and fearless journalist Mariana (Rachel Ticotin).
Scott heightens the tension with cinematographer Paul Cameron's nervous, pivoting camera moves, Christian Wagner's quick edits, sudden shifts in motion, color and a dramatic play of light and shadows. Harry Gregson-Williams' percussion-driven Latin jazz score greatly pushes the mood of high anxiety.
While on fire, Washington plays it cool. Whether a drunk or revenge-minded killer, he is always in control. Fanning gets snatched away, which leaves a hole in the story, but Giannini and Ticotin help fill the gap by playing a pair of good guys who nevertheless exploit each other.
The film is always watchable, and the confrontations contain undeniable edgy excitement. But even if this weren't a remake, it would be a remake. Hollywood filmmakers have fished these waters so thoroughly that it's virtually impossible to land a big catch.
MAN ON FIRE
Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a New Regency/Scott Free production
Credits:
Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott, Lucas Foster
Executive producers: Lance Hool, James W. Skotchdopole
Director of photography: Paul Cameron
Production designer: Benjamin Fernandez
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Co-producer: Conrad Hool
Costume designer: Louise Frogley
Editor: Christian Wagner
Cast:
Creasy: Denzel Washington
Pita: Dakota Fanning
Samuel: Marc Anthony
Lisa: Radha Mitchell
Rayburn: Christopher Walken
Manzano: Giancarlo Giannini
Mariana: Rachel Ticotin
Fuentes: Jesus Ochoa
Jordan: Mickey Rourke
Running time -- 142 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Opens
April 21
Denzel Washington plays an avenging angel in "Man on Fire", a full-throttle, good-vs.-evil thriller about an ex-CIA agent bent on eliminating, one by one, a ruthless Mexican gang of kidnappers and dirty cops.
Everything is straightforward save for director Tony Scott's fussy style of hyperimages and flash editing, which he has developed in such similar melodramas as "Spy Game" and "Enemy of the State". Washington commands the screen with calm assurance, shares it well with his tiny co-star, Dakota Fanning, during the first half of the story and pretty much carries the marathon-length movie on his broad shoulders, as he is in nearly every scene.
At nearly 21⁄2 hours, exhibitors might lose a daily showing with "Man on Fire". But it won't matter much as the film looks primed to do excellent boxoffice, with Washington pulling in above-average numbers for a film that should appeal to men of all ages and a good many women as well.
"Man on Fire" is actually a second go at the novel of pseudonymous author A.J. Quinnell by producer Arnon Milchan, who shepherded to the screen a 1987 French⁄Italian production starring Scott Glenn and Joe Pesci and directed by Elie Chouraqui. This production, of course, is considerably amped by Scott and a top-flight crew, with much time spent on atmosphere, stunts, conflagrations and dramatic confrontations.
Washington plays one of those burnt-out cases so beloved by thriller writers. In this instance, he is John Creasy, a former CIA assassin who has run out of people to kill. The only remaining target is himself. Alcoholic and without purpose, he drifts into Mexico to visit old pal and fellow ex-agent Rayburn (Christopher Walken). Rayburn fixes him up with a job as bodyguard to 9-year-old Pita Ramos (Fanning), daughter of stressed-out Mexican industrialist Samuel (singing sensation Marc Anthony) and his anxious Yankee wife, Lisa (Radha Mitchell). The family's smooth attorney (Mickey Rourke) has insisted on hiring a bodyguard as abductions occur round-the-clock in Mexico.
(The portrait of the country and its citizens is about as bleak as any studio picture ever made, essentially portraying Mexico as a cesspool of crime and corruption reaching upward into the social elite. Whether accurate or not, the movie is not likely to make Vicente Fox's top 10 list.)
Brian Helgeland's script can't help but traffic in predictable plot developments. Yes, Pita breaks down Creasy's resistance to life, even getting him to smile again and act as her swimming coach. And yes, Pita gets abducted and the ransom drop goes awry -- crooks beating other crooks to the prize -- and all is lost.
But Creasy, despite being badly wounded, methodically takes on the entire gang, a bloody trail of reprisals that leads to top cop Fuentes (Jesus Ochoa) and "the Voice" (Gustavo Sanchez Parra), who ordered the kidnapping. In this, he has the aid of Mexico's only apparent honest citizens, police inspector Manzano (Italian star Giancarlo Giannini) and fearless journalist Mariana (Rachel Ticotin).
Scott heightens the tension with cinematographer Paul Cameron's nervous, pivoting camera moves, Christian Wagner's quick edits, sudden shifts in motion, color and a dramatic play of light and shadows. Harry Gregson-Williams' percussion-driven Latin jazz score greatly pushes the mood of high anxiety.
While on fire, Washington plays it cool. Whether a drunk or revenge-minded killer, he is always in control. Fanning gets snatched away, which leaves a hole in the story, but Giannini and Ticotin help fill the gap by playing a pair of good guys who nevertheless exploit each other.
The film is always watchable, and the confrontations contain undeniable edgy excitement. But even if this weren't a remake, it would be a remake. Hollywood filmmakers have fished these waters so thoroughly that it's virtually impossible to land a big catch.
MAN ON FIRE
Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a New Regency/Scott Free production
Credits:
Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott, Lucas Foster
Executive producers: Lance Hool, James W. Skotchdopole
Director of photography: Paul Cameron
Production designer: Benjamin Fernandez
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Co-producer: Conrad Hool
Costume designer: Louise Frogley
Editor: Christian Wagner
Cast:
Creasy: Denzel Washington
Pita: Dakota Fanning
Samuel: Marc Anthony
Lisa: Radha Mitchell
Rayburn: Christopher Walken
Manzano: Giancarlo Giannini
Mariana: Rachel Ticotin
Fuentes: Jesus Ochoa
Jordan: Mickey Rourke
Running time -- 142 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
April 21
Denzel Washington plays an avenging angel in "Man on Fire", a full-throttle, good-vs.-evil thriller about an ex-CIA agent bent on eliminating, one by one, a ruthless Mexican gang of kidnappers and dirty cops.
Everything is straightforward save for director Tony Scott's fussy style of hyperimages and flash editing, which he has developed in such similar melodramas as "Spy Game" and "Enemy of the State". Washington commands the screen with calm assurance, shares it well with his tiny co-star, Dakota Fanning, during the first half of the story and pretty much carries the marathon-length movie on his broad shoulders, as he is in nearly every scene.
At nearly 21⁄2 hours, exhibitors might lose a daily showing with "Man on Fire". But it won't matter much as the film looks primed to do excellent boxoffice, with Washington pulling in above-average numbers for a film that should appeal to men of all ages and a good many women as well.
"Man on Fire" is actually a second go at the novel of pseudonymous author A.J. Quinnell by producer Arnon Milchan, who shepherded to the screen a 1987 French⁄Italian production starring Scott Glenn and Joe Pesci and directed by Elie Chouraqui. This production, of course, is considerably amped by Scott and a top-flight crew, with much time spent on atmosphere, stunts, conflagrations and dramatic confrontations.
Washington plays one of those burnt-out cases so beloved by thriller writers. In this instance, he is John Creasy, a former CIA assassin who has run out of people to kill. The only remaining target is himself. Alcoholic and without purpose, he drifts into Mexico to visit old pal and fellow ex-agent Rayburn (Christopher Walken). Rayburn fixes him up with a job as bodyguard to 9-year-old Pita Ramos (Fanning), daughter of stressed-out Mexican industrialist Samuel (singing sensation Marc Anthony) and his anxious Yankee wife, Lisa (Radha Mitchell). The family's smooth attorney (Mickey Rourke) has insisted on hiring a bodyguard as abductions occur round-the-clock in Mexico.
(The portrait of the country and its citizens is about as bleak as any studio picture ever made, essentially portraying Mexico as a cesspool of crime and corruption reaching upward into the social elite. Whether accurate or not, the movie is not likely to make Vicente Fox's top 10 list.)
Brian Helgeland's script can't help but traffic in predictable plot developments. Yes, Pita breaks down Creasy's resistance to life, even getting him to smile again and act as her swimming coach. And yes, Pita gets abducted and the ransom drop goes awry -- crooks beating other crooks to the prize -- and all is lost.
But Creasy, despite being badly wounded, methodically takes on the entire gang, a bloody trail of reprisals that leads to top cop Fuentes (Jesus Ochoa) and "the Voice" (Gustavo Sanchez Parra), who ordered the kidnapping. In this, he has the aid of Mexico's only apparent honest citizens, police inspector Manzano (Italian star Giancarlo Giannini) and fearless journalist Mariana (Rachel Ticotin).
Scott heightens the tension with cinematographer Paul Cameron's nervous, pivoting camera moves, Christian Wagner's quick edits, sudden shifts in motion, color and a dramatic play of light and shadows. Harry Gregson-Williams' percussion-driven Latin jazz score greatly pushes the mood of high anxiety.
While on fire, Washington plays it cool. Whether a drunk or revenge-minded killer, he is always in control. Fanning gets snatched away, which leaves a hole in the story, but Giannini and Ticotin help fill the gap by playing a pair of good guys who nevertheless exploit each other.
The film is always watchable, and the confrontations contain undeniable edgy excitement. But even if this weren't a remake, it would be a remake. Hollywood filmmakers have fished these waters so thoroughly that it's virtually impossible to land a big catch.
MAN ON FIRE
Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a New Regency/Scott Free production
Credits:
Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Tony Scott, Lucas Foster
Executive producers: Lance Hool, James W. Skotchdopole
Director of photography: Paul Cameron
Production designer: Benjamin Fernandez
Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
Co-producer: Conrad Hool
Costume designer: Louise Frogley
Editor: Christian Wagner
Cast:
Creasy: Denzel Washington
Pita: Dakota Fanning
Samuel: Marc Anthony
Lisa: Radha Mitchell
Rayburn: Christopher Walken
Manzano: Giancarlo Giannini
Mariana: Rachel Ticotin
Fuentes: Jesus Ochoa
Jordan: Mickey Rourke
Running time -- 142 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 4/21/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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