First Look at Pascal’s “Game of Thrones” Character, The Red Viper

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

It’s Game on for Pedro Pascal…

HBO has released the first official images from Game of Thrones‘ fourth season, including images of the 38-year-old Chilean actor in character.

Pascal, who recently landed a role on CBS’ The Mentalist, is set to portray Prince Oberyn Martell, better known as the Red Viper in the upcoming season of the network’s hit series.

Pascal’s character comes to Kings Landing seeking revenge for the death of his sister, who was killed by the Lannisters when the Mad King was overthrown.

Pascal, who had a guest-starring role on Showtime’s Homeland, has previously had arcs on CBS’ The Good Wife, ABC’s Red Widow and USA’s Graceland.

The season four premiere of Game of Thrones is set for Sunday, April 6.

Pascal Cast in Recurring Role on CBS’ “The Mentalist”

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Pedro Pascal is about to go Mental…

The 38-year-old Chilean actor has landed a recurring role on CBS’ Simon Baker-starrer The Mentalist.

The Graceland alum will portray FBI Special Agent Marcus Pike, according to TVLine.

Pike is described as a “charming” blue-collar cop with FBI smarts. When he asks Jane (Simon Baker) and Lisbon (Robin Tunney) to help find a band of art thieves, he’s immediately attracted to Lisbon and tries to sweep her off her feet.

Pascal, who will also appear in an iconic role on the new season of HBO’s hit drama Game of Thrones, will debut in Episode 16 and appear in at least five episodes.

Pascal, who appeared in a guest starring role on Showtime’s Homeland, has previously had arcs on CBS’ The Good Wife and ABC’s Red Widow.

The Mentalist airs Sundays at 10:00 pm ET on CBS.

Loren Joins the Cast of Fox’s “Gang Related”

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Lela Loren will have to choose between two hunky Latinos this upcoming television season.

The Latina actress has been cast in a major recurring role on Fox’s new drama Gang Related.

Starring Ramon Rodriguez, the series centers on Ryan Lopez, a gang member sent in to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department.

Loren will portray Sylvia, a woman caught between her ex-boyfriend Ryan, and her current fiancé Dante Acosta (portrayed by Jay Hernandez), gang lord Javier Acosta’s son and Ryan’s best friend since childhood.

Loren’s credits include television appearances on Covert Affairs, The Closer, The Mentalist and Lost, as well as a film role in The Hangover Part III, which was released earlier this year.

Rodriguez Cast in Fox’s “Wild Blue” Drama Pilot

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Gina Rodriguez is headed into the wild blue (yonder)…

The Puerto Rican actress has been cast as the female lead in Fox’s Navy drama pilot Wild Blue, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The project, which has been described as a mix between ER, The West Wing and Top Gun, centers on the men and women working aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. Equipped with a 500-foot landing strip, a nuclear reactor and 6,000 military personnel on board, the drama takes a closer look at stressful lives of the Navy’s elite.

Rodriguez, who was recently cast in the film Marching Banda, will portray Pilar “Maytag” Robles, an overachiever seemingly born to be a Naval open aviator. She’s described as athletic and graceful but by no means a pushover who is smart, driven and unafraid to fight for what she believes is right and fair.

Rodriguez, who starred opposite the late Jenni Rivera in Filly Brown, has previously appeared in Army Wives, Happy Endings and The Mentalist.

She joins a cast that includes Battle: Los Angeles’ Will Rotthaar, The Carrie Diaries’ Josh Salatin, Alano Miller and Damages’ Mykelti Williamson.

Ramirez Lands Recurring Role on CBS’ “Blue Bloods”

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a bloody good time to be Marisa Ramirez…

The 35-year-old Latina actress has landed a recurring role on CBS’ Blue Bloods.

Ramirez will portray Detective Maria Baez in a five-episode arc on the series. She’ll be partnered with Donnie Wahlberg’s character Detective Danny Reagan.

The recurring role comes with the option for Ramirez to continue as a series regular next season.

Her first episode on Blue Bloods airs this Friday. She’s filling the void left by the departure of series regular Jennifer Esposito, who was put on an indefinite medical leave by CBS Television Studios last fall.

Ramirez, who has had a recurring role on ABC’s Body Of Proof this season, has previously guest-starred on The Mentalist, Bones and Rizzoli & Isles.

Fumero Cast in Fox’s Andy Samberg Comedy Pilot

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Melissa Fumero is joining Samberg’s force…

The 30-year-old Cuban-American actress has been named the female lead in Fox’s untitled Mike Schur and Dan Goor comedy pilot, starring former Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg.

The comedy pilot centers on a diverse group of detectives in a precinct at the edge of New York City.

Fumero, best known for for her role as Adriana Cramer on One Life to Live, will portray Amy, an attractive and smart police detective who was raised in the outskirts of Manhattan. Before joining the force, she was a middle-school teacher. When it comes to dating, she doesn’t date fellow police officers, even though there are a ton of prospects in the line of fire.

Along with her One Life to Live stint, Fumero’s credits include appearances on Gossip Girl, The Mentalist and CSI: New York.

She’s married to her former OLTL co-star David Fumero, who portrayed Cristian Vega on the soap opera.

Loren Cast in Lifetime’s Original Movie “Stalkers”

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Lela Loren is getting the Lifetime treatment…

The Latina actress has joined the cast of Lifetime’s two-hour original movie/backdoor pilot Stalkers, which could become a full series on the network.

The project follows Diane Harper (Drea de Matteo), a hot-headed cop with a troubled past, and a polished, ambitious district attorney (Jodi Lyn O’Keefe) who team up to bring a stalker (Mena Suvari), obsessed with her former lover (Loren), to justice.

Loren most recently starred in the Warner Brothers web series H+, produced by Bryan Singer.

Loren’s television credits include guest-starring appearances on Covert Affairs, The Shield, The Mentalist, Lost and CSI; Miami.

Andrade’s “The Devil Inside” Debuts at No. 1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

The future’s so bright for Fernanda Andrade and her movie career…

This weekend, the 27-year-old Brazilian actress scored her first No. 1 film…in her first feature film.

Andrade—who has appeared in several television programs like The Glades, Sons of Anarchy and The Mentalist—stars in The Devil Inside, which celebrated a record-breaking opening weekend at the box office this past weekend.

The thriller, made for only $1 million, racked up $34.5 million in ticket sales, making it the biggest opening of all-time during early January, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In the horror film, based on a true story, Andrade stars as Isabella Rossi, an Italian woman seeking the truth about her mother Maria, who killed three church members during her own exorcism. When Maria was transferred to a facility in Rome from the United States, Isabella began to question whether or not a supernatural force possessed her mother. In the process, she winds up encountering several exorcisms.

And if you haven’t seen The Devil Inside yet, Andrade highly recommends it, especially if you like horror movies.

“I think it will scare your socks off,” says Andrade, who was born in Sao Paolo, Brazil. “And I think it’s just a new, fresh take on it, uncomfortably so. It’s a new, fresh look at exorcisms.”

The Devil Inside is in theaters now.

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