{"id":18884,"date":"2016-10-04T20:19:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T00:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.hispanicizewire.com\/es\/?p=12934"},"modified":"2017-02-13T10:32:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T15:32:20","slug":"gael-garcia-bernal-jonas-cuaron-jeffrey-dean-morgan-join-hispanicize-l-s-special-screening-stx-entertainments-desierto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/gael-garcia-bernal-jonas-cuaron-jeffrey-dean-morgan-join-hispanicize-l-s-special-screening-stx-entertainments-desierto\/","title":{"rendered":"Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal, Jon\u00e1s Cuar\u00f3n and Jeffrey Dean Morgan join for Hispanicize L.A.\u2019s Special Screening of STX Entertainment\u2019s \u2018Desierto\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube\" width=\"304\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/R4GLf4Ggbwc?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" wmode=\"transparent\"><\/iframe> <p>LOS ANGELES, CA &#8211; October 4, 2016 &#8211; (HISPANICIZE WIRE) &#8211; Golden Globe award-winning actor, director and producer Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal will join acclaimed filmmaker Jon\u00e1s Cuar\u00f3n (\u2018Gravity\u2019) at Hispanicize L.A. for the special screening of their latest film \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R4GLf4Ggbwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Desierto<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Written, directed and edited by Jon\u00e1s Cuar\u00f3n, \u2018Desierto\u2019 is a visceral, heart-pounding suspense-thriller packed with tension and suspense from start to finish, starring Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries\u00a0and\u00a0Y Tu Mam\u00e1 Tambi\u00e9n) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen, The Walking Dead). <\/p>\n<p>What begins as a hopeful journey to seek a better life becomes a harrowing and primal fight for survival when a deranged, rifle-toting vigilante targets a group of unarmed men and women through the treacherous U.S.-Mexican border. In the harsh, unforgiving desert terrain, the odds are stacked firmly against them as they horrifyingly discover there\u2019s nowhere to hide from the unrelenting, merciless killer.<\/p>\n<p>The red carpet, celebrity-filled screening kicks off Hispanicize L.A. and continues the iconic event\u2019s history of launching important films with themes and stories that impact the Latino community. The screening is scheduled for the evening of Oct. 11, the night before the Hispanicize L.A. takes place at The Well (1006 S. Olive St.) in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gripping film could not be more topical to the difficult times we live in and underscores how building walls between neighboring countries only fuel crazy situations, peoples and behaviors,\u201d Manny Ruiz, CEO of Hispanicize Media Group and creative director of the Hispanicize event. \u201cWe\u2019re very honored that this specific film will be the one that leads into everything Hispanicize L.A. is about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Desierto\u2019\u00a0premiered to wide acclaim in its debut at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received the International Critics Award. Most recently, the film was selected as Mexico\u2019s official submission as Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th\u00a0annual Academy Awards. STX Entertainment will release \u2018Desierto\u2019 in select U.S. theaters on October 14.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Desierto\u2019 special screening is being produced in partnership with STX Entertainment, Hispanicize L.A.\u2019s co-title sponsors are Sensis and ThinkLatino Research. The event\u2019s official bank partner is City National Bank. Additional event sponsors include Dreamworks\u2019 Trolls, Aguacates Frescos \u2013 Saborea Uno Hoy, TADIN Herb &#038; Tea Co., Mountain Dew, Verifyer, SBS\/La Musica, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Nylon Espa\u00f1ol, DiMe Media, HispanicAd.com, Hispanic Kitchen, Popful, and the Hispanic PR Blog. <\/p>\n<p>The film screening is an invite-only event. To inquire limited media credentials email jennb@hm-com.com. The Oct. 12 Hispanicize L.A. event is free and available only for professionals in the industry of social media, marketing, journalism, film and music. To rsvp for the Oct. 12 event go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/hispanicize-la-tickets-27738076333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/hispanicize-la-tickets-27738076333<\/a>.The event will culminate with a major social media networking reception.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Hispanicize Media Group<\/strong><br \/>\nHispanicize Media Group, LLC (HMG) works with leading brands and advertisers to navigate the rapidly evolving, trillion dollar U.S. Hispanic market by offering branded media opportunities, brand integrations, digital marketing campaigns and social influencer management through its on and offline platforms that include the annual Hispanicize event, DiMe Media and Hispanic Kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>HMG\u2019s award-winning management team is credited with pioneering the U.S. Hispanic social media industry and creating culturally resonating and engaging content for today\u2019s Latino consumers. HMG is headquartered in Miami with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nAbout STX Entertainment<\/strong><br \/>\nSTX Entertainment is a fully integrated, diversified, global media company designed from inception to unlock value from the 21st century\u2019s changed media landscape. STX specializes in the development, production, marketing and distribution of talent-driven films, television, and digital media content, with a unique ability to maximize the impact of content across worldwide, multiplatform distribution channels, including unparalleled global capabilities and direct passage into the China market.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSTX Entertainment is led by accomplished businessman Robert Simonds and was co-founded by Bill McGlashan, managing partner of the growth division of leading global private investment firm TPG, which has $70 billion of capital under management. The Company\u2019s Board of Directors includes prominent leaders in global finance and entertainment, including Frank\u202fBiondi, former President and CEO of Viacom, Inc. and former Chairman and CEO of Universal Studios; Tony\u202fVinciquerra, former Chairman and CEO of Fox Networks Group;\u00a0Gigi Pritzker,\u00a0CEO of Madison Wells Media; David\u202fBonderman, founding partner of TPG; John Zhao, CEO of\u202fHony\u202fCapital; and Dominic Ng, Chairman of East West Bank, among others.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to TPG Growth, other investors include Hony Capital, a leading private equity firm in China;\u00a0PCCW, Southeast Asia\u2019s largest Internet and cable services provider; Tencent Holdings, China\u2019s leading provider of online products and services; Dominic Ng, Chairman of East West Bank; DNS Capital (representing the\u00a0business interests of\u00a0Gigi Pritzker\u00a0and her immediate family);\u00a0and Beau Wrigley, former Chairman and CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, among others.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFor more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stxentertainment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.stxentertainment.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8212; Cultural Trends, Digital Influencers and Celebrities to converge at the special Hispanicize L.A. event October 11-12 &#8212;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2346,30,6,2350],"tags":[1967,1961,1964,1963,1962,1965,1966],"class_list":{"0":"post-18884","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arte-cultura","8":"category-arts-culture","9":"category-entertainment","10":"category-entretenimiento","11":"tag-desierto","12":"tag-gael-garcia-bernal","13":"tag-hispanicize-l-a","14":"tag-jeffrey-dean-morgan","15":"tag-jonas-cuaron","16":"tag-special-screening","17":"tag-stx-entertainments","18":"entry"},"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/featured-2.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/featured-2.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"mruiz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/author\/mruiz\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}