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Coming-of-age movies and television shows are an interesting genre. It allows the audience of every age group to come to terms with the current milieu and prepare their minds for the fact that every generation has a different mindset. One just needs to accept and understand it. Sex Education, Derry Girls, Never Have I Ever, and Ginny and Georgia are some of the shows that tackle the coming-of-age genre. A lot could be imbibed from these stories that are about a particular generation and their manner of dealing with issues at hand. Cindy la Regia: The High School Years is a new Mexican Netflix original show that deals with a bunch of teenage girls and boys dealing with life as high school students. The show is based on a graphic novel by Ricardo Cucamonga and will be released on the streaming platform on December 20, 2023.

Cindy la Regia: The High School Years...

Following the success of Netflix’s Spanish-language teen flick “A través de mi ventana” (“Through My Window”), from Wattpad author and influencer, Ariana Godoy, Wattpad Webtoon Studios is doubling down on its Spanish-language content with plans to adapt two massive YA hits for the screen. Alex Mírez’s “Pefectos Mentirosos,” which has garnered over 105 million readers, will be produced out of Mexico as a TV series, and Flor. M Salvador’s 75-million read “Boulevard” will be developed as a feature film in Spain.

Attached to “Perfectos Mentirosos” are José Miguel Núñez, Anna Grajales and Paola Mazlum. Javier Ruecas will pen the script for “Boulevard.” Wattpad Webtoon Studios’ Aron Levitz, Lindsey Weems Ramey, Taylor Grant, and Carla Zeller will produce the projects.

“Perfectos Mentirosos and Boulevard are massively popular Wattpad stories with millions of reads and have deeply engaged fans in Spanish language markets around the world,” said Levitz, President of Wattpad Webtoon Studios,...

The award ceremony of Feratum 2013 took place at Teatro Obrero on Saturday, October 5, before the screening of closing film Big Bad Wolves. During the ceremony, Mexico's legendary el Santo was honored and guests José Mojica Marins, Gary Pullin and Rodrigo Gudiño received a diploma for their contributions to horror cinema. Feratum awarded such films as The Cosmonaut and the amazing documentary Birth of the Living Dead! Here's the complete list of winners:Best Animated Short Film (sponsored by Renderfarm Studios) First Place: ¿Qué es la Guerra? (Mexico), by Luis Beltrán Second Place: Bendito Machine (Spain), by Jossie Malis Third Place: Pandemonium Virus NZ1 (Mexico), by José Bonilla Best Screenplay (sponsored by Efd, Equipment & Film Design) El Malcriado (Mexico), by José Miguel Núñez Macías...

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