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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Conclave.Edward Berger’s Conclave has drawn attention for its shocking conclusion, and a real-life pope expert now explains how realistic it is. The political thriller, based on Robert Harris's 2016 novel, follows the College of Cardinals as they convene to elect a new pope after the sudden death of the previous one. Conclave's cast, with Ralph Fiennes leading as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, navigates a maze of political intrigue, spiritual conflict, and moral dilemmas within the Vatican's inner sanctuary. The film culminates in the election of Archbishop Vincent Benitez (Carlos Diehz) with a thunderous revelation: Benitez was born intersex.

In an interview with GQ, David Gibson, Director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, addressed Conclave’s surprise ending. Gibson discussed the feasibility of an intersex pope and the broader implications of the film's ending, touching on the Church's evolving stance on gender and sexuality.

Klass 95: The Power of Beauty is the new Netflix series that takes us into the glamorous world of fashion, and it reveals that, while the fashion industry might look shiny from the outside, behind the scenes it’s full of secrets, struggles and even danger. Those people who know how to play their cards right like Kelly, Edgar, and the main protagonist, Shaio, are the only people who can survive and even thrive in this world. Let’s dive into the cast and characters to give us a better look into this fashion game.

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Kelly

Kelly, played by Valeria Galaviz, is a young woman who wants to become a top model, for which she’s willing to do whatever it takes to escape poverty and create a better life for herself and her mother, aunt, and sister. Kelly knows how to use her beauty to manipulate men and get what she wants,...

Seaglass Talent Management, the new venture founded recently by Heather Henderson, has acquired the Actors Talent Management Division of Kontakto, a boutique company focused primarily on Latinx talent, led by Isabel Echeverry. Henderson most recently served as Head of Talent Management at Kontakto, before launching Seaglass earlier this month.

Seaglass Talent is expanding its roster with several actors that Henderson originally signed under Kontakto, including Brent David Fraser (David Lynch’s Wild at Heart), Justin Berti (Samuel Goldwyn’s Divorce Bait), Robyn Cruze (Endemol’s Big Sky), and Amber Pickens (Netflix’s Passing).

Under the acquisition, Kontakto’s roster of talent now represented by SeaGlass includes Marc Clotet (The Sleeping Voice on Prime), Kiley Opsal (A Race Against Time), Jessica Caban (Jane the Virgin), Nicole Santamaria (Netflix’s Griselda), Eddie Martinez (Blumhouse’s NightSwim), Adriana Martinez (Max’s Duster), Liana Mendoza (Mothers & Daughters), Rocio Ibarra, Doreen Calderon (Paramount+’s Fatal Attraction), among others.

Seaglass Talent and Kontakto also have teamed as Executive Producers on features The Low End Theory, a Latinx Lgbtqa film noir in post starring Sidney Flanagan, Ricky Russet, Eddie Martinez, Scotty Tovar, Sofia Yepes and Rene Rosado, as well as two Groucho Marx features with Jade Marx in development.

Echeverry will continue to concentrate exclusively on representing global directors in the advertising industry as well as develop and produce a distinctive slate of film and television projects most notably, Bella thriller, The Black List 2022, with producing partners The Hayes Brothers.