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Portal will feature eight ‘screens’.

Colombian theatrical distributor Cineplex has set the first two premieres for the launch of its virtual cinema portal CineplayMAX, offering online screenings of features across Latin America and, in some cases, the world.

The portal will have eight ‘screens,’ with titles available at launch to include two premieres and five features that have recently appeared in cinemas.

Films that have previously been in cinemas will screen on the portal in the usual transactional VoD (TVoD) window 45-60 days after theatrical release. Titles will be geo-blocked for markets where Cineplay does not have the rights or has made a prior deal.

The Grammys are tonight, but there are too many awards to hand out in one primetime telecast, especially with so many performances scheduled for the event. Most of the awards were handed out during the Premiere Ceremony in the afternoon. So who took home prizes, and what does it mean for the evening’s telecast? Find out below in our live blog with winners and analysis throughout the show. And follow along with the complete list of winners here.

Two-time Grammy winner Imogen Heap hosted the pre-ceremony, which took place from 12:30pm-3:30pm Pacific Time (3:30pm-6:30pm Eastern) and were streamed live around the world on Grammy.com.

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Heap was a nominee herself this year: Best Musical Theater Album for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” And so were the performers slated for the pre-show: Classical violinist Nicola Benedetti,...

The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards telecast will take place on Sunday night, January 26, but there are way too many awards to hand out in one primetime telecast, especially with so many performances filling up that airtime. The lion’s share of awards will actually be handed out during the Premiere Ceremony earlier that day. So what can you expect from that event, and how can you watch them?

Two-time Grammy winner Imogen Heap will host the pre-broadcast ceremony, which will take place from 12:30pm-3:30pm Pacific Time (3:30pm-6:30pm Eastern). And you can stream it live from around the world by visiting Grammy.com.

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Heap is a nominee herself this year: Best Musical Theater Album for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” And so are the performers currently slated for the pre-show. Classical violinist Nicola Benedetti,...

“You can tell a Cuban by the way they laugh,” says Omara Portuondo.

Just hours shy of her Friday night concert in Manhattan’s Sony Hall — halfway through her last-ever worldwide tour, dubbed the ‘Last Kiss’ — one of Cuba’s most exalted singers turned heads as she let burst a throaty cackle. The 88-year-old not only has a natural gift for music, but for conjuring smiles wherever she goes. “Cubans make big laughs,” she tells Rolling Stone. “What defines our people is our happiness.”

Portuondo had been celebrated in her home country for decades,...

A new international thriller toplined by Colombian star Carolina Gaitan (“Celia”) opposite Chile’s Alfredo Castro (“From Afar”) is slated to shoot on location in New York, Malta and Slovakia in October.

Titled “Perfidious,” and with an estimated $13 million budget, the feature debut of Dominican Republic-born Ileana Vasquez boasts an international cast that includes American thesp of Cuban, Mexican and Spanish descent Omar Chagall (“Frida”), Greek “Bond” girl Tonia Sotiropoulou (“Skyfall”), Greek star Alexis Georgoulis, Spain’s Peter Vives (“Velvet”) and British Mma Champion Lee Shone. Dutch actor Rutger Hauer (“Blade Runner”) is circling the project.

The English-language thriller turns on a U.S. Latina political writer whose wealthy Czech fiancé (Vives) is assassinated. In her efforts to investigate the truth behind her beau’s murder, she is caught up in a high-profile political scandal. Castro plays the concierge in her apartment building.

“She is somewhat a cross between Nancy Drew and Jason Bourne,...

Jeimy Osorio says playing the late Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz in the 2015-2016 Telemundo series Celia! was an emotional journey filled with life lessons. “When I played this character, I had no idea how much impact it would have and how far it would reach,” the Puerto Rican actress and singer tells People Chica. With her role as the iconic Cuban singer, Osorio became the first Afro-Latina lead in a Spanish-language prime-time series .

“I was Celia 24 hours a day every day for nine months. When I stopped playing her, I had to rediscover who Jeimy was,” the 29-year-old says...

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Hola, the nation's longest running active arts advocacy organization for Latino actors, will honor performers Javier Muoz currently playing the title role of Alexander Hamilton in the runaway hit Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, Modesto Lacen of the hit telenovelas 'Celia' and 'La esclava blanca' and ABC News Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst Sunny Hostin also an official contributorguest co-host of ABC's 'The View' at the 2016 Hola Awards, the Seventeenth Annual Hola Awards Gala and Benefit.

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Hola, the nation's longest running active arts advocacy organization for Latino actors, has announced that it will honor performers Javier Muoz currently playing the title role of Alexander Hamilton in the runaway hit Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, Modesto Lacen of the hit telenovelas 'Celia' and 'La esclava blanca' and ABC News Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst Sunny Hostin also an official contributorguest co-host of ABC's 'The View' at the 2016 Hola Awards, the Seventeenth Annual Hola Awards Gala and Benefit.

The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Hola, the nation's longest running active arts advocacy organization for Latino actors, is pleased to announce that it will honor performers Javier Muoz currently playing the title role of Alexander Hamilton in the runaway hit Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton, Modesto Lacen of the hit telenovelas 'Celia' and 'La esclava blanca' and ABC News Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst Sunny Hostin also an official contributorguest co-host of ABC's 'The View' at the 2016 Hola Awards, the Seventeenth Annual Hola Awards Gala and Benefit.

Jeimy Osorio (Celia) is set as a series regular in ABC's drama pilot The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez. Written by Cuban-American playwright Charise Castro Smith, The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez is described as a sexy revenge drama with a supernatural twist. It centers on Eva Sofia Valdez (Gina Torres), a Cuban immigrant who rose from rags to riches and is a celebrated Miami entrepreneur and a champion for immigrant rights. But her success is fueled by an insatiable ambition…...