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[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Acapulco Season 3, Episode 10, “Burning Down the House.”] Acapulco‘s third season has officially come to a close, and with it comes the dawn of a new era at Las Colinas as viewers finally saw Maximo (Enrique Arrizon) put in charge of the resort after revealing Pablo’s (Damián Alcázar) ledger to Alejandro Vera (Jaime Camil). Meanwhile, in the present timeline, Maximo (Eugenio Derbez) makes a bold move by purchasing his former workplace after becoming disenchanted with Las Colinas’ changes while staying there for Don Pablo’s memorial service. In a gesture to woo his first love Julia (Carolina Gómez), present-day Maximo asks her to help him and their former colleagues transform the sterilized resort back into an enchanting location that values all of its guests in a special way. Of course, the season ends without providing her answer, but when it comes to Maximo getting his hands dirty in an...

Sony Pictures Television said today that production has begun in Colombia on Bloque De Búsqueda, an original drama about the group that brought down cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. Sony TV will distribute the 70-episode, hourlong series to Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market and around the world. Bloque de Búsqueda (Search Bloc) stars Rafael Novoa — who toplines Sala De Urgencias, the Colombian adaptation of ER — Sebastian Martinez, Carolina Gomez and Veronica Orozco…...

Stars: Mickey Rourke, Ryan Kwanten, Freida Pinto, Maruia Shelton, Carolina Gómez, Jon Mack, Ruben Zamora, Steven Galarce, David Villada, Jason Gibson, Tatiana Ronderos, Daniel Abril | Written and Directed by Ken Sanzel

Blunt Force Trauma follows the journey of John (Kwanten) and Colt (Pinto), gunfighters and sometimes lovers, on parallel but very different journeys through an underground dueling culture. From cockfighting rings and train yards, to basements and barns across South America, modern-day warriors put on bulletproof vests and duel one another in underground gunfights to gain riches and respect. It’s known only as the Game, and Zorringer (Rourke) is its elusive champion. John is looking for the ultimate duel with Zorringer while Colt is seeking revenge for the death of her brother. The two gunslingers travel from one shootout to another on a dangerous journey of love, violence, and clandestine battles.

Where to start with Blunt Force Trauma. How about the plot – which,...

"This one feels different." The official UK trailer has debuted for a new film called Blunt Force Trauma, starring Mickey Rourke, Ryan Kwanten and Freida Pinto. Despite that rather interesting cast, this is actually going straight-to-dvd and looks a bit like a low budget clunker with some very underlit scenes. The film is about gunfighters, or modern day gun-slingers who actually fight with pistols and bulletproof vests. You know what, that is a cool idea I'll give them that, but this has other problems. Anyway, the cast includes Jon Mack, Jason Gibson, Carolina Gómez and Maruia Shelton. Check it out below if you're curious. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Ken Sanzel's Blunt Force Trauma, direct from YouTube: From cockfighting rings and train yards, to basements and barns across South America, modern-day warriors put on bulletproof vests and battle one another in underground gunfights to gain riches and respect.

More than 30 film projects in development set to be presented at the Bogota Audiovisual Market (Bam).Scroll down for full list of projects

Peter Webber’s $2m docu-drama One River (El Rio) and Miguel Urrutia’s English-language thriller Madness are among 33 film projects in development being presented this week at Bam (July 13-17).

Colombia’s biggest film market also features 18 screenings of films in an advanced state of development, alongside the regular Bam Projects category.

Webber (The Girl With The Pearl Earring) attended Bam last year to promote his pickpocket drama Fresh and returns this year with One River.

The project is based on an international best-selling book by Canadian Wade Davis, charting Professor Richard Schultes’ journey through the Amazon in the 1940s and the author’s own travels into the same jungle 30 years later, living among the Indian tribes and searching for the origins of coca, the notorious source of cocaine.

Currently in development...

The Girl With A Pearl Earring director’s $2m docu-drama One River (El Rio) and Miguel Urrutia’s English-language thriller Madness are among 32 projects in development being presented at the Bogota Audiovisual market (Bam).

Colombia’s biggest film market takes place all this week (July 13 -17), and also features 18 screenings of films in an advanced state of development, alongside the regular Bam Projects category.

Webber attended Bam last year to promote his pickpocket drama Fresh and returns this year with One River.

The project is based on an international best-selling book by Canadian Wade Davis, charting Professor Richard Schultes’ journey through the Amazon in the 1940s and the author’s own travels into the same jungle 30 years later, living among the Indian tribes and searching for the origins of coca, the notorious source of cocaine.

Currently in development, the project is being produced by Colombian outfit 4 Direcciones in partnership with Canada’s Pimiento Films. They have secured...

Maya Entertainment has picked up kidnap thriller Saluda al Diablo Mi Parte aka Greetings to the Devil for a future theatrical and video-on-demand (Variety). This is a Spanish language film from the Orozco brothers, who were both born in Medellin, Columbia. These filmmakers are surely no stranger to the criminal underworld based on their birthplace and Greetings to the Devil follows an ex-rebel soldier, who attempts to lead a more peaceful life. His former comrades in arms will not allow him his tranquility and instead, they kidnap his daughter in retribution. With no choice but to turn to violence, Angel must use his former training to track down these kidnappers and rescue his daughter. Expect a 2011 release for this title (prediction), with Saluda al Diablo Mi Parte to show in Columbia August 12th. The film's thrilling, but violent trailer is below.

The synopsis for Greetings to the Devil is here:...

We've covered this one a bit in the past, but we now have a subtitled trailer for director Juan Felipe Orozco's thriller, Saluda al Diablo, aka Greetings to the Devil. Here's the official synopsis: Angel (Édgar Ramírez), a former guerilla rebel, is seeking a fresh start after turning in his arms and giving up his violent ways in exchange for amnesty. But after a victim from his former life kidnaps his daughter, Angel is given 72 hours to track down and murder the members of his former guerilla unit.Greetings to the Devil is the gritty new thriller from the Orozco brothers (Al Final del Espectro), and stars Edgar Ramirez (Carlos), Carolina Gómez, Salvador del Solar, Ricardo Vélez, Patrick Delmas, Albi de Abreu, Juan Carlos Vargas...