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CONRAD RICAMORA is an award-winning actor-singer-writer. He will next be seen as a series regular in the Hulu comedy "How To Die Alone," created and co-starring Natasha Rothwell. He was a series regular for six seasons opposite Viola Davis on ABC's "How To Get Away With Murder." He was also a recurring on FOX's "The Resident."
On the film side, he most recently portrayed Will (aka 'Mr. Darcy') in the Emmy nominated, Gotham Award-winning film "Fire Island" with Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster
Conrad is also a Grammy-nominated Broadway singer/actor. He is currently starring in the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway hit "Oh, Mary!" at the Lucille Lortel Theater. Before that he starred in Broadway's "Here Lies Love'' written by David Byrne and FatBoy Slim. Additional credits include Seymour in "The Little Shop of Horrors" at the West Side Theater and "The King and I" at Lincoln Center.
As an activist, Conrad has won the Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign and Equality California.- Jason Manuel Olazábal was born in Santa Maria, California, USA. Jason Manuel is an actor, known for Bad Boys II (2003), Dexter (2006) and Inside Man (2006). Jason Manuel has been married to Sunita Param since 6 February 2004.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Paco Tous was born in 1964 in Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He is an actor, known for Los hombres de Paco (2005), The Invisible Guest (2016) and Money Heist (2017).- Talent Agent
- Actress
- Make-Up Department
Nicole St. John was born on 18 February 1974 in Santa Maria, California, USA. She is a talent agent and actress.- Hank Cheyne aka Hank Cheyne Garcia (born August 13 in Santa Maria, Ca.) is an American actor best known for playing Ricardo Torres in the, Aaron Spelling daytime drama Sunset Beach (1997) (1997-2000). He also played the role of Scott LaSalle/Love on the NBC Soap operaAnother World (1964)(1986-1988) and Anton Vargas on (2007 TV series)Saints & Sinners (2016).
Born Henry Edward Garcia, in Santa Maria, CA. he is the youngest of three children and is of German /Dutch descent on his mother's side, and Native American/Spanish and Mexican descent on his father's side. He was raised Roman Catholic attending parochial middle school and high school before graduating from the Jesuit Santa Clara University in 1980 with a BSC in Business, where he also played varsity baseball. After graduating from the University of Santa Clara, he attended UCLA Law School receiving his Juris Doctor degree. His paternal grandfather was a cattle rancher on the central coast of California in the early 1900s whose roots were traced to full-blooded Yaqui Indian while his paternal grandmother's roots went back to Spain and Mexico; his father ( one of 14 brothers and sisters ) was a professional Bull Rider. His mother's family was of German /Dutch origin from Wyoming and Pennsylvania. He took Cheyne as his acting name from the town of Cheyenne, Wyoming, where his parents met, after discovering that there was already someone with his birth name in the Screen Actors Guild.
Career
During Law School, he was approached by artist, filmmaker, and photographer Steven Arnold to be photographed by him. Arnold was a venerated tableau photographer and protégé of Salvador Dalí working out of his Los Angeles photography studio and West Coast salon, Zanzibar, and at the time was designing and shooting tableau-vivants for a book. For Hank, it was a wildly propitious introduction to the early 1980s avant-garde creative scene in Los Angeles countering the more regimented curriculum of Law School.
Through a friend, he was introduced to an acting coach, Vincent Chase, who suggested that he go to an open casting for a feature editorial for GQ magazine that was being photographed by renowned fashion photographer Bruce Weber. Weber cast him and then continued to use him several more times in high-profile publications British Vogue, Italian Vogue in an editorial on Las Vegas featuring him with Christie Brinkley, and the Gianni Versace fashion campaign.
he went on to shoot with acclaimed photographers Herb Ritts, Mathew Rolston, and Fabrizio Gianni among others.
For the next two years, he juggled Law School with modeling/commercial work before graduating and passing the California Bar Exam. He received a full-time offer from the Beverly Hills law firm Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown, and Baerwitz, of which the former Governor of California Edmund Brown was a name partner. Before committing and needing a break from seven straight years of college and grad school, he asked for and received a deferment with an open offer to return to practice law. Following commercial and print work he moved to Europe, traveling extensively, eventually living in Italy and then later Tokyo, Japan, before returning to the U.S. where he committed to pursuing a career as an actor
In 1986 he was cast to play Scott Love/Lasalle on the NBC daytime drama Another World (1964) in New York, opposite John Considine and Denise Alexander. After his two-year contract ended he chose not to renew and instead returned to California. He continued working doing lower-budget films, appearing in television guest spots and several national commercials including the Marlboro Campaign with Tony Scott directing.
1996 he co-founded a theater company on Hollywood Theater Row and starred in the world premiere of Steve Monroe's 'A Kind Man and A Good Lover' in the role of Frank Mackie, for which he received a Los Angeles Ovation Award Nomination.
In 1996 he was cast by Aaron Spelling as Detective Ricardo Torres in Sunset Beach (1997) daytime drama for NBC. The series ran for three years enjoying cult-like status in the UK and airing in over 40 countries. currently in Russia, Poland, and Bulgaria.
After Sunset Beach (1997), in the early 2000's he switched gears and renewed a passion and proclivity for painting which he had been developing since returning to California. Submersing himself in the art world with a studio space in mid-Los Angeles, and Gallery representation on Melrose Avenue he participated in solo and group shows.
in 2006 Cheyne was cast as series regular, drug lord Anton Vargas in the Twentieth Century Fox My Network TV series Saints & Sinners (2016). The series was canceled in 2007 after 62 episodes.
in 2009/2010 he had a recurring role as Austin Buttercup in the HBO series Big Love (2006)
He followed this with guest starring roles in the FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008) and CBS Criminal Minds (2005)
in 2014 he was cast in a recurring role as character Sam Poteet in the Netflix crime drama Longmire (2012). And the Apple TV series The Morning Show (2019)
Personal Life
Cheyne is married to actress Missy Hughes. They met in New York while both were cast members on NBC's Another World (1964). Hughes is a reality television executive for Renegade 83 - Cynthia Ann Thompson was a lovely, spunky and appealing blonde actress with long curly hair, a cute face, a shapely figure, and a wonderfully vivacious personality who alas only acted in a handful of enjoyable low-budget Grade B pictures in the 80s. She was born on June 24, 1959 in Santa Maria, California. Her parents were Roy L. Thompson and Pat Rhoades. Thompson had two brothers named Michael and David. Cynthia gave a winningly sweet and vibrant performance as the innocent and enticing Eba in the amusing comedy romp Cavegirl (1985). She was funny as the vacuous Amanda in the entertainingly tacky Tomboy (1985) and likable as the cheery Cissy in the nifty backwoods slasher horror outing Body Count (1986). Thompson had small parts in Hollywood Harry (1985) and the campy 1988 Not of This Earth (1988) remake. Following her portrayal of feisty CIA agent Angel in the action opus Rescue Force (1990), Cynthia called it quits as an actress and married Gary Glum. She was the mother of two children named Knokos and Britannia. Thompson died at age 50 from cancer on October 10, 2009 in Bakersfield, California.
- Krystal Reyes was born on 8 September 1996 in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. She is an actress, known for Anna Karenina (2013), Mga mata ni Anghelita (2007) and My Only Love (2007).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Maine Mendoza was born on 3 March 1995 in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. She is an actress, known for Imagine You & Me (2016), My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore (2015) and Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles (2018). She has been married to Arjo Atayde since 28 July 2023.- Rui Ricardo Diaz was born on 9 December 1978 in Santa Maria do Suaçuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Lula, the Son of Brazil (2009), Impuros (2018) and Irmãos Freitas (2019).
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- Producer
- Writer
Luca della Valle was born in Santa Maria C. V. a little town south of Naples in Italy. Luca trained Method Acting at "Teatri Possibili Speech and Drama Academy" in Milan, IT (2000/2002). Luca moved to London in 2005 where he studied English and Acting for Film & TV at The Actors Center (2009/2011), Meisner Technique with Dannie-Lu Carr at City Lit, and privately coached by Michael Duval from The Actor Studio New York. Luca played Luca the Racetrack Head Security in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) starring Henry Cavill Alicia Vikander Armie Hammer Elizabeth Debicki and Hugh Grant directed by Guy Ritchie. Luca has also been cast as one of the main supporting roles and involve in the new Francis Ford Coppola project Distant Vision (2015) Luca plays the title role in "Sebastian forever my Lady" pat of the Horror Trilogy "Sebastian"(I) (2023) written and directed by Mann Robison, out on AppleTV, TUBI, The CW.- Actor
- Stunts
Pasquale Di Nuzzo was born on 29 May 1992 in Santa Maria a Vico, Caserta, Campania, Italy. He is an actor, known for Don Matteo (2000), The Envoys (2021) and Forever Young (2016).- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Heather Hale is a film and television director, screenwriter, producer, consultant, speaker and author with over 200 hours of produced credits which have won two Emmys, ACE and Telly awards each.
She directed, produced and co-wrote the million dollar thriller "Absolute Killers' (2011), which was marketed by distributors at Le Marche du Film (the Cannes Market) and the American Film Market and sold retail at Walmart, Best Buy and Amazon.
The $5.5 million dollar Lifetime Original Movie "The Courage to Love" (2000) was produced off her spec script after she attached Vanessa Williams to star, opposite Stacy Keach, Gil Bellows and Diahann Carroll.
Heather's "How to Work the Film & TV Markets: A Guide for Content Creators" was published by Focal Press/Routledge in 2017.
"Story$elling: How to Develop, Market and Pitch Film & TV Projects" was published in 2019 by Michael Weise Productions.
Ms. Hale was the Independent Film and Television Alliance's Industry Liaison for the 2013 American Film Market. IFTA (the non-profit that runs the AFM) approved her as a qualified independent producer to pitch projects to NBC/Universal for their annual independent producer development fund during the four years of their acquisition/merger.
Ms. Hale served as the Vice President of Event Programming for NATPE (the National Association of Television Program Executives) for whom she helped hundreds of professionals polish their pitch packages and sizzle reels and coached them to pitch their TV concepts at the annual TV markets. She has interviewed dozens of executives for NATPE's "How to Pitch TV" blog articles and profiles for their membership newsletter and website.
For over two decades, Heather has served as an international keynote speaker, teacher, moderator, panelist and custom workshop facilitator and embedded event producer for film and TV markets (the AFM, NATPE), festivals and writers workshops galore, colleges and universities and Chambers of Commerce around the globe, including creative adventure week-long retreats such as StoryTellers on WalkAbout. Ms. Hale has produced VR/AR, branded entertainment and social media embedded events at NAB for StoryTech as well as facilitated their VIP tours at CES.
She has directed, produced and written several commercials, infomercials, industrials, computer-based training, professional certification web content, edutainment and in-flight programming. She directed, produced and co-wrote the Independent proof of concept pilot "Ghost Writer," starring Barbara Bain and Carmen Argenziano. She consults and teaches popular webinars and online classes for the Writers Store, Screenwriters University and Stage 32.
Heather is a member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (The "TV Academy," the entity that awards the Emmys) and ShowBiz Mensans.
Ms. Hale will graduate with her Masters of Fine Arts in Film and Television (with an emphasis on Directing) from the Savannah College of Art and Design in June of 2023.- Taylor Michelle Thompson was born on February 24, 1992 in Santa Maria, California to parents Tamela and Tracy Thompson. At a very young age, four to be exact, Taylor started grabbing attention because of her singing. People were always coming up to her parents and telling them that their daughter should be in the entertainment business. Taylor's first performance was at the Strawberry Festival in Santa Maria, in which she sang "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat". The audience was sold! At only four years old Taylor knew this is what she wanted to do. From then on, Taylor and her younger sister Tori would perform at festivals, pageants, parties, and anything else that would get them noticed. It was then that the Thompson sisters got their big break. In May 2003, Taylor and her sister Tori were given the opportunity to make their dreams come true. They planned to audition for American Juniors, which would ultimately land them spots in a real music group! Through the show, both Taylor and Tori Thompson landed spots in the American Juniors group. Taylor was chosen first by viewers, the next week, her sister Tori was voted in. Chauncey Matthews, Lucy Hale, and Danielle White then followed, completing the group. The American Juniors group just released their first single "One Step Closer" and their debut album is due out this fall.
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José Manuel Rebollo was born on 3 March 1991 in Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Sola (2023), Coraje and En un momento (2018).- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Born 1989 from an Italian father and an American mother, he exploded on the web as soon as he was 18, posting phone pranks on his YouTube channel. In 2009 he landed on Le Iene, which he was tied to at length initially as a field reporter, and later as a show host. In 2015 he debuted as a judge for Italia's Got Talent, turning out to be so right for and at ease in the role that he got called back for all six of the next seasons. In 2021 he starred in the first and enthralling season of LOL - chi ride è fuori (Last One Laughing) which airs exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. He already has seven movies on his resume, including Sono Tornato (I'm Back), by Luca Miniero, Tonno Spiaggiato, written by Matano himself together with Matteo Martinez, and the upcoming Una notte da dottore, with Diego Abatantuono. Also to his credit: The Comedians, a Sky comedy TV show that he stars in with Claudio Bisio, and two dubbing jobs, first in South Park and then in Zootropolis by Walt Disney Pictures.- Barbara Bartleson was born on 20 June 1972 in Santa Maria, California, USA. She is an actress, known for New Beginnings (2006), Comanche Moon (2008) and The Dating Game (1997).
- Actor
- Director
Giulio Donadio was born on 5 July 1889 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Campania, Italy. He was an actor and director, known for La bella giardiniera (1919), I cercatori d'oro (1920) and Il microfono del selenio (1920). He died on 15 June 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Editorial Department
- Visual Effects
- Editor
Kevin Bailey was born on 22 February 1980 in Santa Maria, California, USA. He is an editor, known for The One (2001), Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) and Operation Finale (2018).- DM Sevilla was born on 29 January 1987 in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. He is an actor, known for Mula sa puso (2011), Shadows of Yesterday (2015) and Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991).
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Visual Effects
- Actor
R. Gern Trowbridge was born on 31 March 1963 in Santa Maria, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Minority Report (2002), Sphere (1998) and Deep Blue Sea (1999).- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
Megan Casey was born on 26 March 1973 in Santa Maria, California, USA. She is a production manager, known for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) and Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015).- Music Department
- Composer
Don B. Ray was born on 7 June 1925 in Santa Maria, California, USA. Don B. was a composer, known for Hawaii Five-O (1968), I Love You All (1980) and Playhouse 90 (1956). Don B. died on 16 April 2005 in Santa Monica, California, USA.- Pedro Muñoz Seca was born on 27 February 1879 in Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. He was a writer, known for Song of the Day (1930), El Colmillo de Buda (1949) and La caraba (1947). He died on 28 November 1936 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- Actress
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- Soundtrack
Dercy Gonçalves was born on 23 June 1907 in Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was an actress and writer, known for Cavalo Amarelo (1980), Oceano Atlantis (1993) and Caídos do Céu (1946). She was married to Danilo Bastos. She died on 19 July 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Chase Stevens was born on 17 January 1979 in Santa Maria, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Code 207 (2011), Area of Conflict (2017) and Distress Code 1201 (2017).