Tag: entertainment-features-local
Valley’s ‘Tortured Poets’ fully embracing new Taylor Swift album
It felt appropriate to write about Swifties celebrating the release of “The Tortured Poets Department” by streaming the album. To the joy or dismay of many Americans, Taylor Swift and her art have come to define pop culture.
‘The Long Game’: Brownsville, San Manuel natives help tell Mexican American success story
Our South Texas success stories often start this way, with little to no resources but ingenuity and fierce determination.
Valley comedians to appear on streaming services film stand-up specials at Cine El Rey
McALLEN — Local comedians Mario “Superstar” Salazar and Raymond Orta had offers to film their stand-up comedy specials in El Paso or San Antonio, but they made the choice to film it at the historic Cine El Rey for their love of the Valley.
Harlingen father-daughter duo to open for Lil Wayne at Payne Arena
SAN BENITO — Inside L & H Events on South Sam Houston Boulevard, 11-year-old Mariana Donnelly and her father Trevor Donnelly were rehearsing for their next big performance.
Loved ones remember San Juan actor Agapito ‘Pete’ Leal as ‘joyful’
San Juan native Agapito “Pete” Leal died on Sunday morning, Oct. 29 in Palm Springs, California.
‘The Knockout’: Brownsville native’s play premieres in Chicago
Brownsville native, Chicago transplant, actress, writer and producer Ilse Zacharias was earning rave reviews from Windy City theater critics for her stage performances in works such as “The Madres,” “The Abuelas” and “Anna Karenina” a few years ago.
‘Moustached mourner’: San Juan native Pete Leal looks back on acting career with no...
When it was released last fall, the dark comedy “Moving On” starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin garnered positive reviews.
