ADRIAN HELPS THE DOLPHINS |
Adrian Alonso is a 13 years old actor best known for the role of Joaquin in the Legend of Zorro.
He made an appearance in a short TV documentary for the "Animal Planet" channel, also featuring the actor Fernando Carrera.
Adrian defends the dolphins.
“Dolphins are dogs from the sea, if you are drowning, they bring you back to the cost, poachers must not kill them, they are nice and love to play. I will probably appear in another TV Documentary for Animal Planet” said Adrian.
Adrian also went to the 2007 Cancun film festival for a screening of La Misma Luna (Under the same moon). He plays the role of a boy living in Mexico who crosses the Mexican/US Border to reunite with his mother.
This movie, also starring Kate Del Castillo and Eugenio Derbez will come out in March 2008.
“It was a great experience, plus having a mother such as Kate... how many kids would not have her as their mom!” He joked.
Singer and Director
Adrian is currently learning how to sing with his teacher Lula. He is also writting a script called “Tentativamente Ayuda” (Trying to help). The story is about a little girl involved in prostitution.
“I wanna sing and try to record an album, and if i cant, i will still doing what i love: acting.” Said Adrian.
Adrian would also like to be a director, he already did 2 or 3 short films. He would like to direct his own movie next year.
“My movie is about is girl who gets involved in prostitution to help getting money for her little sister who has asthma. The mother doesnt have any money to buy the medicines so her daughter find this way to make “easy money”, but her little sister die.” said Adrian.
“I dont really like comedy, im more into drama. A friend will help me to finish the script” he said..
Adrian Alonso, the star of Patricia Riggen's Spanish-language drama "Under the Same Moon," went to sleep on Aug. 21 believing Javier Bardem had nabbed 2008's Imagen Award for best actor. When Alonso woke up the following morning, he found out he'd won.
"I couldn't believe it. I thought it was definitely going to Bardem," Alonso says with a laugh.
His triumph, Riggen says, isn't a surprise, considering how "perfect" Alonso was in the role of Carlitos, a nine-year-old Mexican boy who recklessly crosses the border to find his mother in Los Angeles. "He was the perfect combination: exactly like working with an adult but with the purity of a child," she gushes.
If that sounds biased, consider Boston Globe critic Ty Burr's review: "Mostly Riggen is lucky to have Adrian Alonso playing the boy, Carlitos Reyes. He's not a little heartthrob but a solid, serious kid -- he'll be a truck when he grows up."
There are actors who wait their entire careers for that kind of praise, but Riggen says this is just the beginning of Alonso's "great, long career as a tremendous character actor."
"We just need to get him in rooms with casting agents," adds Featured Artists Agency's Brian Dreyfuss, who co-reps Alonso with Thor Bradwell. "As you saw in the film, he can do everything. He gets very passionate about his characters and can do all the genres."
Although "Under the Same Moon" only shows Alonso speaking a few lines of English, the 14-year-old actor, who made his Hollywood debut as Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones' son in "The Mask of Zorro," is fluent and says he's been studying English for four years.
"I want to work in Hollywood," he says, "I want to act in America, in Mexico, in Africa -- it doesn't matter. What matters is the roles."
Riggen can't recommend young Alonso enough: "He brings so much to the table, he's a natural," she says. "I think of him as our next Anthony Quinn."
Recent breakthrough: His praised performance in "Under the Same Moon" has been recognized with Imagen and Young Artist awards.
Role model: "Al Pacino is my favorite actor. I love 'The Godfather.'"
What's next: "Left in L.A.," a script written specifically for Alonso, will be shopped around this month: "It's a comedy like 'Home Alone,'" he says.
Source: Variety
ADRIAN ALONSO GIVES FLAVOR TO SOCCER |
During his role “Mensajerito Tang” reporter, the actor Adrian Alonso shared his passion for soccer with Latin youth living in the United States
When you are 14 and you are an actor, it may be difficult to hang out with kids your age and practice the sport you love. So when Adrian Alonso had the opportunity to work on this new project that combined soccer, kids and Tang, he could not refuse it.
At the end of the MLS Tang, Adrian Alonso talked to us about his experience as Mensajerito Tang! Alonso, best known for his role in the movie "Under the Same Moon" (winner of the 2008 ALMA for Best Film), accepted the role of Mensajerito Tang to introduce seven new flavors of Tang to families. "I like Tang a lot because it’s fresh, rich in fruit, and my favorite flavor is mango, it contains vitamins." Alonso was a part of Verano MLS presented by Tang, who thanked the alliance between Tang and the Major League Soccer (MLS). This was a program that offered to Latin families a safe place for recreation and at the same time allowed young people between 8 and 12 years old to play soccer twice a week for free, receiving training of professionals of the MLS Local teams . But the best of all was that the Mexican young actor did his role in a fun atmosphere. "For me the most important thing is to be a normal kid and have the opportunity to share with other children my passion for sport and I loved to talk to their moms about how delicious Tang is. I thrilled to see that children, like me, have dreams. I want to be the best actor in the world and they want to be the best players. Besides, I was able to travel through several cities in the United States, and see that there are Latino children who live in places other than Mexico and speak english. This experience was very good" said Alonso.
During the MLS Tang, Alonso was able to test the various flavors of Tang : horchata, jamaica, mango, strawberry, lemon, pineapple and orange. They were able to find that Latinos identify themselves to the new flavors, they are very good for families and they reminds childhood to the mothers, and the traditions they share with their families.
"I was very impressed to see such more than 250 children and parents in Dallas, lining up to get my autograph and a glass of Tang. In Houston, there were like 200 people. It was very nice for me because i found that no matter where we live, we are children" said 14 year old actor who want to study filmmaking and directing in England when he grows up and who also want to share this experience with all his friends from school.
"Working with Adrian during the Summer MLS program presented by Tang was a great experience. His talent and enthusiasm for this project contributed greatly to the success of it," said Robyn Safran, director of brand for Tang. "Our goal was to present the new flavors of Tang to the community and the best way to do that was to create a fun atmosphere with families, along with a charismatic “Mensajerito Tang” as Adrian." Tang, in addition to being rich in flavor, contains vitamins present in fruits, as well as calcium and Vitamin E, which becomes a tasty and nutritious option that facilitates the daily work in homes.
And now that Alonso completed Mensajerito Tang, what will be his next projects? "Well, I will go back to school and my fans will be able to see me in two movies I’m currently working on, Parking Lot and One Long Night, both will be come out later this year".
Source: Hispanicprwire
