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Millaray Viera Aguirre: New VJ in Mexico (she's my cousin!)

La hija de la modelo Mónica Aguirre y el fallecido cantautor Gervasio, hace tiempo que ya es reconocida por sus propios méritos. Con experiencia en la televisión chilena (Música Libre), a sus 19 años Millaray Viera decidió irse a México a estudiar música. Hoy, quienes se lamentaban de que se alejara de nuestras pantallas pueden darse un respiro, ya que la joven debutó en la televisión mexicana el lunes 14 de agosto. El programa Alfombra Roja se contactó telefónicamente con la nueva conductora de televisón. Desde México, contó lo asombrada que estaba con ser la animadora del programa Fama del canal Ritmoson Latino de la cadena Televisa. "Ha sido muy rápido todo. Mi idea realmente era venir a estudiar y de hecho lo voy a hacer igual, pero a las dos semanas de llegar de repente me encontré con un casting al que fueron cinco mil personas", contó Millaray. Así, comenzó el vuelco en su vida, cuando luego de mandar su currículo junto a una fotografía, pasó a la segunda etapa de selección.
Entre risas, Millaray relató su experiencia durante el casting. "Yo llegué y pensé que aquí no tenía por dónde, habían puras minas regias te puedes llegar a morir, argentinas, brasileñas...", dijo. Mientras escuchaba su relato, Cristián Sánchez coquetamente le dijo que ella era igual de regia. Totalmente sorpresivo fue para Millaray haber quedado seleccionada, ya que tuvo que mentir sobre su edad debido a que exigían un mínimo de 25 años. El programa de televisión que conducirá se llama Fama y estará junto al mexicano Adrián Makala. Sus contenidos están ligados al espectáculo y según Sánchez y Comparini el género es muy parecido al del programa Alfombra Roja, aunque Millaray especificó que su programa es netamente de música latina. Por él han pasado importantes figuras como Julieta Venegas o Shakira y actualmente se transmite en Latinoamérica y Europa. Millaray por ahora está preocupada de dedicarse por completo a este nuevo programa, por eso pospuso sus estudios para el segundo semestre. Además luego de escuchar de los productores del programa que tiene "ángel" y "un talento muy poco visto" la joven se sintió muy halagada, pero reconoció que le da vergüenza decirlo. A pocos minutos de concluir el contacto telefónico, ya que estaba a pocas horas de su debut, los animadores le desearon mucha suerte. "Echaba de menos escuchar a los chilenos", dijo Millaray agradecida por el llamado y feliz con este nuevo desafío.

Chris Krueger´s Poems

Chris Krueger (CK) is a Poet and Spoken Word Artist in and around Los Angeles, CA by way of a small hamlet in the Rocky Mountains of colorful Colorado. Mainly motivational and thought provoking, the style of CK's pieces range from rage to comedic and he likens himself to a mix between Allen Ginsberg and Elizabeth Barrett Browning with a little Mos Def thrown in for good measure, although he is usually only referring to his physical appearance. CK started seriously writing poetry during his freshman year in college and has been writing voraciously ever since. He has been published in various issues of the Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa Commentary, L.A. Mentary, and can be seen performing at various venues around the nation, including Da Poetry Lounge in Hollywood on any given Tuesday night.

Sebastian Kruger: The World's Foremost Caricature Artist

Sebastian Kruger was born in Hamlin, Germany in 1963. He studied painting and graphic arts and quickly moved on to make his living as a caricaturist, illustrator, and painter. Kruger’s works are appreciated and collected by many Hollywood notables, and his painterly twists on Bogart, Schwarzenegger, John Wayne, The Rolling Stones, are classics of their kind. Perhaps never before has an artist displayed such an acute ability to capture the essence of those who occupy the public eye.Perhaps Kruger's most remarkable talent is his ability to bring diverse painting techniques and styles to a given subject. Kruger's works range from pencil drawings, to near abstract paintings and then to the near photo realistic, and he has mastered each difficult variant with remarkable aplomb. Though the foundation of most caricature may rest in the exaggeration of the certain of the subjects features, Kruger often ignores the obvious, and focuses on more subtle aspects, still conveying the essence of his subject in a most profound and amusing fashion. Despite such exaggerations and maniacal morphs, Kruger approaches nearly all of his subjects with a level of respect and sincerity. His goal is to reach inside of them and pull out the very essentials of their character. This requires a certain empathy on the part of the artist, as well as the requisite artistic skills.Sebastian Kruger has had three popular art books published of his works and has a yearly art calendar from Morpheus. Kruger's art can be seen frequently in Playboy magazine and has also been featured in the likes of Stern, L’Espresso, Penthouse, and Der Spiegel and USA Today. He has recently been working on select motion picture projects.“Kruger has a genius for capturing the essence of his subjects through caricature.”—The London Times

Kruger visited with Sylvester Stallone in Germany, where the pair discussed their love of art and Kruger showed the Rocky star his latest effort.

Ehren Kruger's Tales

A versatile screenwriter with a knack for fast-paced action, realistic dialogue and wry humor, Ehren Kruger got his start on the small screen before making his feature debut with 1999's "Arlington Road". A former script assistant at Fox TV and Sandollar Productions, Kruger received his first screen credit with the 1998 USA Network TV-movie "Killers in the House", a nail-biting hostage drama in which a family is held in their own home by ruthless bank robbers. Next his 1996 Nicholl Fellowship-winning script for "Arlington Road" was produced in feature form. Directed by Mark Pellington, the film was both an action-packed thriller and a psychodrama, a disturbing look at the smiling evil of domestic terrorism and one man's struggle with potential paranoia. "Arlington Road" starred Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack and opened with a portrait of mindless destruction that succeeds both as a momentary jolt and an image that haunts for the entire film. Kruger's script for the high-tech espionage drama "New World Disorder" never reached the big screen, but debuted on HBO. He lightened up a bit with his next feature foray, the last installment of the "Scream" trilogy. Faster paced, with more appropriate, less verbose dialogue and lots of surprises, "Scream 3" (2000) was a suitable sequel, capturing the former films' chills as well as tongue-in-cheek attitude, making fun not only of the horror genre as a whole, but the previous "Scream" entries specifically.

Audiences would next see the results of Kruger's work in John Frankenheimer's actioner "Reindeer Games" (2000), starring Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise and Charlize Theron. A cleverly scripted crime thriller with countless mistaken identity plot twists and an unforgettable climactic scene featuring Santa suit-clad gun-toting robbers, "Reindeer Games" had a good sense of humor and an enjoyably relentless pace, although its box office showing was much less exciting. Next his feature length script for the gripping futuristic sci-fi film "Impostor" (2000, originally shot as a 40-minute short) about a scientist accused of being an alien spy hit the big screen. In 2002, he contributed to the screenplay for the anticipated revisionist Western "Texas Rangers" A star-studded cast featuring James Van Der Beek and Dylan McDermott and its compelling real-life inspiration -- a 1875 band of teenage law enforcers -- would seem to indicate an audience pleaser. But constant delays in its release had wags wondering if the film would live up to the hype. Should it not do so, Kruger could take some comfort in the demand for his talents. Among the slate of projects to which his name was attached were a remake of the charming fantasy "Bell, Book and Candle", Wayne Wang's China/US government conspiracy gun-running thriller "Dragon Fire" and an adaptation of the oft-filmed John Buchan novel "The 39 Steps" to be directed by Robert Towne.

Writer

Ehren Kruger has 7 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
"The Talisman" (2008) (mini) TV Series (in production) (screenplay)
John Carter of Mars (2009) (announced)
Blood and Chocolate (2007) (completed) (screenplay)
The Brothers Grimm (2005) (written by)
The Skeleton Key (2005) (written by)
The Ring Two (2005) (written by) ... aka Samara (Hong Kong: English title) (Singapore: English title) ... aka The Ring 2 (International: English title: alternative spelling) (UK) ... aka Samara: Ring 2 (Philippines: English title: informal title)
Rings (2005) (V) (written by)
The Ring (2002) (screenplay)
Impostor (2002) (screenplay)
Reindeer Games (2000) (written by) ... aka Deception (UK) (USA: working title)
Scream 3 (2000) (written by)
New World Disorder (1999) (written by)
Arlington Road (1999) (written by)
Killers in the House (1998) (TV) (written by)

Producer

"The Talisman" (2008) (mini) TV Series (in production) (executive producer)
Dream House (2007) (announced) (producer)
Blood and Chocolate (2007) (completed) (executive producer)

Self

"HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005) - The Ring Two (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road' (1999) (V) .... Himself