Gilberto Cárdenas, a highly respected sociologist who many considered a great advocate for advancing Latino and Chicano identity through academia and art, has died. Cárdenas died Sunday at his home in Austin, Texas, after a long illness, according to a statement released by his family. He was 79. Born and raised in San Gabriel, California,
Damián Alcázar, star of “Narcos” as Pablo Escobar’s successor, Cali mafia boss Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, will star in “Rookies,” the television series that marks the screenwriting and directing debut of prominent Colombian film director José Luis Rugeles. Rugeles, one of Colombia’s most prominent film directors, debuted with Cannes 2015’s Una Cierta Mirada title “Alias María,”