Variety magazine has tipped Chris Pine, who plays Captain Kirk in a new movie version of Star Trek out in May, as one of Hollywood’s most promising up-and-coming actors. But what many people do not realize is that this 28-year-old blue-eyed blonde, Los Angeles native and stereotypical WASP at first glance also has a good command of Spanish.
Completely obsessed with Woody Allen when she was 14, Rebecca Hall not only recently starred in one of his films, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, but received a Golden Globe best actress nomination for her performance. It’s not hard to understand where this 26-year-old, a graduate of the Roedean School in East Sussex who also attended Cambridge University for two years, gets her ability. 
Melissa George is famous as a champion roller skater, model and actress, but not many are aware of her passion for Hispanic culture. Married in 2000 to Chilean exporter Claudio Dabed, this star of series such as Alias and feature films like The Limey, Derailed and Turistas is enjoying her latest role as Laura in In Treatment while dreaming of returning soon to Buenos Aires.
Matthew McConaughey finds himself in a lot of tropical movies, and sometimes he is in real life like the characters he plays in the movies. This time we talk about his Spanish, his passion for reading and traveling. His charm and relaxed vibe puts you at ease within seconds.
She is 66 years old, has written 19 books and raised a family. That last word is the one that means the most to Isabel Allende. However, this Lima-born, Chilean-bred California resident cannot live without books, whether it be as the author of works as popular as La casa de los espíritus ( The House of the Spirits ) or as painful as Paula , or as a reader, part of a world that cannot be conceived of without the existence of the written word.
For Paz Vega a literary work that changed her life was “La Casa de Bernarda Alba” (The House of Bernarda Alba), a play by Federico Garcia Lorca. Until then the 30-year-old girl from Seville wanted to be a sports star, go into politics or be a journalist. But after seeing the Andalusian author’s play she knew that she could only be an actress. Settled in Los Angeles waiting for her first baby to be born, Vega has fulfilled her dream both in Spain with movies like “Lucia y el Sexo” (Lucia and Sex) and “Teresa, Muerte y Vida” (Teresa, Death and Life), while in the United States she did “Spanglish” and now “Ten Items or Less.”A Government of Spain initiative developed by ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, and coordinated by the Embassy of Spain-Trade Commission Miami.
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