People Choice Award-Winner Coll was described as “A formidable actress as she continues to deliver breakthrough performances on television, film and theater” by Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune and has received a myriad of accolades for her performances during her illustrious career spanning more than three decades and her role as Grandma Rivera is no different.

“It was such a different and welcomed experience to play a modern grandmother part of an upscale family. My character is on TikTok and holds a glass of wine in her hand instead of serving food in the kitchen. Definitively a more realistic grandmother, not the usual stereotype,” said Coll.

Alexa PenaVega (Picture Perfect Mysteries, Spy Kids franchise) and Carlos PenaVega (Picture Perfect Mysteries, Big Time Rush) star in Love in the Limelight, a new, original movie on Hallmark Channel’s annual “Fall into Love” programming event. Inspired by the real-life love story of Willie Aames (Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death, Eight is Enough) and his wife Winnie Hung, with a script written by Aames, Hung and Rich Tabach. 

The story revolves around Summer (Alexa PenaVega) who as a teenager, was a devoted fan of the popular boy band the Mendez Boyz, especially Nick (Carlos PenaVega), their lead singer. After receiving a sweet fan letter from Summer, Nick decides to respond with a phone call, sparking the start of a friendship that’s lasted to this day. When Nick’s manager books a gig for him at a small venue in Summer’s hometown of Salt Lake City where she now works in human resources at a local university, the two finally meet face-to-face. It’s clear their friendship has set the stage for romance. Summer breaks things and Summer’s Grandmother (Ivonne Coll) – a hip grandma with a TikTok following – encourages her to follow her heart. 

Adding a rich, Latin sound to the movie’s soundtrack are six original Spanglish songs written by Carlos PenaVega: If You Let Me, Someday Somewhere, BASIC, Vamos Pasar La Bien, Fall Again and Por Ti. Pena Vega is currently on national tour as a member of the popular group Big Time Rush. 

Love in the Limelight is from Crown Media Productions, LLC. James Wilberger is the executive producer and David Wulf is producer. Ron Oliver directed from a script by Willie Aames, Winnie Hung and Rich Tabach, inspired by real events. 

Ivonne Coll is represented by Brave Artists Management and Espada PR & Entertainment.  

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Nosotros, the non-profit organization the produces the Golden Eagle Awards has a few tickets available to the star-studded evening that is the 49th Golden Eagle Awards, which happens tomorrow Thursday 9/19. Show starts at 8 pm.

Join host Ferrrnando with 3 Rs for the 49th Annual NOSOTROS Golden Eagle Awards tomorrow, Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 7:30 pm in Hollywood. Honorees include Edward James Olmos and Ozzie Areu, founder of Areu Studios – the first Latino Owned and Operated Film Studio located in Atlanta, NBCUniversal Talent Infusion Programs, Actresses Adriana Barraza Melissa Barrera and Ivonne Coll. Latina Leader Honorees: Maestra Blanca Araceli Soto, Jandiz Cardoso, and the late Margarita Martinez. Musical Performances by Multi-Grammy Award Artist include KC Porter, Ozomatli and TeCheetah Lopez Artist Page

We’ll end the night with a rooftop party for VIP Ticket holders featuring drinks, food and TeCheetah with her 10 team salsa band! Visit https://www.themontalban.com/golden-eaglefor more information.

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At the Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts in L.A.

Los Angeles, CA — Hero Theatre announced today that One Day at a Time stars Justina Machado and Isabella Gomez, Jane the Virgin’s Ivonne Coll and Imagen Award-winning veteran stage and film actress Wanda De Jesus round out the company of Hero Theatre’s The Floating Island Plays.

The Floating Island Plays consist of four plays chronicling the Cuban/Cuban-American experience. The plays are The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa, Fabiola, In the Eye of The Hurricane and Broken Eggs. The tetralogy is written by Eduardo Machado. All four plays, rarely presented together, will be presented as staged readings on March 30 and March 31, 2019.

Machado will host the opening ceremony followed by an exclusive talk-back with her and the playwright. Coll and Wanda De Jesus star in, In the Eye of the Hurricane. Gomez along with De Jesus complete the weekend with a performance of Broken Eggs.

 (Roswell New Mexico, Grey’s Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance) and acclaimed actor and musician Zach Villa (Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer) are also part of the cast. Mason will star in the first playof the cycle, The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa. Villa will star in the second, Fabiola. 

More cast members include esteemed stage and screen actors Moises Castro, Antonia Cruz-Kent, Mateo D’Amato, Olivia Cristina Delgado, Romi Dias, Serafin Falcon, Emanuel Gironi, Joey Greer, Joseph Henderson, Gloria Laino, Jonathan Medina, Mauricio Mendoza, Peter Mendoza, Sarita Ocón, Julieta Ortiz Elizondo, Marissa Chibas Preston, Geoffrey Rivas, Magda Rivera, Onahoua Rodriguez, Christopher Salazar, Tom Sandoval and José Zúñiga.

The Floating Island Plays can be seen on Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31, 2019 at the Rosenthal Theater at Inner-City Arts in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets and further information can be found at http://www.herotheatre.org/.

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