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Sarah Steele

Cast · Known for The Good Fight, Spanglish, The Good Wife

Sarah Steele is an American stage and screen actress. Born in Pennsylvania, Steele has showcased her acting prowess in various television series and films. Her first break into the film industry was the role of Bernice in the movie "Spanglish". She gained recognition for her roles in shows like "The Good Wife" and its spin-off "The Good Fight," where she portrayed the determined and resourceful Marissa Gold. Steele's contributions extend beyond television, including her work in theater productions, displaying her range as an actor. Her dedication to her craft and her ability to bring depth to her characters have earned her acclaim, establishing her as a respected and versatile figure in the entertainment industry.

Shelbie Bruce

Cast · Known for Spanglish

Born in Brownsville, Texas, Shelbie is fluent in both English and Spanish. Besides starring in the movie Spanglish next to Adam Sandler and Paz Vega, Bruce has also appeared in TV series and is a voice artist.

Richard Sakai

Producer · Director · Known for Spanglish, Taxi, The Simpsons

Richard Sakai (born January 28, 1954) is an American television and film producer. He is best known for his work on the animated sitcom The Simpsons, for which he is one of the original producers. In 1997, Sakai was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for his work on the film Jerry Maguire (1996). Sakai began his career as an assistant to James L. Brooks in 1977. In 1984, Brooks invited Sakai to become a producer in his new film production company, Gracie Films. Sakai ultimately produced many of Brooks' films, such as Jerry Maguire, As Good as It Gets (1997), and Spanglish (2004). Sakai also produced Bottle Rocket (1996) and Riding in Cars with Boys (2001). Additionally, he was a producer for The Simpsons Movie (2007). As a television producer and director, Sakai has worked on many different shows. He has directed episodes of Taxi, Newhart, and Who's the Boss?. He has also produced episodes of The Tracey Ullman Show, The Critic, Phenom, and What About Joan? in addition to his work on The Simpsons, for which he has won several Emmy Awards. On The Simpsons, Sakai has been animated several times, most notably as: a karaoke singer in the episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"; an escaping prisoner in a commercial about "revolving door prisons" in "Sideshow Bob Roberts"; and a jazz vibraphone player in "Jazzy and the Pussycats". Sakai is currently president of Gracie Films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Sakai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Spencer Locke

Cast · Known for Monster House

Spencer Locke (born September 20, 1991) is an American actress. She's always been known as "the Sunshine Girl" for her joyful personality that lights up every room and currently the screens too. Miss Locke recalls knowing she wanted to be an actress since age 6, and she started taking classes right away. Soon after she landed several commercials in the Orlando area, and by age 11 she decided to take it to next level and went to Los Angeles with her Miami coach/manager. It was a hard year for Spencer but before it ended she got her very first role: Brandee Case in "Without A Trace". A small role in the movie "Spanglish", where she's credited as Sleepover Friend, followed. After that, Spencer broke into kids tv, first with Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" with a recurrent role, and later on Disney Channel also with a recurrent role in "Phil of the Future" and other appearances on "That's So Raven". Meanwhile Spencer landed roles in two pilots, but unfortunately they didn't make the cut. One of Spencer's bigger roles though, was landed back on 2004, on the performance capture animation, "Monster House". The movie was released on 2006, produced by Robert Zemeckis, Steven Speilberg and directed by Gil Kenan. Spencer doesn't only enjoy acting but all arts, specially drawing and dancing. Her hobbies keep her very active along with a sports, she's very good and versatile, practicing kick boxing to ice skating. On late 2007, Spencer's latest movie project will be released: "Resident Evil 3: Extintion". The young actress plays "K-Mart", nicknamed after the supermarket ruins she was found at. Spencer recalls the Mexico filming as an "amazing expirience", and we're all sure it's gonna get more amazing by the moment for this beautiful and super talented girl!

Téa Leoni

Cast · Known for Madam Secretary, Spanglish

Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni (born February 25, 1966), better known by her stage name Téa Leoni, is an American actress. She has starred in a wide range of films including Jurassic Park III, The Family Man, Deep Impact, Fun with Dick and Jane, Spanglish, Bad Boys and Ghost Town. Description above from the Wikipedia article Téa Leoni, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Liz Carey

Liz Carey is an actress and writer. After she launched her career covering the red carpet for E! News, Liz broke into comedy through her role as Craig Ferguson's sidekick on The Late Late Show. Shortly after, she found herself on Comedy Central's The Showbiz Show with David Spade. and has since written and performed many sketches for Funny or Die. From 2011 to 2014, Liz was a series regular on Chelsea Lately, and is a contributing writer to various publications, including The Hive and New York Magazine. As an actress, Liz has appeared on CBS’ Elementary and CBS All Access’ Strange Angel. Carey has recurred on Netflix's Love and ABC's Super Fun Night alongside Rebel Wilson, and has had guest spots on numerous series including CBS' 2 Broke Girls. Liz has appeared in numerous films movies including as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Spanglish, Walk of Shame, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Liz performed alongside Miles Teller in Bleed for This and in Peter Berg's Deepwater Horizon, alongside Mark Wahlberg. Liz recently was a writer and actor for Fameless with David Spade, and the co-host of the hit podcast Girlboss Radio with Nasty Gal founder, Sophia Amoruso.

Jonathan Hernandez

Cast · Known for Spanglish

Jonathan Arturo Hernandez (born May 8, 1983, in Los Angeles County, California) is a Hispanic American actor of Mexican descent, 5′ 8″ (173 cm) tall. He began acting at age eight and continued through high school before pausing to focus on his education at UCLA, where he finished degrees in engineering and geology. After a decade-plus of consulting on geothermal energy projects worldwide, he returned to acting full-time at his wife's suggestion. His most notable film credits include Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), My Family (1995), Goal! (2005), Spanglish (2006), The Bucket List (2007, as Manny, with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman), The Hammer (2007, as Victor Padilla, with Adam Carolla), and Mr. Wrong. On television he is best known as Felipe Gomez in The Shield (2008, Season 2), with additional credits in Malcolm in the Middle, They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping, and Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher.

Paz Vega

Cast · Known for Spanglish, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Paz Campos Trigo (born January 2, 1976), better known as Paz Vega, is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her performance in the comedy television series, 7 Vidas. Her notable film credits include Sex and Lucia (2001), Spanglish (2004), and Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

Phil Rosenthal

Cast · Writer · Known for Spanglish, Coach, Everybody Loves Raymond

Philip Rosenthal (born 1960) is an American television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writer and executive producer for the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005). The show was co-produced by Ray Romano, and based in part on Romano's comedy material. Rosenthal's wife, actress Monica Horan, played the role of Amy MacDougall-Barone, the off and on girlfriend (wife after season 7) of Robert Barone (Brad Garrett) in Raymond. It was Rosenthal and Romano who decided to retire the series over the objections or reservations of the other cast members. Rosenthal was born in Queens, New York, but spent most of his childhood living in New City, New York located in Rockland County. He attended Clarkstown North High School where he became very active in the school's drama club, Cue 'N Curtain. During his four years at Clarkstown, Rosenthal acted in many high school plays. Among his fellow schoolmates were future television producer Alan Kirschenbaum (Yes, Dear) and New York politician Richard Holbrook. Rosenthal graduated from Clarkstown North in 1977. From there, he attended Hofstra University, where he graduated in 1981. In the early 1980s, he was an actor based out of New York City before shifting his focus to production work, becoming the writer and producer of such shows as Coach with Craig T. Nelson and the short-lived Baby Talk. However, Rosenthal occasionally appears in acting roles as evidenced by a role in James L. Brooks' Spanglish as a business colleague of Adam Sandler's character. Rosenthal also had a minor role in 2007's The Simpsons Movie, a big screen adaption of the long running TV series which was also produced by Brooks and his company, Gracie Films. Rosenthal voiced the line "Here we are kids... the Grand Canyon," in the fake TV ad that Tom Hanks was filming for the United States Government in support of the "new" Grand Canyon in the film. Producers liked the line and Rosenthal asked if he could perform the part. He has also appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, and Jake Kasdan’s feature, The TV Set. Phil is the author of the book You're Lucky You're Funny: How Life Becomes a Sitcom which was released on October 21, 2006. Phil recounts how his hilarious life led to one of the most successful shows in history. Rosenthal has the distinction of having directed President Bill Clinton in the White House Correspondents' Dinner video, which was shown to wide acclaim at the April 2000 event. He co-wrote the “America: A Tribute to Heroes”, the 9/11 telethon which aired on all four networks, won a Peabody Award and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing. He has completed his first feature for Sony Pictures: Exporting Raymond, which he wrote and directed, the true story about the attempt to turn Everybody Loves Raymond into a successful Russian sitcom, where he served as a consultant. Much of the documentary centers on his struggle with the country's unusual cultural aspects and developing relationships with the show's cast and crew, despite little to no knowledge with the Russians' sense of humor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philip Rosenthal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

James L. Brooks

Director · Executive Producer · Writer · Known for Spanglish, Taxi, The Mary Tyler Moore Show

James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, 22 Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. Brooks started his career as an usher at CBS, going on to write for the CBS News broadcasts. He moved to Los Angeles in 1965 to work on David L. Wolper's documentaries. He wrote for My Mother the Car and My Friend Tony and created the series Room 222. Grant Tinker hired Brooks and producer Allan Burns at MTM Productions to create The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970. Brooks and Burns then created two successful spin-offs from Mary Tyler Moore: Rhoda (a comedy) and Lou Grant (a drama). Brooks left MTM Productions in 1978 to co-create the sitcom Taxi (1978-1983). Brooks moved into feature film work when he wrote and co-produced the 1979 film Starting Over. His next project was the critically acclaimed film Terms of Endearment, which he produced, directed and wrote, winning an Academy Award for all three roles. He earned acclaim for his films Broadcast News (1987) and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received mixed reviews for  I'll Do Anything (1994), Spanglish (2004), and How Do You Know (2010). Brooks also produced Cameron Crowe's Say Anything... (1989) and Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket (1996). In 1986, Brooks founded Gracie Films, a television and film company. Although he did not intend to do so, Brooks returned to television in 1987 as the producer of The Tracey Ullman Show. He hired cartoonist Matt Groening to create a series of shorts for the show, which led in 1989 to The Simpsons. The Simpsons won numerous awards and is still running after over 35 years. Brooks also co-produced and co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, The Simpsons Movie. Brooks has received 53 Emmy nominations, winning 21 of them. Description above from the Wikipedia article James L. Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Adam Sandler

Cast · Known for Grown Ups, Grown Ups 2, Pixels

Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in many Hollywood films, which have combined to earn more than $2 billion at the box office. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a further four-movie deal with Netflix worth over $250 million. Sandler's comedic roles include Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Waterboy (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), Big Daddy (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Click (2006), Grown Ups (2010), Just Go with It (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Blended (2014), Murder Mystery (2019) and Hubie Halloween (2020). He also voiced Davey, Whitey, and Eleanore in Eight Crazy Nights and Dracula in the first three films of the Hotel Transylvania franchise (2012–2018). While some of his comedic films, including Jack and Jill (2011), have been panned, resulting in Sandler receiving nine Golden Raspberry Awards and 37 Raspberry Award nominations, more than any actor other than Sylvester Stallone, he has received critical acclaim for his dramatic performances in the dramedy films Spanglish (2004), Reign Over Me (2007), and Funny People (2009). He has also been roundly praised for his leading roles in auteur films including Punch-Drunk Love (2002) by Paul Thomas Anderson, Noah Baumbach's The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), and the Safdie brothers' Uncut Gems (2019), the last of which earned him the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.

Jonny Spanish

Sergio Aragonés

Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad magazine and creating the comic book Groo the Wanderer.

Karlos Klaumannsmoller

Cast · Known for In the Grey

Spanish actor based in Madrid and London

Marta Milans

Cast · Known for Shazam!

Spanish actress born and raised in Madrid. Marta fulfilled her dream of living in New York and studying theater, when she graduated from NYU with a double major in Acting and Art History. Since then, she has been fighting to make room for herself in Hollywood, slowly but steadily. She started working Off-Broadway in New York City and eventually landed roles in TV shows like Law and Order SVU and films such as The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Shame and most recently Shazam!

Christina Ochoa

Cast · Known for Tied Up, Animal Kingdom

Spanish actress Christina Ochoa is best known for her current roles on TNT's Animal Kingdom and as the lead for SyFy's upcoming Blood Drive, to air in Summer 2017. Born in Barcelona, Spain. Grand niece of Nobel Prize winner Severo Ochoa. Daughter of Spanish Sculptor Victor Ochoa, Christina spent her childhood between Madrid, Barcelona and Miami. She studied Oceanographic Engineering in Las Palmas University in the Canary Islands and Advanced Marine Biology in James Cook Univ. in Australia.

Carla Nieto

Spanish actress, known for Noctem (2017), [Rec]³: Génesis (20a2) and Si Yo Fuera Tu (2018).

Lluvia

Lluvia (Spanish for "Rain") is the ring name of a Mexican luchadora enmascarada, or masked female professional wrestler currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) portraying a tecnico ("Good guy") wrestling character. Lluvia's real name is not a matter of public record, as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico where their private lives are kept a secret from the wrestling fans. Lluvia is a second-generation wrestler, the daughter of Sangre Chicana.

Rugido

Rugido (Spanish for "Roar") is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. He is currently working with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he is the one-half of current Mexican National Tag Team Champions alongside Magnus. He previously worked as Dizzy and La Parka Negra. His real name is not a matter of public record as is often the case with masked wrestlers in Mexico.

Óscar Faura

Cinematographer · Known for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Moana, The Imitation Game

Óscar Faura is a Spanish cinematographer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Óscar Faura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Núria Deulofeu

Cast · Known for Go Team!

Núria Deulofeu is a Spanish stage and screen actress and a pianist.

Anna Gras

Cast · Known for Go Team!

Anna Gras is a Spanish film and television actress.

Ester Expósito

Cast · Known for Drawn Together, Elite

Ester Expósito is a Spanish actress and model. She gained recognition playing the starring role of Carla Rosón Caleruega in the Spanish drama series Elite, broadcast on Netflix.

Fernando Lindez

Cast · Known for Tell Me Softly, The Last Sunrise

Fernando Lindez is a Spanish model and actor. Fernando Lindez began his acting career in 2017 rather unusually when in between classes at school, he looked at his phone and saw a direct message from an agency asking him to come in and meet with them. A few months later, he made his runway debut during Madrid Fashion Week walking for Palomo Spain. His breakthrough moment came in January 2019 when he opened the Versace show. Lindez, who gave up golf and MMA to focus on modeling, has had a busy year since, opening DSquared2 and Dunhill and closing Prada’s Shanghai show and Jacquemus’ tenth-anniversary show set among the rolling lavender fields of Provence. He also walked in Virgil Abloh’s Place Dauphine takeover for Louis Vuitton in June 2019. He plans to return to school in the future for acting, and is currently playing the heartthrob Alejandro on the Spanish version of the hit Norwegian high school series Skam.