January, 2008 means the start of multiple productions in multiple cities. Simón Bross did a three-day Tecate shoot in Mexico with New York-based agency Adrenalina, the newest and only Hispanic member of the MDC Partners network. A little more south of the border, Karina Taira shot an entire General Market campaign for Nivea in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the agency and creative team behind the three-day shoot was TBWA Chiat NY. Slightly closer to home here in Los Angeles, director Quim Lorente shot a Verizon spot with Global Hue while, mere miles and one golf course away, Angel Gracia got all bobblehead on a Jack in the Box spot with Orci. We're currently gearing up to welcome our Cortez sister Magaby García later this month as she shoots an IKEA spot filled with all the little details and products that make us love both Magaby and IKEA. Additionally, we're happy to report on our return from Buenos Aires that directors Nes Buzzalino, Ale Ruax and Rama Martínez (AKA Plástico) are just as charming in person as they are in their treatments and on the phone. On the other side of the creative coin, Simón has just returned from Sweden's Gothenburg Film Festival (this year's highlight a retrospective tribute to Ingmar Bergman) where "Bad Habits" got more than its share of lovin' with the Audience's Choice award. In another snowy film festival, Ricardo de Montreuil's feature "Máncora" made its bow at Sundance in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. And if you've been following "Variety" lately you'll have seen that director Alfredo de Villa is adding lots of talent to his feature "Humboldt Park," with Jay Hernandez, Alfred Molina, Mercedes Ruehl and Luis Guzman joining John Leguizamo and Freddy Rodriguez in the cast.

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