The Cortez Brothers just moved offices this month, taking over a larger space down the street at 13445 Beach Avenue in sunny Marina del Rey. Ping-pong aficionados are cordially invited to try out our pro table, while our Editing, Production and Storytelling offices enjoy bigger and hipper digs just steps away.

Director Angel Gracia's feature film, "From Prada to Nada," gets a spiffy new poster and a fantastic first weekend in release. The first film out of the gate for Lionsgate's Latin-targeted Pantelion label, the movie enjoyed both our undying love and best wishes for success (since we manage Angel) as well as an overwhelmingly female audience (some 71%!).

Luis Gerard, meanwhile, did a cool movie-style trailer entitled "Sniper" that (trust us) makes reading French subtitles worthwhile.

Not one but two Cortez Brothers directors ended up on Hollywood's Black List for aspiring filmmakers recently; you can find Ricardo de Montreuil there for "The Raven" and Fede Alvarez for "Panic Attack." Actor Mark Wahlberg ("The Fighter," "The Departed," "The Perfect Storm") is attached to star in the upcoming feature version of "The Raven."

VP of Development Bernadette Rivero wrote a Latin-themed project for Warner Brothers that will make its debut over the next few months. We can't say much, except that it follows a Latin family in L.A. as they plan for a big event that doesn't exactly turn out as planned.

The Storytelling Department lends its services to an A-list director and production company working on a very scary screenplay we can't talk about, as well as a reality-based television series for a large TV network we also can't talk about. "Discretion" is a big word for us this year, as is "quality work."

Finally, the beloved writer we manage, Sierra Hall, releases a graphic teaser of her screenplay "The Machete Queen." Story by Sierra, drawings by the very talented Casey Maloney.

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