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JUGANDO CON FUEGO: Robert Samuels Is An Agent With A Vendetta In Nicholas Ortiz’s New Shortfilm Release

Following a brief release window through Vimeo On Demand, action thriller Jugando Con Fuego is now available to watch via YouTube in the player below. The short haila from Tambuli Media, R4 Films, and Deviant Children Productions, and sees actor, martial artist and Hong Kong stunt laureate Robert Samuels take on the role of a CIA agent on a mission of vengeance against a notorious cartel leader scorned from a tragedy of his own.

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DEVIANT PERSPECTIVES: If Looks Could Kill…

“But this is indie action cinema, Nick, no one has any money. You need money for those things, right?” Wrong. You don’t need money to make a good action short film nor a good looking one. It’s really a matter of being particular on what you want to present visually. Two weeks ago I released my newest short film, Black Betty. The film required a very specific location as it was written to be a “NightClub” run by Sergei, a Russian gangster. For the final film we managed to get a restaurant location as a special favor for the planned two day shoot, we then adjusted our plan to fit the space since we didn’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth.

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THE BLACKER THE ‘BETTY’, THE SWEETER THE ‘HONEY’: A Word With Filmmaker Nicholas Ortiz And Dance Wunderkind, Actress Krystal “Honey” Pizarro

Apart from dance and choreography, Pizarro is now further residing her prospects with a casting agency to work her way up in entertainment. With any luck that will hopefully lead to more prominent roles with other directors and showrunners as time passes. At the end of the day however, she’s ardent about her continued support and exclusivity with Ortiz as long as he’s got his ship running at Deviant Children Productions or wherever he’s behind the lens. Being inspired to create and express herself through art is especially a plus.

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