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Gustavo Collazos

Latinoamerica / Colombia / Cali

Gustavo Collazos tells us. Its history and its Salsa Caleña

Did you know that in the beautiful city of Cali, Colombia, the rhythm that prevailed both musically and commercially and culturally of all the Latin rhythms that came to the country was Salsa? A musical style from the Caribbean, which over time achieved an evolution, giving rise to Salsa Caleña, a new and different style of composing and dancing Salsa that is characterized by being a very fun, cheerful, fast dance by the dancers who dance it. they dance.

Well this time we have the opportunity to meet Gustavo A. Collazos, founder and director of the Academia Fiebre Latina, who tells us his story as a dancer and lover of Salsa Caleña:

Gustavo Collazos, has been a lover of Salsa since he was 8 years old, from his 14 years he dedicated himself to teaching salsa dance to the children of the sector since it was something that he was passionate about.

With the passage of time, he formed the “Latin Fever” Academy in Colombia, thanks to the support of his brother and partners, including “Carlos Ceballo” director of “Salsa Pura”, a company dedicated to teaching foreigners in Cali, ” Francy Barahona” based in Paris, pioneer of Salsa Caleña in Europe, “Eduardo Alban” with Anfitriones, who trains new talents to give continuity to the process.

With the aim of creating a brand that would be different in the musical world, they began to merge acrobatics, rhythms and techniques from other dance disciplines of all genres but based on Salsa Caleña, placing them in a competitive and show format creating an unstoppable fever.

Photo of Gustavo Collazos - Salsa Caleña — Photo of Gustavo Collazos – Salsa Caleña

Currently the Fiebre Latina Academy has not had a headquarters for 3 years, so Gustavo dedicated himself to expanding Salsa in the USA as artistic director of “Cali Salsa Miami”; He is known and considered by his students and/or followers to be a teacher, due to his career and contribution to salsa. For now, he has toured Colombia, Switzerland, Miami and India (currently living there) expanding his culture as a dancer, workshop facilitator and choreographer. , letting people know how spectacular is.. Salsa

Photo of a choreography in Salsa Caleña in Fiebre Latina

Now I start a project in “Casa Latin”, where they bring the experience of living Latin dance, especially Salsa Caleña, the festivity and joy in India, making them the pioneers in Asia and under the support of their brand and experience to position their culture there.

He had the opportunity to be a finalist in the Reality Colombia has talent version of “Got Talent” where he contributed the knowledge of recognizing salsa as a significant element in high-performance shows.

To learn with the “Casa Latin” Academy, it is not necessary to have experience, that is, you can start from scratch according to your dance goal, participating in the classes. Gustavo mentions that “Dancing is not just exercise, dancing frees you, leads you to set goals, to achieve them, to enjoy the melody of music, to meet cultures, people and make new friends”…

“dancing is a profession like any other, we are dreamers who leave everything they have learned in their life in a person, and it remains eternally in their being, we not only teach to dance we give emotions, moments, life. Once you start dancing you can’t stop. It is you, your partner, the music and the world put into a melody”.

Gustavo Collazos - Salsa Caleña — Gustavo Collazos – Salsa Caleña

For more information:

WebSite:

Fiebre Latina: https://www.fiebrelatinacolombia.com/
Casa Latín: http://casalatin.com/

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Twitter:

Fiebre Latina: https://twitter.com/fiebrelatinacol?lang=es
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YouTube:

Fiebre Latina: https://www.youtube.com/fiebrelatina
Casa Latín: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIUEsU50MX8TT_EsXS6Inw

Teléfono:

Casa Latín: +91 87929 23775 / +91 73491 52846

Latin America – June 2018

Celesté Polanco. The Salsera Fair

North America/ USA / Pennsylvania

Celesté Polanco “The Salsera Fair” is a young singer in constant ascent in the National Salsa music movement nowadays. This star from Philadelphia with Dominican and Puerto Rican roots has managed to delve into the acceptation of the tropical music market with her two hits: “Traicionada” and “Mi Salsa te llama” in collaboration with great producers and composers of Latin Music.

This Salsera and humble person began her professional career thanks to the support of Héctor Rosado who believed in her talent and gave her the opportunity to be the lead vocalist of his Hache orchestra and at the same time to start working in the musical field, sharing stage with renowned Salsa figures, such as: Frankie Vázquez, Kevin Ceballo, Frankie Negrón, VITI Ruiz, Herman Olivera, Ricky Luis, and Chino Núñez y su Orchestra.

In 2015 Polanco decided to become a soloist with the 2x Grammy Award and 7x Billboard Award winner, Pablo Chino Núñez, recording her first two singles: “Traicionada”, released in 2015 under the production and arrangement of Pablo Chino Núñez, and composition of her authorship together to Linen Church and a year later her second promotional single “Mi Salsa te llama” whose composition, arrangement and production was in charge of Pablo Chino Núñez and Celesté Polanco.

“La Fiera”, nicknamed by her producer Chino Núñez to see her deliver her emotions during the recording of Traicionada, connects her art with her experiences. “The best way to sing is from my experiences. It’s my art, you know, someone will connect with it because they have encountered it too. I love happy music as well that’s where “Mi Salsa Te Llama” comes in”, said Celesté.

“… I love Salsa I feel that in the Salsa music industry there are not enough females emerging in the Salsa Industry.”

Celesté Polanco currently resides in Philadelphia and is recording her first album in which it will include her third promotional single: “El Tiempo Lo Dirá” which will be presented with an official video and will be available on all digital platforms soon.

This representative of the Salsa has performed at major festivals, such as: NAHREP (National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals), LA LIVE (National Convention, 2016), MUSIKFEST in Bethlehem & LEVITT STAGE in PA and for this 2018 “La Fiera” will continue presenting his shows in Miami, Chicago, LA and also in the tri-state area.

Traicionada Cover - Celesté Polanco — Traicionada Cover – Celesté Polanco

“…The market of salsa, in general, it’s worldwide re-known. It doesn’t pertain to one ethnicity it has become multicultural… It’s a worldwide movement”.

“… My main focus is to reach as many people as I can through my voice and become a positive influence to the younger generation and all those who aspire to do great things but are scared to try”. Celesté Polanco

The Latin Music’s influences of Celeste “La Fiera” Polanco:

-Celia Cruz -Oscar D’ León -Yolanda Rivera -Cano Estremera -Orquesta Mulenze, etc…

For more information about Celesté Polanco, please like her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celeste.polanco.7

El Tiempo Lo Dira Cover - Celesté Polanco — El Tiempo Lo Dira Cover – Celesté Polanco

Andrea Brachfeld

North America / USA / New York

Andrea Brachfeld (Flutist), Graduated from the High School of Music and Art and Manhattan School of Music. During the last 20 years he has recorded more than a dozen CDs with many artists, including Africando, Noel Pointer, and Timbalaye. Her big break as the flutist for the popular Latin band Charanga 76 catapulted her into Salsa history and fame as the first female flutist to play this music in the United States.

While in high school he received the “Louis Armstrong Award for Outstanding Alumnus” for Jazz Interactions. Study with Hubert Laws, Jimmy Heath, and Mike Longo helped him develop his own style. Downbeat magazine referring to Andrea as “one of the best jazz flautists around”.

She has twice been the winner of the Latino Award in New York, as a flutist. He has performed with Dave Valentín, Néstor Torres, and Ray Barretto, among others. While in Venezuela, he had the honor of opening for Chick Corea and Paco de Lucía. She recently received the Chico O’Farrill Lifetime Achievement Award from Latin Jazz USA. Her first Latin jazz CD, “Remembered Dreams” combines Latin originals with contemporary jazz cuts. His second CD, “Back With Sweet Passion,” is a dynamic salsa recording featuring Grammy winner Oscar Hernández on piano, and Alfredo De La Fey on violin.

Her third CD “Beyond Standards” is a collaborative effort with Chembo Corniel, featuring jazz greats Hilton Ruiz on piano and Steve Turre on trombone.

She has appeared with the Winnepeg Jazz Orchestra as a soloist performing her own compositions as well as those of Mike Longo, Dizzy Gillespie’s longtime musical director. He is currently performing with his own group, including Phoenix Rising, with a new CD out, “Into The World: A Musical Offering” with guest artists Mike Longo, West Paul and Brian Lynch.

Red Profile Andrea Brachfeld

Shine the Movie is coming to all US Theaters on August 24th

North America / USA / New York

Hang out on August with the best Latin thematic movie on August 24^th in all US Theater. Shine is a Latin American musical film that is framed in the drama genre with a very current content that will immerse you in the life of two young brothers, SALSA dancers with broad and recognized trajectories that after the death of their father years later, return to meet, each in a different city and in opposite poles of the gentifricación.

This musical with sound track based in the Golden Age of the Salsa Sound Bands and the Hottest Latin Urban Scene of the Moment has a leading cast mostly made up of famous dancers from Latin Music and Pop.

This movie that also narrates the cultural and political moment that we are currently crossing was shot in the Puerto Rican area of New York, has its own musical themes due to an alliance with Fania Records and the Latin titans of Sony Music, Marc Anthony and Romeo Santos, “El Sabor” of New York hip-hop of the Puerto Rican rapper and winner of the Grammy Award Big Pun, and the rap duo The Beat Nuts.

Shine has been the Latin thematic film with the highest collection on Kickstarter and with this Latin musical its director Anthony Nardolillo sought to remind viewers of the power that exists when members of Latino communities in the US join.

“Its marketability on various platforms is the direct result of a team of passionate creators with a unifying message on a cultural level, and we are very proud to bring this film to the public”. Geno Taylor of GVN Releasing.

“Shine is a passionate, vibrant film with a current theme. It’s the perfect film for the launch of Forgiven Films, where we want to share unique voices and stories and bring quality entertainment to the less represented audience”. Steven Belmont, president of Forgiven Films.

In September 2017, the film won the Audience Award for “Best Film” at the Urbanworld Film Festival, sponsored by HBO and supported by Ava DuVernay. Tickets for this projection were sold out 48 hours in advanced setting a new record in the history of this festival.

“In 2017 Latin music and dance globally dominated record sales, streams and headlines in unprecedented numbers. There is no better time than now for a film like this”, said Brian O’Shea of The Exchange.

Director:

Anthony Nardolillo, director and also actor has produced several national and international projects related to Latin dance, such as the short film “Mano” acclaimed by the specialized critics.

Starring:

David Zayas

He was born on August 15th, 1962 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He joined the United States Air Force, where he was able to acquire the experience to become a New York police officer, which served him for roles later. He is an actor of Cinema, Theater and Television recognized for his work on Skyline (2010), The Expendables (2010) and Dexter (2006) and the series “Gotham” by Warner Bros playing the mobster Salvatore Maroni.

Alysia Reiner

She is best known for her role as Natalie “Fig” Figueroa on the Netflix hit series Orange Is the New Black (2013), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild award as part of the ensemble cast. She also worked in the FX show Better Things (2016). Additionally she played District Attorney Wendy Parks on ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder (2014), Lilian Izikoff on Rosewood (2015) and Fiona in the TNT series Search Party (2016).

Reiner starred with Anna Gunn in Equity (2016) about the first female-driven Wall Street film, which she also produced. Other recent films include “School Spirits” and Whitney Cummings’ “The Female Brain”. She was recognized as an Intelligent Optimist in Ode Magazine and profiled by New York Women in Film and Television as a woman to watch.

Kimberli Flores

She is an actress, known for her work in important films, such as: 30 Beats (2012), Actors Anonymous (2017) and Bad Twin (2016).

Gilbert Saldivar

He is an actor and professional Mexican-American dancer, known worldwide for his works in blockbuster movies like: Dexter (2006), From Justin to Kelly (2003) and Magic Hour and for being the choreographer of great celebrities such as: Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, and Madonna.

Jorge Burgos

Better known as Jorge “Ataca” Burgos is an acclaimed bachata instructor who debuts as an actor in Shine.

Music by Eduardo Reyes Napoles.

Premier: August 24^th.

“Los bailes latinos continúan creciendo en popularidad cada año y los vemos en algunos de los mejores programas televisivos. El mensaje sobre el orgullo que debemos sentir por nuestra comunidad y herencia no podía resultar más urgente y de actualidad. SHINE fusiona estos elementos con un set ardiente y excitante, con una banda sonora interpretada por estrellas musicales latinas, todo ello entrelazado con una poderosa narrativa. Esta película está narrada con nuestra propia voz, por un reparto donde los intérpretes poseen talentos brutos muy diversos que no han tenido cabida en las películas de Hollywood – hasta ahora”. Anthony Nardolillo.

For more information about SHINE the Movie, please visit

www.shinethemovie.nyc or like them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/shinefilm

Vídeo (Trailer): https://youtu.be/9EUs0eh_js8