The Chilean actress Jennifer Mayani, is part of Chilean President Gabriel Boric's delegation, visiting India next week.
Mexican actress Barbara Mori acted as heroine in the Bollywood film ̈Kites ̈ released in 2010
The following six Brazilian actresses have acted in Bollywood films:
Bruna Abdullah - started off with an item number in Cash, followed by a small role and a special number in I Hate Luv Storys (2010) and Desi Boyz (2011) respectively. In 2012 she appeared in a Tamil film, Billa II.
Izabelle Leite- Initially labelled the 'mystery woman' that cricketer Virat Kohli was spotted shopping with in Singapore, the Brazilian model has made her Hindi film debut with Raj Purohit's Sixteen.
Giselli Monteiro- She surprised the audience by playing a typical Punjabi girl in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal, starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. Then, in 2011, she appeared in Always Kabhi Kabhi, which was produced by Shah Rukh Khan.
Gabriela Bertante- came to India in 2010 and took part in a fashion week in Mumbai. she was roped in as a VJ on a popular youth channel. In 2012, she appeared in back-to-back Tamil and Telugu films, Billa II, Devudu Chesina Manushulu and Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu.
Nathalia Pinheiro- Also known as Nathalia Kaur, she was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won a calendar's model hunt contest in 2012 and appeared in it that year. Later, she made her film debut in the Kannada film, Dev Son Of Mudde Gowda, followed by an item number in Ram Gopal Varma's Amitabh Bachchan-Sanjay Dutt starrer Department (2012).
Mariah Gomes- She made her B-town debut with a hit item song, Neeyat Kharab Hai in the Amitabh Bachchan-Ben Kingsley starrer Teen Patti (2010). Then, in 2011, the Brazilian model landed a full-fledged role opposite Prateik in Rohan Sippy's Dum Maro Dum.
Vallery Maravi, a Peruvian actress has acted in a Kannadiga film "Neenilada Male" which was released in 2018.
Reynaldo Arenas, a Peruvian actor, coproduced a film in collaboration with Bollywood producers and also acted in the film.
Indian actor in Latin America
Prabhakar Sharan from Motihari in Bihar, settled in Costa Rica, has acted as hero in a Costa Rican film, Enredados, La Confusion ( Entangled, the confusion).
Indian film producer in Honduras
Mathew Kodath of Kerala, settled in Honduras, produced a Spanish film “Amor y Frijoles” ( Love and Beans- 2009) and another film “Quien Paga La Cuenta” (Who Pays The Bill?-2013) His production company Guacamaya Films also makes television content, including serials and soaps, for two of the biggest television channels in Honduras.
Indian film shooting in Latin America
Indian producers have started going to Latin America for location shootings. A telugu film Sarrainodu starring Allu Arjun was shot in the famous Uyuni Salt field area of Bolivia in 2016.
Rajnikant shot a dancing sequence in Machu Pichu, Peru for his film Robot. This was the first ever and last ever film shooting in the sacred premises of Machu Pichu. The Peruvians have banned film shootings after Rajnikant’s dance.
Endemol India shot a TV serial ́Jor Ka Jhatka ́ in Buenos Aires in December 2010 – January 2011 with 28 Indian actors who stayed here for 40 days. This show was hosted by Shahrukh Khan in Imagine channel in February 2011.
Film collaborations
An Argentine director Pablo Cesar made a feature film ̈Unicorn-the garden of fruits ̈ in 1996 as a coproduction with India and made a few more later. His new film ̈Thinking of Him ̈ based on the romantic story of meeting of Tagore with Victoria O ́campo in Buenos Aires was premiered on 28 November 2017 in the Goa Film Festival.
The Argentine musician, Gustavo Santaolalla composed music for the Amir Khan film ̈Dhobi Ghat ̈ directed by Kiran Rao. This was released in January 2011.
Yash Raj Films had collaborated with Colombia’s 64-A Films to remake their Bollywood films in Spanish for Colombian audience.
Team Toon Studio of Barranquilla in Colombia has made a cartoon film for an Indian producer in 2017.Television
Indian TV channels have shown Latin American soap operas such as Ugly Betty and Second Chance.
Omm Moo (yoga for kids 4-9 years) a famous Colombian TV serial (2013 production) was telecast in Tamil by Sun TV in Tamilnadu. The 26 episode (7 minutes each) series mixes 3D and 2D animation with live-action and shows cows solving their problems using the exercise method of yoga.
Zindagi channel of India telecast in 2017 a Brazilian soap opera" Total Dreamer" ( totalmente demais) which ran into 175 episodes. This is a Globo TV production telecast in Brazil in 2015-16
Zee TV has a Spanish channel ZeeMundo with Bollywood movies for Latin American viewers.
Globo TV of Brazil produced and telecast a soap opera ̈Camino das Indias – Passage to India ̈ in 2009. It was partly shot in India and there were Indian characters and Indian costumes. It got the highest ratings during the eight months of its telecast and stimulated Brazilian interest in India. It has been dubbed in Spanish and telecast in other Latin American countries.
Bollywood films popular in Latin America
Bollywood films are popular in Latin America. In Peru, there are even fan clubs such as "Shah Rukh Khan Fan Club Perú" and "Club Internacional SRK Universe Perú," which are recognized by SRK and have a strong online presence on Facebook and Instagram. The Indian embassies use Indian films as part of 'soft power public diplomacy’, through organisation of Indian film festivals across the region.
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