Celines Toribio
Acting
Biography
Celinés Toribio has a notable career in media communications spanning more than 15 years. She has hosted television and radio shows for important networks such as Univision and ESPN Deportés, among others. She was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful by People En Español Magazine. Celines’ connection with the Latin-American audience led her to pursue her lifetime dream of becoming an actress. In a short period of time, she has participated in films next to some of Hollywood’s most popular actors. Celines acts in the film “America” [produced by Edward James Olmos] and in the short film “Bandoleros” [starring Vin Diesel]. She plays the role of Dede Mirabal in “Tropico de Sangre” [starring Michelle Rodriguez] and she co-executive produced “La Soga,” which was accepted into the Toronto International Film Festival. Despite her distinguished beauty, Celinés refuses to become simply another pretty face. Her entrepreneurial spirit led her to establish the Latino Youth in Communication Arts organization, which exposes underprivileged young people from the Bronx area to career options in communication arts. She expanded her business ventures by starting Esencia Productions, a company that seeks to raise awareness of important social issues that affect the Latin-American community through independent film projects. Currently, Celines serves as the Hispanic spokeswoman for the Jillian Michaels wellness brand. She has invested time and funds to a number of altruistic endeavors, not only in her Washington Heights community, but also in her native country. As Chairwoman of the Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring Project [DREAM Project] she helps to facilitate access to education for thousands of underprivileged children. Her impeccable dedication to serve the Latin-American community, living in the U.S., has been recognized by government agencies as well as community organizations. Celinés currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Known For
An ex-felon is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint and returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood.
The Last O.G.
Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, good humor and above all hunger, accompany him in his wanderings, until he meets Magda and Yunisleidy, survivors like himself. In one or the other's arms, he will try to escape the material and moral misery surrounding him, living love, passion, tenderness and uninhibited sex to the limit.
The King of Havana
After the strange death of her boyfriend and beloved ones, one by one, Clara lives terrified and mistrustful, suspecting revenge from a famous writer she worked with ten years ago. A circle that will only close with the seventh victim.
7 muertes
A love story between a couple with the same last name but very different social statuses.
Qué León
After six years, Antonio and Laura face a crisis in their relationship.
Colao 2
María José and Alfredo are about to celebrate their 20th anniversary and their children give them a trip to the hotel where they celebrated their honeymoon, but a spell will make them repeat the same day.
Unhappily Ever After
A coffee grower, still single at 40, decides to finally start his search for love by going to the capital city on the Dominican Republic.
Colao
The story of Maria Montez, an exotic and glamorous Dominican actress who achieved fame and popularity in Hollywood and Europe until her untimely death in 1951.
María Montez: The Movie
Dominican Republic is under the sway of dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, who has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1930. The Mirabal Sisters, Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa, involved in an underground movement against the government, dared to defy the dictator. But this act of bravery and courage leads to tragic consequences.
Tropic of Blood
An urban music singer from a poor neighborhood goes through love and pain on her way to success.
Flow Calle
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Falling
After the troubled, worn-out playwright Filomeno gets his movie script rejected, he devises a big plot to demonstrate his writing skill.
Los locos también piensan
A ragtag Dominican kid's baseball team and their nutty coach must find a way to use their charm and skills to raise the necessary funds to get into the first ever Little League Baseball Tournament and win the championship.
Los Fabulosos Ma' Mejores
The film tells the back story about the characters and events leading up to the explosive oil truck heist in Fast & Furious.
Los Bandoleros
Many things can go wrong, or not , when a drug addict , a prostitute and a singer past his prime come together to rob their employer.