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Tony Bennett and Eduardo Verastegui |
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| Tony Bennett and Eduardo Verastegui at the Tony Bennett Emmy Celebration Gala where Tony honored the filmmaker and his partners by giving Bella’s filmmakers the Tony Bennett Media Excellence Award for making excellent films that entertain and inspire. |
Bella Receives Tony Bennet Media Excellence Award at Emmy
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Eduardo and Stephen Baldwin |
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Bella Team and Author of Best-Selling Book |
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| Eduardo, Sean and author of best selling book about her survival experience in Rwanda. |
Irene Marie and Britt from MTV |
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| Irene Marie and Britt from MTV’s “8th and Ocean” gathered for dinner with the Bella team at Sean Wolfington’s home after the screening of Bella. |
Alejandro Sanz, Paulina Rubio, Angelica Mari and Angelica
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| Eduardo Verastegui (actor/producer) and Sean Wolfington (financier/producer) show Bella to Alejandro Sanz (Grammy award winning singer/songwriter), Paulina Rubio (singer/actress), Angelica Mari (actress) and Angelica Vali (actress). After seeing the first cut of Bella Alejandro Sanz was inspired to give his most popular song to the film from his new bestselling album that he sang with Shakira. |
Eduardo with Edward Olmos |
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Verastegui & Olmos when Bella opened Olmos’s LA Film Festival. Bella was also selected by Edward James Olmos to open the LA Latino International Film Festival out of the thousands of films produced this year. “It is one of the most impressive landmark films to open our festival in 10 years… a film people have to see, it really captures the heart and makes you think. It is one of the best films to come out in a long time,” said Olmos. |
Bella and Emilio Estephan |
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| Eduardo Verastegui, Emilio Estephan, Sean Wolfington and Alejandro Monteverde join president Bush in the Rose Garden for the annual Cinco De Mayo event the day after Bella was screened by the Mexican Embassy Cinco de Mayo event. |
Eduardo & Emilio Estephan |
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| Eduardo Verastegui and good friend Emilio Estephan in the Rose Garden for the annual Cinco De Mayo event the day after Bella was screened by the Mexican Embassy Cinco de Mayo event. Estephan produced the event at the White House and helped Verastegui when he began his career in Miami. |
Eduardo & Senator from Mexico |
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| Eduardo Verastegui (actor/producer of Bella) and Mexican Sen. Santiago Creel. gather at the Cinco de Mayo reception at the Mexican Embassy after the private screening of Bella that the Embassy hosted for Hispanic leaders. |
Alejandro and Director of Immigration |
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| Alejandro Monteverde, director of Bella and recipient of the Legacy Award was also honored by the Dept of Citizenship & Immigration with the “American By Choice Award” at a White House reception for his positive contribution to America as a new citizen. Monteverde with the Director of Immigration Emilio Gonzalez. |
Celebrity Car Race |
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| Lucas Black (actor), Sean Wolfington (financier/producer) and Eduardo Verastegui (actor/producer) at the Celebrity Car Race at the Super bowl. Verastegui got to the finals by beating Katie Holmes but lost to Owen Wilson in the end. |
Bella Team with Governor Rick Perry |
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| Bella Team with Governor Rick Perry |
Bella Team with Romero Britto & Art Smith |
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| Ana Wolfington (exec producer), Sean Wolfington (financier/producer), Romero Britto (artist) and Art Smith (Oprah’s Chef and Best Selling Author) gather to celebrate Bella’s success |
Bella Wins People’s Choice Award |
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| Alejandro Monteverde accepts the top prize when Bella won the Peoples Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Winning Toronto put’s Bella in the company of previous Oscar winners and nomineeds such as Chariots of Fire, Life is Beautiful, American Beauty, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hotel Rwanda and many others. |
Olmo’s LA Film Festival |
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| Edward James Olmos with director Alejandro Monteverde and his wife and actress Ali Landry when Bella opened Olmos’s LA Film Festival. Bella was also selected by Edward James Olmos to open the LA Latino International Film Festival out of the thousands of films produced this year. “It is one of the most impressive landmark films to open our festival in 10 years… a film people have to see, it really captures the heart and makes you think. It is one of the best films to come out in a long time,” said Edward James Olmos. |
Honored By the Latino Center at Smithsonian |
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| Metanoia Team is honored by the Smithsonian Institutes Latino Center at a screening hosted by Jeb and Columba Bush; Sean Wolfington, Alejandro Monteverde, Eduardo Verastegui and Leo Severino. |
Romero Britto Honors Bella |
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| Romero Britto (pop artist) honored Bella’s filmmakers and lead actor by painting a portrait of Eduardo Verastegui. They are joined by Sean Wolfington (financier/ producer) and Alejandro Monteverde (writer/director) |
Smithsonian Screening in Miami |
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| Pilar Oleary (Exec Director of Smithsonian), Jeb Bush (Gov of Florida) & Columba Bush, Eduardo Verastegui (actor/producer), Sean Wolfington (financier/producer) and Ana Wolfington (exec producer) at the private screening of Bella to Hispaninc leaders at the Smithsonian screening in Miami. |
American by Choice Award Ceremony |
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| Bella team celebrates at White House award ceremony with Director of Citizenship & Immigration and the Mayor of Miami, Manny Diaz. (Sean Wolfington, Emilio Gonzales, Ali Landry, Alejandro Monteverde, Manny Diaz, Eduardo Verastegui and Leo Severino) |
Diplomats & Bella Team |
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| Diplomats & Bella Team at White House celebrate Cinco De Mayo at the White House the day after Bella was screened by the Mexican Embassy before their annual Cinco de Mayo party. |
Oprah’s Chef & Sean Wolfington |
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| Oprah’s chef and best selling author Art Smith cooked dinner for the entire Bella team after the Smithsonian Event in Miami at the home of Sean and Ana Wolfington. |
Britt & Irene Marie with Bella team |
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| Irene Marie and Britt from MTV’s “8th and Ocean” gathered for dinner with the Bella team at Sean Wolfington’s home after the screening of Bella. |