Telenovela stars Guy Ecker and Fernanda Romera have joined the cast of the groundbreaking new bilingual drama series HACIENDA HEIGHTS, which has completed production on the show's Pilot Episode, and is currently in production on additional episodes, it was announced today by Desmond Gumbs, the series' Creator and Executive Producer. Importantly, the series has relocated production to Southern California to better capture the essence of the community depicted in the sprawling epic drama. Film star Steven Bauer, whose film debut earned him a Golden Globe nomination for his seminal portrayal of Manny Ribero opposite Al Pacino in director Oliver Stone's classic Scarface, heads the international cast of talented actors who portray the denizens of Hacienda Heights, a fictional Southern California suburban enclave where the ongoing struggle for power, wealth and romance make Mayor Eduardo Garcia (Bauer) a target to those who would see an end to his grip on the community. Among those seeking to topple Garcia are the city's Police Captain (Eckert) and the Castillo family, longtime enemies with axes to grind. The series is the first to film in both Spanish and English, a painstaking process that allows viewers of either version to fully enjoy the series without subtitles or voice overdubbing.

In making the announcement, Gumbs said "With Guy and Fernanda joining our cast, we have a built-in audience thanks to their tremendous popularity among telenovela audiences. They are terrific actors in their own right, and we could not be happier to have them in the HACIENDA HEIGHTS family. Their presence ups our game considerably and puts us in a great position to negotiate the right home for this series."

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