World Renowned Community Icon to Bring Another Real-Life Story to the Big Screen NEW YORK, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Dona Blanca, LLC, today announced the production of the film Dona Blanca, which is a real-life story co-written by Orlando Tobon, the philanthropic and social icon best known as "The Mayor of Little Colombia." Tobon's reputation as a viable entertainment personality was solidified in 2004 as the chief storyteller for the film Maria Full of Grace, which subsequently won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival.

By Pamela Rolfe MADRID (Hollywood Reporter) - Colombian actress Catalina Sandino Moreno, who received an Oscar nomination last year for playing a drug mule in "Maria Full of Grace," will star in the 19th century drama "The Heart of the Earth," producers announced Thursday.

DEAUVILLE, France - The Deauville Film Festival awarded its top prize on Sunday to "Maria Full of Grace," a documentary-like tale of the travails of a teenage drug runner from Colombia.