Dominican Actress Yovanna Ventura Signs With Vision; Goteborg TV Drama Nominees; Dan Snow Doc – Global Briefs

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Dominican Actress Yovanna Ventura Signs With Vision

EXCLUSIVE: Vision Entertainment has signed Dominican social media personality and actress Yovanna Ventura, whose credits include Tales (BET) and mini-series The New Edition Story. Ventura, who has amassed 11 million followers across social platforms has also appeared on screen alongside singers Maluma and Tyga. Ventura continues to be repped by her manager Louie Diaz of Social Adam LLC alongside Vision Entertainment point managers John Alcaraz (Los Angeles), Julia Watkinson (New York), and Ximena Bustani (Mexico City). “Given Yovanna’s multi-cultural background and multi-hyphenatedT talent, we are uniquely positioned to provide a 360 level of representation for her. From our Mexico City office that can service her Latin background by providing Spanish speaking opportunities, to our office in NY that specializes in Broadway opportunities to help further her musical skills, down to having Latin managers from similar backgrounds that can properly represent her in all aspects and amplify her voice correctly. We feel we will leave no stone unturned for her.” said point manager Alcaraz.

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