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En la pantalla grande su nombre se lee con letras grandes como Jared Leto. En los escenarios se olvida de la variedad de personajes y asume el de vocalista de una banda de rock llamada 30 Seconds to Mars, que cada vez goza de mayor penetración en el gusto del público. La semana pasada estuvo en México de nuevo, participando en la séptima entrega de Premios MTV Latinoamérica, en la que se mostró muy contento e incluso bromista, no sólo por el momento que atraviesa el grupo, sino también por conocer un poco más de este país, incluyendo artistas que ha conocido a través de premiaciones y festivales.

En los premios MTV conociste a varias bandas y solistas latinos, ¿cuál te gustó, al grado de adquirir un disco de ellos?
“Me han gustado varios artistas que he conocido en estos premios, el año pasado conocí el trabajo de Ely Guerra, he escuchado más de su música y me gusta mucho. Este 2008 me agradaron las primeras bandas que participaron (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Café Tacvba y Julieta Venegas)”.

¿Cómo le haces para separar las facetas de cantante y actor?
“No hago planes, el cambio es automático y en realidad tienen varias similitudes. En ambas vocaciones mi tarea es contar historias. La diferencia es que en cine, muchas veces son papeles que nada tiene que ver conmigo y los interpreto porque me resultan interesantes; en cambio en la música los relatos son más personales”.

A través de los años muchos actores han ‘jugado’ a ser cantantes, ¿te preocupó que no te tomaran en serio cuando lanzaste este proyecto?
“Sí, al principio muchos creen que esto no irá más allá de dos años o que me conformaré con tocar en bares con los amigos o de plano figurar entre las últimas canciones de una banda sonora, pero sólo la constancia y la evolución musical permiten que la gente separe las etiquetas”.

¿Qué planes tienes en ambas carreras?
“En cuestión de música seguimos escribiendo temas, muchos de corte político; hablamos de lo que vivimos en este momento, siempre a partir del impacto social, de cómo afectan las decisiones de autoridades en la realidad del ciudadano o un sujeto en particular”.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — These days, most celebrities trade on their fame for fashion lines, fragrances, reality shows and blogs. Now, some 40 famous folks — from Scarlett Johansson to Jared Leto — will be able to trade their fame with each other.

A new line of celebrity trading cards — yes, the little cardboard ones baseball fans used to hoard — officially sanctioned by the stars themselves is being launched by entertainment product company A-List Global Media.

Called PopCardz, the celebrity trading card line is theSonia Freeman brainchild of Ted Kurie and Christian Troy, who once represented A-listers as an agent at Creative Artists Agency. To personally acquire celebrities’ permission for the cards, Troy dug deep into his CAA contacts.

“I started going around town to agents, managers, publicists and lawyers that I knew in these artists’ lives,” said Troy. “I pitched it as a simple and great idea, using these movie and TV stars’ likeness to reach a young demographic in a really special way. We were really looking for artists who were credible and popular — but not because of scandal.”

So don’t except Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears cards this go ’round.

The star power in the celebrity trading card collection is sprinkled with tween powerhouses (Cole and Dylan Sprouse, Ashley Tisdale, Raven-Symone), starlets (Megan Fox, Jessica Biel, Hayden Panettiere, Jessica Alba, Christina Ricci) and a few leading men (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Anton Yelchin, Giovanni Ribisi, Chris Evans).

PopCardz will be sold in stores in five-card packs beginning in November. Proceeds will given to the celebrities’ charities. Each card will have a unique 10-digit access code printed on it that will provide additional online content at PopCardz.com.

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The band is currently nominated for “Rock out” award* at the MTV EMAs. Click below to vote for 30 Seconds to Mars:

*honours the best rock or alternative acts.

WASHINGTON — A California ballot measure to give farm animals more living space is attracting out-of-state donors in serious numbers.

Opponents and supporters alike are pouring millions of dollars into the fight over Proposition 2, which basically enlarges animal cages. The fight has turned California into a national battleground.

By 2015, Proposition 2 would require that calves raised for veal, egg-laying hens and pregnant pigs be provided space to lie down, stand, fully extend their limbs and turn around freely.

Proponents say it prevents animal cruelty; opponents say it harms farmers and consumers by raising domestic prices and exposes them to cheaper, possibly more dangerous eggs from other nations.

The Washington-based Humane Society of the United States has contributed more than $3.6 million to help pass Proposition 2 since September 2007.

Since January, the campaign has raised more than $5.7 million, California secretary of state records show.

Contributions often have been accompanied by celebrity donations, including $10,000 from “Spider-Man” actor Tobey Maguire, $5,000 from musician Jared Leto and $3,600 from former “Saturday Night Live” actress Victoria Jackson.

Contributing against the proposition most recently was the Texas-based railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe, which Tuesday gave $14,000. In all, anti-Proposition 2 forces raised $6.7 million through Sept. 30. More than $4.7 million, or at least two-thirds, has come from outside California — including some of the largest contributions, such as $517,265 from Indiana-based egg producer Rose Acre Farms.

Farm bureaus from Florida to Texas have pumped in money, as have the American Farm Bureau Federation, which contributed $50,000 last week, and the Georgia-based United Egg Producers, which has contributed $185,000.

The pro-Proposition 2 forces ran their first statewide television ads starting Oct. 6, and the anti-Proposition 2 team went up with its first television ad Oct. 14.

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