He's Huge in Colombia

I was born with my eyes closed listening to my heart beat

in my mother's womb; without knowing it I had discovered that I would live and

die for music..."

-Fabian

Alicastro

Fabian Alicastro – even his name sounds a bit rhythmic – and

he may be the next Ricky Martin, so I’m told. I met him last night, he was introduced

as the ‘the Colombian music sensation.’ He’s cute, although maybe 12, or just

younger than me anyway. But, Colombian-born, Miami-based musician Alicastro is

apparently one of the hottest pop stars in the Latin world and playing an

acoustic show in Cancun tomorrow night to celebrate the

First Annual Cancun International Film Festival.

The Festival was the brain-child of my friend Matt Heien.

Last year he told me he wanted to start a film festival in Cancun

and less than twelve months later I’m at the Melia Hotel looking out at the

waves wash up on the shore in Cancun, about to go catch a screening of “Dedication.”

The stars Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore aren’t here to support it, but

some smaller celebs like October’s Road’s Bryan Greenberg, Rachel Miner and

Brittany Gastineau are among those who’ve arrived so far to watch the first of

hopefully many film festivals in Mexico.

Sundance features fun and movie premieres in the snow, it’s about time there

was a similar festival in the sun.