Guess who’s coming to primetime? Yup, Lipstick Jungle is coming back this Fall with a new shade of brown. Sources reveal that Rosie Pérez and Puerto Rican heartthrob Carlos Ponce are coming to NBC’s Lipstick Jungle for multi-episode arcs in the new season, which premieres Sept. 24.

Executive producer Oliver Goldstick confirmed the news and revealed inside details on their roles. Carlos Ponce (who apparently beat out Mario Lopez for the role!) is set to play Rodrigo, a potential love interest for Lindsay Price’s character, Victory Ford, while Rosie Pérez will be playing Dalia, Victory’s passionate new publicist.

And who can we credit for this diversity inclusion? Goldstick claims his inspiration for the role was none other than Salma Hayek, whom he worked with on Ugly Betty.

To Salma, nothing’s unreachable and no one’s untouchable. That’s what I love about her, that can-do approach to everything, and I thought that was a great character to introduce to the show.

Salma is always taking one for the team. We love diversity on la tele! Besides we miss Rosie! It’s been a minute since the days of It Could Happen To You and White Men Can’t Jump. This role sounds like it will be good for her, even if it is on the smaller screen. Qué piensas tú? [E! Online]

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Amigos John Leguizamo and Rosie Perez are hitting the silver screen together for a new film titled The Take - which hits theaters this Friday in Los Angeles and New York. In it, Leguizamo and Perez play husband and wife who take part in a steamy on-cam love scene. Problem is, they are such long time friends that both were disturbed when it came time to do the nasty!

”It was in the sex scene between husband and wife that things started to go bad. … It was the hardest scene, very difficult,” says Perez. ”I respect him so much and he respects me so much. I know his wife; he knew my husband and introduced me to my boyfriend. It was very awkward. Like [a] brother and sister having to do a sex scene.”

Hmm, give us a love scene with John Leguizamo any day and we’ll gladly do the role justice! In the meantime, we’ve heard that The Take is getting rave reviews from critics with Variety saying this is Leguizamo’s best role yet! Kinda makes you wanna go watch it, no? [StarPulse]

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