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Caesar Cordova, a character actor who appeared with Al Pacino in cult crime dramas Scarface and Carlito's Way , died of natural causes on Wednesday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was 84. Cordova's son, actor Panchito Gomez announced his death, reported Variety . In 1983's Scarface , directed by Brian de Palma, Cordova played the taco cook at the El Paraiso lunch stand, and Carlito's Way (1993) saw him playing the barber. He also starred with Pacino in the Broadway play Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie ?. His film credits include Where the Buffalo Roam , in which he shared the screen with Peter Boyle and Bill Murray; Nighthawks  opposite Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams, and Shark's Treasure  with Cornel Wilde, who also wrote and directed the film. Cordova had a few small-screen credits to his name - guest appearances on Kojak, A-Team  and the early New York series with George C Scott, East Side, West Side . He also tried his hand at producing the indie...

Universal's feature film adaptation of hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen has added Hollywood star Amy Adams. Danny Pino, best known for shows like Cold Case and Mayans MC , has also joined the cast. Ben Platt, who played the title part in the stage musical, will reprise the role on screen with Unbelievable star Kaitlyn Dever playing Zoe, the love interest of the protagonist. Dear Evan Hansen opened on Broadway in 2016. The story revolves around Hansen, a high school student with social anxiety. He unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of his letters for their son's suicide note. Adams, best known for movies such as Arrival, The Fighter, The Master, American Hustle  and Vice , will portray Cynthia Murphy, mother of the characters Connor and Zoe Murphy, reported Variety . The movie, being directed by Stephen Chbosky, will also feature actor Amandla Stenberg in an expanded role from the stage p...