Latin Star Danny Arroyo Shines on Animal Planet's First Feature

Dec. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- Hollywood, California - Latin actor Danny Arroyo stars on Animal Planet’s first original movie HERCULES SAVES CHRISTMAS.   This is the untold story of Hercules, a pitbull appointed by Santa Clause as the “Naughty and Nice List Maker.” It is Hercules job to select one child each year on the “Naughty List” and give that child the opportunity to make it right. The movie premiered on Animal Planet on December 3, 2011.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leqdNPmfYdU



Joining Danny Arroyo is a star cast composed of  Shorty Rossi (The Grinch, Animal Planet’s Pit Boss), Hercules (as himself), Mackenzie Phillips (American Graffiti) Mark McClure (Back to the Future, Apollo 13) Kathy Garver (Dennis the Menace) and Richard Van Vleet (All My Children).  The movie was directed by Edward Hightower.

Arroyo had outstanding roles in Lethal Weapon 4, The Velocity of Gary, White Rush, Richard III, and Hotel California. Other feature films include Into the Night (Jeff Goldblum), Spring Breakdown (Amy Poehler and Parker Posey), Groupie (Eric Roberts), Kill Katie Malone (Dean Cain) and Repo Chick, produced by award winning director David Lynch.  

Danny Arroyo is an ambassador to a number of charitable organizations such as The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, The Siren's Society and The American Cancer Society.