increasingly hispanic actors are coming here to miami to film telenovelas, it's even being called the new tinseltown lot of them wanted to get away from the countries of origins, the colombias, the mexicos. then they found the jobs here. it was kismet. >> reporter: it was the second around third generation of hispanic viewers. >> people don't really fall in love, with the person on that screen. they will transcend that screen and fall in love with you. that's why william levy, they know his name. they will follow him on "dancing with the stars." >> reporter: on the sit of a hit telenovela with a goddess-like former miss mexico world blanca soto. it's one of the most successful and profitable telenovelas ever. in telenovelas, the stand-byes are a touch of violence. a couple of well-timed slaps and a lot of beauty. >> yesterday, i found out i was pregnant. actually, in the same day, they told me i had cancer and i didn't. i was pregnant. >> reporter: but even as american soap operas like "all my children" have gone away, telenovela directors like maria pereira figured out how to stay on top. how does

. >>> plus, one city is becoming the new tinseltown. not baltimore but the answer is coming up straight ahead. >> all right. maryland's most powerful radar is calm right now. but changes are in the forecast. >>> we are dealing with a crash here on route 50. i'll have your delays and i'll have your complete time saver traffic report. >> you're looking at a live picture of new york city's times square. let's head up there right now for today's tech bytes. >> in today's tech bytes some words of warning from steve, ceo. and if you're looking to earn some money a couple of free apps can connect you with small jobs. gig walk and easy shift can offer tasks that people can do in their own neighborhoods. >> if you want a little spare crash these are very well designed so you can understand how to use them without texting them out very much. >> both easy shift cob loaded from the ie tunes store. the social net work has launched an online video of bingo. the games are only available to users in great britain. those are your tech bytes. have a grea

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. >> reporter: "the avengers", "3:10 to yuma", all big budget movies filmed not in tinseltown but newico. >> we have great weather, great locations and crew base and infrastructure. >> reporter: and 50 million in taxpayer giveaways argue whether i to studios that don't need it. 43 states offer big tax breaks to lure hollywood from hollywood. >> one of the reasons we attracted business, very few if any businesses spend as much money quickly across the broader range of the economy as does film. >> reporter: many opposed subsidy. >> there is study after study has shown this is bad economic policy. the return to the taxpayers, the return to the public treasury, is literally pennies on the dollar. >> try that again. >> reporter: nationwide studies say states take in astley as 15 cents for every dollar they spend. >> any industry you have to pay money to bring to your community won't stay there. >> reporter: now, north carolina, for instance, claims it made money on its investment, sorry, made its money on its investment in "the hunger games." however four states, david, have discontinued t

. >> reporter: "the avengers", 310 to yuma, all major releases made not in tinseltown, but new mexicoe have great weather, great locations. now a great crew base and a great structure. >> reporter: and 50 million in taxpayer giveaways to billion dollar studios that arguably don't need it. 43 states offer big tags breaks to lure hollywood from hollywood. >> one of the reasons we attracted this business here because very few if any businesses spend as much money as quickly across as broad a range of the economy as does film. >> reporter: yet many oppose the subsidy. >> there is study after study that has shown this is bad economic policy. the return to the taxpayers, the return to the public treasury, is literally pennies on the dollar. >> reporter: nationwide studies say states take in as little as 15 cents for every dollar they spend. >> any industry that you have to pay money to bring to your community won't stay there. >> i know what's coming. >> reporter: when stars like arnold schwarzenegger come to towns like this in new mexico, businesses say they win, even if the state doesn't.

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tinseltown on twitter. we'll get to that in just a 3 minute...first i want to tell you bout some musicians that are in the entertainment headlines this morniig....it's all because of newsigne and nickelback frontman chad kroeger recently revealed that they are engaged.he popped the question with a ááá14ááácarat diamond ring.this comes as a surprise because their 6 month relationshipphas been so quiet that few even knew they were dating. they first got together in february to co- write a song for lavigne's upcoming fifth studio album. it will be kroeger's first trip down the aisle, and the second marriage for lavigne. she also dated brody jenner..- now on to rapppr kanye west... west... she aint nothing but a gold digger3 digger p it looks like he might be watching the throne from the judge's seat on "american idol." the star iss apparently in talks to join randy jackson, mariah carey and possibly nicki minaj as the new judge for the fox how. according to reports -- "idol" executiies reached out to west and he has expressed interest... but the deal is not totally sealed beccuse he's still on the fence. sources also say the "golddigger" rapper is requesting that his sala