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Halloween
Today is Halloween. I’ve had more fun than usual this year. (Now that the kids are grown, there is not a lot of fun in H’ween anymore wah!) But–I had the great fortune to be cast in Weird Sisters Theatre Project’s show, “Dangerous Women.” The show was a compilation of original theater pieces that were scary…
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To walk in the shoes of another
My father is “white” (Italian) – I don’t know him and I don’t know any of his family. I grew up Puerto Rican and in my mind that’s what I am, through and through (though I got way whiter after joining the theater world). My mother would tell me “Don’t tell anyone you’re Puerto Rican.”…
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#PuertoRicoStrong
“We are powerless” – lyric from “Blackout” In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Rivera. http://hispanicfederation.org/media/press_releases/a_hurricane_relief_fund_for_hurricane_maria_victims_in_puerto_rico/ This is my uncle Carmelo who lives in P.R. -I love and adore him: Puerto Rico is in such deep trouble. I looked at so many pictures- mostly from San Juan, Humacao, Fajardo, Levittown, Catano. Flooding everywhere. It will be…
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Kenny, Mexico City, and Puerto Rico
On September 19 the most destructive earthquake in decades shook Mexico City and claimed over 200 lives. On August 19 I landed at the Mexico City airport to do a job. Kenny was the P.A. assigned to take care of me and Gabe much of the time. Kenny was a wonderful production assistant, always…
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Working on the latest…
The latest is that I’ve been working for many days on a film — 2 days in Mexico and several days here in Atlanta. Here’s a picture of Louie, the costume truck poodle — he’s as chill and as awesome and cute as can be. I played a grandmother, and my grandson was Gabriel Silva. …
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Blast from the past
My friend Denise Larson, the mother of Les Nickelettes, 1970s-1980s San Francisco be-glittered all-female camp comedy troupe, found this article and posted in on Facebook today: https://www.insomniac.com/media/new-york-nightlife-gone-danceteria-82-86/2 If you scroll down a bit, there I am, with the other Nicks, go-go dancing at Danceteria. We went to NY ca. 1982 to perform a comedy review that we…
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New hair, new role
I got some new pictures– important for the casting directors. Shout out to Ted Westby – he is a pretty great, experienced and innovative picture taker. And he has amazing special deals. Check him out on niceshotted.com — the one below has not yet been retouched. Btw — just learned I booked a movie; which involves international…
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Corrida – a short film by Darren McInerney
I auditioned for this film via Actor’s Access, which is a sort of open marketplace casting site. Booking any kind of legitimate, union job through AA is not very common. In many years of submitting I’ve only booked two things. This is one. I come in at about 10:00… http://www.darrenmcinerney.com/corrida-1/ It is a fine short…
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Rape is a preexisting condition
Every day women are beaten, slapped, punched, raped, and psychologically abused. —– “Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined. * 25% of all women have at one time or another been subject to…
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