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A GREAT big Thank You to Hispanic Lifestyle Magazine for their kind article about my opportunity to be in George Lucas' Film Red Tails.  Although a small scene, I had the opportunity to portray a woman who played no small part indeed...it is women like this who shaped the good men of yesterday and today! Read the article:  Click Here Hispanic ...

Christian Slater as an office worker gone postal, with William H. Macy & Elisha Cuthbert (Boston Legal). I played nurse to Elisha's character. Had great scenes with Christian, he was down to earth, with little bean teeth & receding hairline, thanks to a great team in make-up and hair.

Portraying the mother of Esai Morales. Written and directed by Frank Lin, this movie tells the story of the fusion of two cultures.   My Mexican son, a dentist (Esai), falls for a community newspaper reporter who interviews him for a free ad in her paper (Sylvia Chang). Pat Morita plays her boss, one of his last films.   A sweet & ...

Staying in Nevada was fun, I'm the 'lunch lady'. Commercial was shot in a library-type setting in Las Vegas. I went down to the hotel lobby to gamble a little before the shoot - lost $50 in the blink of an eye! A High-Roller I am not!

Meeting and being directed by George Lucas  in 'Red Tails' was an incredible experience.  I play an old Italian woman whose daughter (Daniela Ruah - NCIS L.A.) is wooed by a combat pilot.  Stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Terrence Howard.       Tuskagee Airmen, WWII pilots whose planes were painted red, thus the film's title "Red Tails".

I had the amazing opportunity to portray the role of Graciela. I've worked 5 times on General Hospital, but this was a 'principal' role, meaning, I had more than 5 lines to say! I portrayed a housekeeper to the character of 'Sonny' played by Maurice Bernard.  He's even more handsome in person than on screen. ...

Working with George Clooney was fun, he was funny & very nice.  It was a commercial for Soy-Joy fruit bars, for Japan use only.  I played his housekeeper & ran after him with his breakfast tray full of goodies, insisting he have a good breakfast (in Italian!) as he was rushing getting dressed to leave the house armed with his ...

I made a commercial in Oklahoma for Mazzio's Pizza - it was fun brushing up on my Italian and the people in Tulsa were incredibly nice hosts.

I'm very proud to be in the short film 'Remember me in Red', and being part of opening communication & understanding of what it is to be born transgender, especially difficult, a Latino transgender. Written & directed by Hector Ceballos, this Spanish language short (with English sub-titles) has received multiple awards for it's ground-breaking message. ...