Muñeca - 2007 / USA /
Comedy
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SHOWTIME: 6:00pm Saturday,
Feb. 16, 2008 [see schedule] |
An OLAFEST World Premiere Presentation
Esteban (played by Chaz Mena) is a frustrated artist
in search for inspiration. After the death of his dog Pepe, Esteban finds a new
source of inspiration in a life size doll, a muñeca (played by Frances Lozada) who
suddenly fill the gap in his life.
SHOWTIME: TBA
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Filmmakers
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Christina Soto
Christina Soto is a filmmaker/playwright/photographer born and
raised in New York City. Her photography has been in numerous juried and group shows
throughout the region and in New Mexico, and has won awards from the Perkins Center for
the Arts in Moorestown, N J., and the Old Church Cultural Center Gallery, Demarest,
N.J. In 2007, Christina wrote and produced Muñeca, a feature
film/play. She has worked on more than 15 independent Latino films since 1993 with very
talented directors. She was previously educated in Behavioral Science at John Jay College
of Criminal Justice, New York and the Film Video Arts, in New York City. Prior to making
films, Christina worked as an Official Interpreter for the Bronx District Attorney's
Office, Grand Jury, the basis for several of her screenplays. |
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Chaz Mena
Chaz Mena earned an MFA in Drama from Carnegie-Mellon University and
a BA in English Literature from Barry University in South Florida. His one-man play, “Charla”a
Chat with José Martí, having received a grant from the Florida Humanities
Council to develop, will tour the country this summer and fall. He is a hard-working actor
having played in many theatres of national repute, off-Broadway, dozens of films and T.V.
shows, and commercials. His most recent role was “Tevya” at the Arizona Jewish
Theatre Company’s 25-year anniversary production in Phoenix. Along with his beloved
wife, Ileana Margarita Musa de Mena, he lives in Harlem, NYC. |
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Frances Lozada
Frances Lozada is an actor, writer, and dancer, whose works include
film, television, and stage productions. She comes to OLAFEST after completion of
her most recent project Surrender. Frances co-stars with Chaz Mena in the
film Muñeca, in which she plays the life-sized doll comed to life. Frances
was born and raised in Queens, NY. |
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Eddy Rimada
Eddy Rimada is a stage and film actor whose credits include
the 'Conan O'Brien Show'. Eddy studied his craft at The Lee Strasberg Theatre
Institute in New York City. He recently joined an actor collective group at INTAR Theatre
who just finished a run of Suzan-Lori Parks "365 days 365 plays" which ended
with a sold out performance at The Public Theater. He performed as Joey in Requiem For
a Life, which was one of the finalists at the Strawberry One-Act Festival. |
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