The Cast
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Fenessa Pineda ("Mosquita")
Fenessa is a 17 year old Chicana/Latina born in Lynwood and raised in South Gate, California by her Mexican mother and Guatemalan father and has appeared in such motion pictures as; You, Me, & Dupree, MaxiDoodles, Girlfriends.
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Venecia Troncoso ("Mari")
Venecia is a 20 year old Chicana born in Torrance, California, raised in Downtown Los Angeles. A member of the high school drama club, she attended acting lessons with "Studio for Young Actors" before making her screen debut. She has appeared in such films as The Chosen and Madoggin'
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Laura Patalano ( "Cruz Olveros")
Laura has built her artistic background and Theatrical experience through her work in her native Mexico. In 1982 she graduated from The Instituto de Arte Escenico where she studied Drama. She has extensive experience on stage, movies and television productions. Her screen credits include several short and feature films including the independent feature film The Imperialists Are Still Alive which has been released worldwide on April 2011.
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Joaquin Garrido (“Mr. Olveros”)
Joaquin started acting professionally at the age of 17 in theater and radio. He studied for a degree in acting in Mexico and was awarded scholarships to train at Berliner Ensemble in Germany and at the British Theatre Institute in London. Joaquin spent about 15 years of his life, working on Theater. He has worked in many Mexican soap operas, and has appeared more recently on "The Shield" "Dragnet" (new version) "My Name is Earl" "Monk", "Joey"among others episodic TV in the States. Currently he has had roles in some 30 films, debuting in "Chido One" (1985), directed by Alfonso Arau, and was honored with a Mexican Academy Award nomination (Ariel Award) for Best Supporting Actor in “Like Water for Chocolate”.
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Dulce Maria Solis ("Mrs. Rodriguez")
Dulce Maria Solis (Actor/Writer) can be seen on TNT every Friday in the movie Coming and Going opposite Sasha Alexander. As a writer/performer, Solis’ first play “Chela: Her Third Husband, Her First Orgasm” has been a standing ovation hit. Her second play “I’m a Feminist til I fall in Love” is scheduled to go up in the summer of 2012. Solis is happy to be making her Sundance Debut. MAria
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Omar Leyva (“Mr. G”)
Omar Leyva was born in Mexico City and was raised by his grandmother in a small village in the state of Puebla. Omar has appeared on TV shows like CSI, Entourage, 24, Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, and many more. His film projects include "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", "Weather Girl", and recently completed a lead role in the independent feature film "Ilegales". He has been a "Care Actor" for Kaiser Permanente's Educational Theater Program for over five years and is currently returning to his roots in writing.