Las Tres Sisters: A heartfelt dramedy showcasing Latina resilience
Join us as we dive into the world of "Las Tres Sisters," a powerful film about sisterhood, identity, and resilience with Marta Méndez Cross, Valeria Maldonado and Virginia Novello. During our conversation, Marta, Valeria and Virginia offer us insights into the making of the movie and the impact of Latina representation in Hollywood.
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Marta is an actress, writer and director based in Los Angeles, California. After graduating from the University of Texas, Marta landed leading roles in the feature films “Side FX” ( Amber Heard) and “Red Ridge” ( Louis Herthum). Her first theatrical debut was in “Believe In Me” (Jeffrey Donovan) and "The Bounce Back" (Shemar Moore). Her TV career skyrocketed on every network (Showtime, NBC, CBS, ABC, Comedy Central, Lifetime and more). Her most notable role was opposite Meryl Streep’s daughter, Mami Gummer, on ABC'S "Off The Map" and her starring role as Olivia for the Lifetime Network series “Life with Olivia”. Most recently her role as Krista on Hallmark Network’s “Hopeless Romantic” parlayed into a writing contract. She is currently writing Hallmark's first Latinx Christmas Drama “Feliz Navidad”.
Marta starred and produced the feature film The Land Of Shadowed Sand winning an Audience Award at the Austin Film Festival. Her directorial debut was with the award winning short Sober based on real life events and, after her nomination at the Hollyshorts Film Fest, she is set to direct the short film I CHILD. Marta is a board member for the organization Enrichment Works that provides young people with what is often their first experience of a live theatrical performance to inspire learning. She began as a performer with the organization 12 years ago in their show "Sor Juana". She values the program and is honored to be a part of continuing its important work. She has also volunteered at the Frida Kahlo theater in East Los Angeles teaching young Latinx actors.
More about Valeria Maldonado
Valeria was born in San Diego, CA and grew up in Queretaro, Mexico. As a half Mexican half American actress, she is known for her work on the Academy Award winning film COCO and has appeared on TV shows such as Better Things, NCIS, Castle, Casual, and Nicky, Ricky Dicky and Dawn, as well as Single by 30. Valeria has also recurred on Jimmy Kimmel Live doing sketch comedy and starred opposite William Moseley in Saving Paradise. Valeria also has a career in Mexico, acting in feature films such as En Las Buenas y En Las Malas, Locos por la Herencia, Así es la Suerte, Travesía del Desierto, El Efecto Tequila and Joe Rendon’s film Aquellos Ojos Verdes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews. Valeria is set to direct the upcoming short film DONNA.
More about Virginia Novello
Mexican-Italian actress, writer, director. Born and raised in Guadalajara Mexico. Virginia's passion for filmmaking started young. At 19 she came to L.A to learn all of the aspects of this industry. Since then she has written, and produced several short films, commercials, plays as well as pilots for VIACOM. She directed the short doc "Sueños Rotos" which aired during the 2014 World Cup in Mexico and Latin America. Her short film "Gone" is being used as a teaching tool for sexual abuse at Fundacion PAS. As an actor she has played such characters as Frida Khalo, Bertha and the Lady (Tennessee Williams), Simone in "The Persecution and Murder of Jean-Paul Marat" and Marjorie in "Extremities." She lives in Los Angeles, California and has worked on independent projects and films such as: "Maintenance required", "Clear lake", "La Pastisseria", "Motel" and "Gone".
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