LOL! Latina on the Loose!

LOL! Latina on the Loose!

Mina Olivera’s LOL! Latina on the Loose! is a side-splitting comedy that takes you

on a journey from Brazil to Switzerland to El Salvador to America, and straight

to your heart. You’ll laugh and cry as you experience the challenges she faces

coming to America by herself as a teenager, and the tests she confronts in

retaining her larger-than-life grandmother’s biggest teaching: "Show them your

worth!"

Actress/WriterMs. Olivera has been involved in theater for most of her life. She had her

professional theater debut in Brazil at age 13 and later starred in the award

winning film Adagio ao Sol. She moved to California to attend the UCLA

School of Theater, Film and Television where she graduated with a BA with

honors. After graduating from UCLA Theater school, Ms. Olivera joined the

Latino Theater Company Laboratory directed by the acclaimed director Jose

Luis Valenzuela. Mina can be seen on the acclaimed Comedy Central show

“Reno 911!” where she’s been a recurring character for several seasons.

Other television credits include "Freddie", "Las Vegas", and the pilot for

"Grand Union." Mina has recently shot “Shrink” an independent film starring

Kevin Spacey and Robin Williams scheduled to release in 2009. She has also

recently joined the Edgemar Theater Company directed by Michelle Danner.

In addition Mina co-founded NOVICA, a socially-driven internet company,

that opened offices around the world and helped impact the lives of over

10,000 artisans and their families. Now, NOVICA.com is associated with

National Geographic and has been recognized for its social impact, including

t h e S c h w a b Fo u n d a t i o n s o c i a l e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p a w a r d .

(www.MinaOlivera.com)

Director : Alberto Barboza

Mr. Barboza received a Masters in Fine Arts from UCLA's Film School. His thesis film,

Premeditation, has been screened in national and international festivals. The film has won

multiple awards and was aired nationally on the Showtime Channel. Previously, Mr.

Barboza worked for Academy Award winning producer David Valdes as the documentarian

on the DreamWorks picture, The Time Machine. He has also assisted Academy Awards Producer Gil

Cates. Mr. Barboza has an extensive background in theatre having worked closely with

internationally renowned directors Jose Luis Valenzuela and Peter Sellars. Through this experience he

has been able to collaborate with world-class actors, dancers, musicians, designers, and artists. All this

makes Mr. Barboza a well-trained new voice in American cinema.

The World Premiere of LOL! Latina on the Loose!The one woman show “LOL! Latina on the Loose!” had its World Premiere on September 26th, 2009 at the prestigious Los Angeles Theater Center in Downtown LA, in a 300 seat theater.

“LOL! Latina on the Loose! was part of the Fall Season and a member of the Faces of the World Festival.

During its 3 week run, “LOL! “Latina on the Loose” packed the house and was critically acclaimed. “LOL” won the “The Last Straw Award” and got nominated for the “International Brazilian Press Award” that will take place in Miami in April 2010.

“LOL! Latina on the Loose!” was also selected among hundreds of candidates to be part of the Los Angeles Women Theater Festival that will take place in Santa Monica in March 2010.

Photos of the lobby of The Los Angeles Theater Center In Downtown LA

Photos of the lobby of The Los Angeles Theater Center In Downtown LA

FACES OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL 2009Faces of the World Festival offers international programming which

celebrates the multi-cultural population of Los Angeles. The season

includes productions representative of all continents that address

contemporary universal themes and create cross-cultural dialogue.

Faces of the World is becoming a first wold-class festival that focuses

on presenting and supporting development of under-represented artists,

audiences and their unique stories. Faces of the world had 18,500

people in attendance in the 2008 season.

CURRENT SPONSORS Our current sponsors that are supporting LOL! Latina On The Loose are:

CONSULATE GENERAL OF BRAZIL IN LOS ANGELES: GOLD SPONSORIn addition to being a Gold Sponsor, the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angels has agreed to publicize this event through emails and news letters.

NOVICA / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: GOLD SPONSORAs a supporter of Artisans from around the world, NOVICA was excited to support this cultural play that speaks of the immigrant and worldly experience.

LOL! Latina on the Loose Theatre Review - A Brazilian Beauty Leaves the Southland Laughing

- L.A. Splash Magazine

The play is a comedy so from the first minute to the last we laughed and laughed and laughed. I laughed so hard that I cried... Mina’s performance was stunning just like the songs. The evening was just amazing... - Mariana Knabben, Music Union Magazine

“"LOL! Latina on the Loose!" is an absolute masterpiece, a certified hit. “ The scoop LA

“Mina takes you on a true roller coaster ride of emotions... She was funny, witty, charming and captivating! You will laugh... (a lot)... you will cry, and feel every emotion in between happy and heartfelt!!” Elle Living

“The consensus was that the play was the most entertaining play they've ever seen in a while”.---LatinHeat

“The beautiful, but funny lady is a star on the rise and Hollywood better take notice of this immensely talented and intelligent writer, dancer, performer and actor.” The scoop LA

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LOL: Smashing Stage Debut

UCLA graduate Mina Olivera did the Bruins

proud this weekend starring in LOL (Latina on the

Loose). This fascinating autobiographical one-

woman play is written by and starring this 28-year-

old Brazilian beauty. LOL is her story: how she

came to this country by way of Switzerland and El

Salvador to study acting. She not only conquered

the English language but is a terrific mimic,

lampooning Anglos and other Latinas one after the

other.

LOL is listed as a comedy; but it begins with

the tragic death of Mina’s aunt years before her

birth and ends with the death of her grandmother

when she is a young woman. Oh yes, there are

plenty of chistes, but my tears flowed at the end of

the play because of the touching, beautiful story,

well-written and well-acted.

Don’t miss LOL, Latina on the Loose by

and starring Mina Olivera. Directed by Alberto

Barboza. Produced by Miguel Angel Caballero and

Paul Munoz. Scenic and Projection Design by

Christopher Ash. Choreography by Irani Dasilzva.

Mina’s dancing was fantastic.

LOL is at the Los Angeles Theater Center

(LATC) during October, 2009. Call (213)489-0994

Ext. 107 or www.thelatc.org for ticket.

Dr. Tracey Alexander

UCLA’s own Mina Olivera

What the Media said about LOL! Latina on the Loose!

“The tears that rolled down my cheek during the standing ovation were for Mina’s triumph, her courage, and her candidness. She allowed me to see and live in her life for a very brief hour an a half.” Theatre Review: SoCal- Angela Gomez,

2316 a 31 de Outubro de 2009Jornal de Teatro

Internacional

Luciana ChamaLos Angeles

Não dei a menor bola

quando o espetáculo entrou

em cartaz. E confesso só ter

despencado da minha casa,

em Venice, ate Downtown

para assisti-lo depois de ler os

comentários positivos de uma

amiga no Facebook. Uma co-

média sobre as aventuras e os

!"#$%&#'!"'()$'*+$#,-",+$'")'terras estrangeiras que busca

por seus sonhos, mantendo

na memória o ensinamento

de sua avó: “show them your

worth” (mostre o seu valor).

Apesar da semelhança com a

minha vivência, o tema não

me instigou. Paguei a minha

língua por ter sido preconcei-

tuosa: “LOL – Latina on the

Loose” é uma delícia.

É teatro no qual o ator é

o senhor do palco, sustenta-

do pela qualidade da escrita

e interpretação. Que surpresa

boa foi testemunhar o talento

que é Mina Olivera. Apresen-

tado principalmente em in-

glês (com algumas inserções

também em espanhol e por-

tuguês) o texto é autobiográ-

%.&/' "#.+,0&' "' "#0+"-$!&' 1"-$'própria. Seu instrumento é o

corpo e, com sua voz, ela de-

nota a personalidade e o afeto

das muitas personagens que

interpreta. Mina segura a onda

dos 90 minutos de espetáculo

sozinha e com graça, carisma

e atitude – visivelmente con-

quista cada coração ocupado

dos 300 lugares do Los Ange-

les Theatre Center.

A atriz relata sua histó-

ria e de sua família desde a

vida pobre dos avós, o casa-

mento nada convencional de

seus pais até sua jornada pe-

las Américas, quando sai em

busca de sua liberdade, auto-

conhecimento e o sonho de

estudar teatro na concorrida

Universidade da Califórnia,

em Los Angeles (UCLA). En-

frentando preconceitos e até

mesmo frustrada depois de

ser desencorajada pela racista

consultora da universidade,

Mina se sobressai e é aceita

pela UCLA; gradua-se com

honra e passa a frente dos co-

legas americanos. A garota in-

segura vinda do Rio de Janeiro

Atriz brasileira encanta plateias em Hollywood

Mina Olivera mostra seu valor com “LOL – Latina on the Loose” e toca o coração do público

transforma-se em mulher guer-

reira e aprende a se respeitar.

O espetáculo me ganhou

pela verdade com que Mina

apresenta a história de sua vida

e a coragem de levá-la em cena

aqui nos Estados Unidos. Quem

passa pela experiência de viver

fora de sua pátria entende com

propriedade o valor da luta pela

ousadia da aventura. Superando

.&)' !,23,!$!"' $#' !,%.(-!$!"#'do mega competitivo mercado

.,3")$0&2+4%.&'")'5&--67&&!/'a atriz carioca decidiu transfor-

mar a herança latina em vanta-

gem: construiu a própria opor-

tunidade e lotou o teatro nas

1&(.$#' #")$3$#' 8("' %.&(' ")'cartaz. Foi com enorme prazer

que assisti a brasileira desempe-

nhar com sucesso, na terra dos

gringos, a sua função máxima

como artista: Mina tocou, lá no

fundo, o coração do seu público.

Na entrevista abaixo, um pouco

mais de Mina Olivera.

Luciana Chama – Mina, pa-

rabéns pela performance.

Adorei o texto. O que te levou

a escrevê-lo?

Mina Olivera – Primeiro, por

causa da minha avó. Eu sempre

senti culpa, pois ela morreu e eu

estava aqui. A gente tinha um

relacionamento único e eu sem-

pre gostei de repetir as histórias

dela. Minha avó sempre foi mui-

to verdadeira, até no episódio

do dia em que cheguei em casa

e tinha um recado na secretária

eletrônica dizendo “Neguinha,

tô indo pro hospital e é pra

morrer, viu? Só tô ligando pra

despedir.Te amo, adeus, tchau”.

LC – Ela falou assim mesmo?

MO – Falou, cheguei em casa

e quase morri (risos). Engraça-

do que, hoje, penso que minha

avó estava me dando todas as

falas para o meu primeiro traba-

lho como escritora e eu que não

estava sabendo! Outro motivo

foi porque eu queria passar a

mensagem de você comandar a

#($'9,!$/'!"'3:&'%.$+'"#1"+$3!&/'de realmente ir à luta e não ter

medo de fracassar. Não dá para

%.$+'3&'*$3.&'!&'1$##$2",+&'"3-

quanto a vida passa.

!"#$#%&'(#'#)'*+,#-*./&(-'-de de se fazer teatro em Los

Angeles?

MO – O público! L.A. é uma

cidade dominada pelo cinema.

;#' $0&+"#' 0"+),3$)' !"' %-)$+/'%.$)' !"#")1+"2$!&#/' !$<' 9:&'fazer teatro para fazer uma gra-

na ou porque precisam de um

agente ou empresário para se re-

colocar no mercado cinemato-

2+4%.&='>-"#'#"'?(30$)'"'@$A")'teatro com a intenção de atrair

esses executivos, sem se voltar

muito para a qualidade da pro-

dução. Então, o nível do que é

feito cai um pouco e as pessoas

não se sentem muito motivadas

a freqüentar o teatro. Elas foram

assistir algumas vezes, não gos-

taram e não voltam. Fora que é

difícil a vida de fazer teatro, pro-

duzir... eu ralei muito para reali-

zar essa peça.

LC – E a comunidade brasi-

leira daqui, veio te assistir?

MO – Olha, engraçado por-

que quando comecei a promo-

ver o espetáculo muita gente

aqui me adiantou: não conte

com o público brasileiro! Mas

quando fui pedir apoio ao Con-

sulado Brasileiro de LA, eu disse

ao vice-cônsul “Dorival, pode

ser que eu esteja errada, mas eu

vou contar com o povo brasilei-

ro!” (risos) O brasileiro gosta de

teatro. Eu sei que se eles virem

uma peça legal vão me apoiar.

Então, vi bastante brasileiro du-

rante a temporada, até porque

muita gente passa pelas expe-

+,B3.,$#' "' !,%.(-!$!"#' 8("' "('mostro na peça.

!"#$#0#123(*/+#45# *-567*./'#muito com as suas experiên-

cias em cena. O texto trata da

4&15,'89+#-5#-*./&(-'-54:#'4#pessoas se veem ali no palco,

é a historia de todo mundo...

MO – Engraçado, acho que

quanto mais sincera sou sobre a

minha vida, quando coloco mais

de mim no espetáculo, mais vira

a historia de todo mundo. Eu

não tentei fazer a história de

todo mundo. Eu fui bem espe-

.<%.$'.&)'$#'.&,#$#'8("'$.&30"-ceram. Mas, por ser uma versão

bem sincera, de mostrar mesmo

as vezes que eu fui humilhada,

as vezes que eu me emocionei,

)$,#'$#'1"##&$#'#"',!"30,%.$)='

LC – A história não é tão co-

mum para o público america-

6+;#%&'(# <+*#+#)'*+,#-54'.+#artístico para encená-la?

C;'D';'!"#$%&'!"##$'1"E$'foi que eu sempre achei que

1$+$'$#'1"##&$#'#"',!"30,%.$+")'com a minha avó, elas tinham

que saber de onde ela vinha. Eu

tinha que explicar que essa mu-

lher, apesar de não ter dinheiro

nenhum e ter vindo do nada,

sempre foi muito digna. Casou

com marido rico que perdeu

0(!&/'()$'!$#'%-F$#')&++"('3&#'seus braços e ela nunca perdeu a

dignidade. Então, se eu deixasse

de contar essa parte, não ia fazer

sentido a mensagem da peça, de

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ela querer que eu mostrasse o

meu valor.

LC – Faz alguma diferen-

ça ser brasileira e não his-

pânica para esse mercado

de trabalho?

MO – Eu sempre traba-

-F",')(,0&'$8(,/'%A')(,0&'1$-1"-'")'%-)"'"'0"-"9,#:&/')$#'#")1+"'%8(",'.F$0"$!$'.&)'o tipo de papel escrito para

latinos, porque não existem

escritores que entendam

esse valor. É um americano

que não tem a menor fami-

liaridade com a cultura latina

e que escreve um papel para

latino. Daí, o que acontece

não é um personagem in-

teiro Vira um estereótipo!

Faltam papéis bons e como

tem uma quantidade mui-

to maior de imigrantes que

vêm do México e outros pa-

íses da América Latina, claro

que a maioria dos papéis são

para esse tipo.

Mina é mais do que um belo rosto

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Mina Olivera excels in her hit play, "LOL! Latina On The Loose."

Photo-Roberto Milk

Mina Olivera-Latina On The Loose

By Buddy Sampson

The beautiful, but unassuming actress is preparing for her appearance on stage at the

Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) to perform her play "LOL! Latina On The

Loose!," a critically acclaimed play that's receiving its share of well-deserved praise.

While getting her hair and make up done, Mina Olivera, the writer and performer of

the play, expressed her surprise at all the attention LOL has received. "I feel great,"

she laughed. "It exceeded all my expectations and I just love talking to people

afterwards and see how moved they were and what surprised me was guys are

actually the ones that cry the most at the end of the play."

Indeed, Mina Olivera, originally from Brazil, tells a story of her childhood, her

travels around the world and the sexism and racism she encounters along the way to

Hollywood to pursue an acting career. Like many talented performers who are able to

weave a poignant story, interspersing it with comedy, Olivera paints a wonderful

canvas, filled with laughs, sadness and fun. She chronicles her adjustment to a new

life in California, radically different from the world she has come to know in Brazil,

El Salvador and Switzerland. Directed by Alberto Barboza and produced by Miguel

Angel Caballero, "LOL! Latina on the Loose!" is an absolute masterpiece, a certified

hit.

Olivera does various styles of dance, in LOL!, from ballet, to hip hop to meringue, to

modern, illustrating her tremendous command of dance. "When I was a child, I

thought I was going to be a dancer," said Olivera. "I did ballet my whole life. When

my body started to develop, I noticed I didn't look like a dancer anymore. I wanted to

be a ballerina."

During the performance, she fondly imitates her grandmother, who cared for her

while her mother, Armenia, an activist and former member of the United Nations,

traveled the world on various missions. "She was really important to me," she said

about her grandmother, who died two days after she left for California for a role

playing a prostitute, a role she eventually turned down. "I dedicated this (play) to

her. I did that mistake, I left when she was sick. It was my way of honoring her."

One of the issues Olivera addresses in the play is the lack of Latina roles in

Hollywood, illustrated by her magnificent portrayal of a college counselor. "I learned

that back when I went to UCLA," she said. "We really just have to start creating our

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Theatre: LOL: Latina on the Loose By Angela Gomez

When I walked into the Los Angles Theatre, I was greeted by an illuminated stage that

was painted with portions of South America kissing North America. As Mina commands

the stage (which is a hard feat being a petite woman), she recounts the memories

bestowed upon

her from her

Grandmother. She

wades through

the romancing

and courtship

between her

Grandfather and

Grandmother and

the adamant

stubbornness that

began the deep

roots in an

elaborate family

tree. Mina is a

part of a free

spirited family

fighting through

the waves of death, transcontinental moves, and civil war with success and quiet

candor.

I must take a moment and recognize Mina’s bravery for entrusting the audience with

her most treasured memories and darkest moments that embraced her intimately

throughout her life. Her main constant, her Grandmother, became the voice of reason

and beam of encouragement during her blackest nights. Her Grandmother taught Mina

her worth not only as a woman but as a Latina woman.

Her journey from Brazil to Switzerland back to Brazil to El Salvador to San Francisco

was enthusiastically retold in vivid imagery and peppered wit stories that reinforced her

quest for self worth recognition within herself and romantic relationships. As she relived

her controlling and machismo relationship with a beau in El Salvador and was victorious

as she left the man, laughs came rolling from my lips as I contemplated laughing

through such a serious moment in her life which was presented with comedic style and

flair.

This play touched me in more ways than I could have ever imagined. Like Mina, my own

Grandmother

taught me my

worth and taught

me that I

deserved the love

that only a special

man could provide

to me. Unlike

Mina, I have not

been in a

physically and

emotionally

abusive

relationship and

do not know if I

would be able to

walk away with

her dignity intact.

As a single spotlight towards the end of the play, an unusually morose Mina reflects on

Alumna to star in one-woman showWriter and actress Mina Olivera worked with fellow UCLA alumni to put togetherher new autobiographical showBy Jennifer BastienOct. 5, 2009 at 1:36 a.m.

You’ll often hear college students complain about assignments that are just busy work,

time fillers, not worth their ever-important and rapidly disappearing free time.

But for Mina Olivera, an innocuous assignment about her life as a class assignment at the

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television led to a whole lot more, having inspired her

new play, currently showing at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.

Though it took her seven years to really pursue it, the positive responses Olivera received

planted the seed for what has become her one-woman show, “LOL! Latina on the Loose,”

which follows her life from Brazil to Switzerland to El Salvador and finally to America.

After working as an actress in Los

Angeles after graduating in 1999,

frustrations with roles in the

industry led her to focus on her

own writing, and last year she

presented her idea for a

one-woman show to her good

friend, fellow Theater, Film and

Television alumnus Miguel Angel

Caballero, the producer of “LOL!”

It was after a dinner one night

during which Olivera came out as one of the characters, that Caballero decided to help

produce it.

“It was the funniest thing that I had ever seen. So she kind of pulled a fast one on me

because she knew I was going to love it, and then I just got completely involved,”

Caballero said.

Now there’s a whole host of UCLA alumni involved, foremost of which is Alberto

Barboza, the director, who first worked with Olivera at the Latino Theater Company.

Working along with them are recent alumni Francois-Pierre Couture, set designer; Marika

Stephens, associate set designer; Emarie Kohlmoos, the costume designer; and Sohail

Najafi, the lighting designer.

“When you’re working with people from your school, there’s a lot of unifying elements,

past experiences, teachers, and hoops you had to jump through,” Najafi said. “It strikes me

that even over a decade, a lot of the experiences and challenges are the same.”

Though Barboza had little experience directing one-person shows, he said it worked to

their advantage.

“I didn’t have a preconception of what one-person shows should be, so that allowed us to

be a little more free with the form,“ Barboza said.

Freedom was something that was important to Olivera, not only in the structure of the

show, but in her acting career in general – the original motivation behind her decision to

pursue writing.

“I felt like I was waiting for things to happen, when I wanted to take command and

control of my career,” Olivera said.

A large inspiration for the play came from Olivera’s grandmother, whose advice to her was

always, “Show them your worth!” Olivera said that it was two days after she left Brazil for

Los Angeles that her grandmother passed away.

What did the Audience say about LOL! Latina on the Loose!

Mina, it was a tremendous pleasure to see your performance on Sunday. You were fabulous and it reminded me of my own experiences in many ways. You have a powerful story and would like to encourage others to see you. In many ways it is a healing story so thank you for that. Please send me updates about the production and let me know if there is ever any other way I can provide support.

All the best,

Michael A. Rodríguez, MD, MPH

Professor and Vice Chair of Research

UCLA Department of Family Medicine

Dear Amigos,This is my second time going to see Mina's play, and each time it's so funny & touching at the same time. I love how she takes you to all those places as if you were there. Oh, and how she weaved her grandmother into the story is so beautiful! All my best!,] Jessy C. Morales.

LOL commentThe play was performed seamlessly and Mina absorbed us (my wife & I) into her life as she walked us through it. The psychology, emotions, and experiences seemed honest and sincere. It was congruent and nothing was left to attack its integrity. Mina portrayed someone that everyone in the theater could identify as real and genuine. It didn't seem as though she was portraying a character but rather being herself. So, everything she did was successfully transposed into the psychosocial and emotional realm of life and the audience identified with all of it. I am a realist and I am quick to pick up on contrived bits. I saw none in your play. Congratulations Mina, Beto, and Miguel.

Jeannette Maya RomoHello Mina! Thank you, Thank you for sharing your talent with us. How blessed you are to have an audience to share the legacy of your Abuelita. Your abuelita has now touched the lives of many because of YOU! :) How Special!You are an incredible actress and Beautiful to boot!

Victor Chan Hey Mina! I watched your play on friday with the UCLA group from Valenzuela's chicano theater class. It was great! Estaba que me moria de la risa! BTW I'm Chinese but I was born and raised in Colombia. Yo te imagino haciendo un show con Gea...orge Lopez o algo asi! jajaja you're hilarious!!!

Blue Hernandez Mina as a Latina I related all to well...your an incredible artist! It truly was a honor to see you last night . "those who fear success will always fail...those who fear failure will always succeed." keep shining your light always! :)

Jessica Gonzalez saw your performance on saturday. you were amazing! thank you for sharing your story with us!

with different tones, rhythms, resilience & love. I told all my friends to go see it, I can see this play made into a book. What a masterpieceJessy C. Morales.

German Michael Torres--Great play. Original, inspiring, funny, and entertaining.

Damaris Kang I had to take my cousin to the play and we just came back... the house was full as ALWAYS!!! Congrats again Mina, you were amazing!

Elvia Vasquez Mina... I was at the performance yesterday! You make me proud to be a Latina!! You were truly amazing in your performance!! I wish you the best of luck as you go on tour... and I hope I get the opportunity to see you on Broadway! I will be writing ...a blog about you and the show this week and will post the link here for all to see! Thank you for so generously sharing yourself with your audience!! :(

Andrea Vargas Brilliant!! Thank you so much for putting this production forward.

Cyndy Sanchez What an amazing performance! Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. I laughed, cried and felt so proud of your accomplishments and worth. Thank you again and Good Luck!

Sunshine Twelv SevenLoooved the performance!! Now bring it out here to NY!!!! xoxoxoJudy Sarinana Wow Mina... I loved it!! You were awesome... It made me think of my grandmother :-(

Marlon Avelar Hello there, I so enjoyed ur performance yesterday! It was simply a fabulous show! U r very talented! I loved the Salvadoran scenes cuz it reminded me of when I lived there. Fantastic show! Viva Brasil!!!

Liliana Aide MongeMy sister, friend and I LOVED LOVED your show, thanks so much for telling your story, which is our story!!! Stay Strong and we look forward to seeing you on Broadway soon. Un Beso !

Luivette Resto Congratulations on such a wonderful and moving piece of work! Mi amigas and I laughed and kept talking about the kick ass job you did last night. I would watch it again and again. Felicidades! Your grandmother would have been proud.

Lucy OlivaresI enjoyed your performance...very inspiring! Sad to see you leave...would've loved 2 have taken my siters. Para la otra ;( Buena Suerte!October 11 at 8:

America Alvarenga-PhillipsI have many friends I sent to see your show today. They will love the show. Wish you much success on your tour ;(

Milena Pedriali de MelloI was there this afternoon and LOVED it ... I laughed as I hadn't laughed in such a long time !!!! You are awesome, thank you for the great time you provided us ... I'll tell everyone I know to go next weekend :(

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Stacey Dunn Espinosa Brilliant performance on Sunday!!!!! Any plans on performing in Orange County?Ramirez Richard: Great performance and poignant delivery. Well written overall. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Yesenia Mojarro Heard about through word of mouth... LOVED IT!

Anahy Escalante I loved it!!!!! it was great!!!!! Mina you did optimo!!!!! parabens!!!!!! Miguel Angel you did a great job with the production. let me know of other productions. plzzzzzzzzzz

Alex Torres Was really a Amazing night you were Great and incredible!!!Tks again for the VIP tickets we luv it!!!The cheers was like there's no tomorrow!!! and the claps also!!!!Amazing Vibe up there!!a lots of good vibe and success for you in the new tour ..bjussss

Jesse MartinezThank you for breathing life into your story on stage. Your story is so very poignant and funny at the same time. Any Latina or Latino could find something in the story not just to relate to but something that is part of all our stories...BRAVO!

Hola everybody,I loved the play! it was so poetic & beautifully written. I laughed and cried throughout the play, there were so many things that I could relate to. Like, Luiza the grandmother and what she taught her grandaughter, it's a play with different tones, rhythms, resilience & love. I told all my friends to go see it, I can see this play made into a book. What a masterpieceJessy C. Morales.

EunYoung Cho hey, i ran into you as i grabbed the flyer @ spring for coffee and ended up bringing 5 of my friends last friday night! amazing! we loved it!!!!! thank you for a fantastic evening!!!! wish you lots of success.Rosangela Brownyou made me laugh quite a bit but you made me cry too... really nice play! thanks for taking the time to write it.. beijinhos.

Karima Shah Rantzau Nielsen Hi Mina, you did great! you really have a great talent. Me and my friends loved your show!I wish great sucess for you... we are with you! bjssss.

Sergio Mielniczenko )KPFK radio(You were fantastic! I could not imagine it would be so good. I am still laughing! I can't believe it...Some of the scenes flash back still.. super!

William Marmolejo really enjoyed the show. My 14 year old daughter loved it and even my 10 year old son had a good time. You were amazing!!Karla V. Salazar Great show!! You made me laugh, cry, and reflect on how well I know my worth. Thanks.

Dolores Vargas I loved your performance at yesterdays show. I have a hard time doing a five minute monologue, yet you captivated me for over an hour or so. Brilliant! You made me laugh, you made me cry....good luck on the road.

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