Metro-New York’s
only monthly series for
Latino multimedia-makers & actors
Latino multimedia-makers & actors
Join us in kicking off the summer at the
PRIME LATINO MEDIA SALÓN
Thursday, May 29, 2014 from 6-10pm
Building a network of support
and furthering
English- and Spanish-language projects
Up & Coming: Actress & Documentary
Filmmaker
It’s all
about the journey and achieving your dreams. A Tony nomination and working alongside Rosario Dawson, John
Leguizamo, Eva Mendes, George López, David Zayas, Danny Trejo, Robin Williams,
Chris Rock, Meryl Streep and Madonna, to boot?! Or how about making a
documentary on a family secret and told in the process, “There are things that
just aren’t discussed”? This is what set mavericks and risk-takers from those
who solely dream. Come hear from two savvy artists in our community who share
strategies in overcoming challenges at different stages in their career and
projects, and learn what inspires each to get up in the morning and keep going.
Join us and be part of the movement!
Date & Program
Schedule:
Thursday, May 29, 2014 from 6-10pm
Thursday, May 29, 2014 from 6-10pm
6-8pm: Networking
(Happy Hour 6-7pm)
8-9pm: Fireside Chat:
Two Interviews & Networking in between each session
9-10pm: Networking
Moderator: TÍO
LOUIE/Louis E. Perego Moreno, President, Skyline Features
Interview #1: Olga Merediz, a
Tony-nominated Broadway, TV, and film actress, currently starring in the FX television series "Saint George"
Interview #2: Cecilia Aldarondo, a New York-based
filmmaker directing her first documentary feature, Memories of a Penitent
Heart
Announcing:
PRIME LATINO MEDIA FESTIVAL
October 5-12, 2014
1) Showcase: English- & Spanish-language films, TV &
Digital Media
2) Conference: workshops,
panels & master classes
3) Collective: connecting multimedia-makers with funders & distributors
Venue &
location: Alquimia Bistro Bar, 506 Ninth Avenue, between West 38th and West 39th streets, NYC. Food and drink
available at cash bar.
She
is probably best known for originating the role of Abuela Claudia in the
Broadway musical In the Heights where she received a Tony Award nomination. She
is currently on television playing the role of Alma in the FX comedy series, "Saint
George",
alongside George López, David Zayas and Danny Trejo; the second season of
Netflix's smash hit "Orange is the New Black" and on HBO in the
feature film The Place Beyond the Pine with Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes
and Ray Liotta. She also is currently in three films: The Angriest Man In
Brooklyn
alongside Robin Williams, Finally Famous with Chris Rock and Rosario Dawson,
and in Fugly with John Leguizamo. Latina.com named her one of the 50 Best
Latino Singers of All Time. She is currently pitching two television
pilots, "Addicted to Love" and "Papa's". She is a graduate of Tulane University. For
more information, visit www.olgamerediz.com.
She
is a New York-based filmmaker directing her first documentary feature, Memories
of a Penitent Heart. It is the story of her uncle Miguel Dieppa, who died of AIDS in 1987 after being the
first Puerto Rican to receive a heart transplant. As he was dying, Miguel
repented about his homosexuality under pressure from his devout Catholic
mother. Twenty-five years later, Miguel’s niece pieces together the mystery
behind her uncle’s death, sifting through conflicting memories of a man she
never really knew. She holds an M.A. in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmith's
College and a Ph.D. in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the
University of Minnesota. Her writings on film and contemporary art have been
published in The New Inquiry, Art Papers, Performance Research, and multiple exhibition
catalogues. For more info on her film visit her fundraising campaign at www.indiegogo.com/projects/memories-of-a-penitent-heart.
Olga
Merediz
She
is probably best known for originating the role of Abuela Claudia in the
Broadway musical In the Heights where she received a Tony Award nomination. She
is currently on television playing the role of Alma in the FX comedy series, "Saint
George",
alongside George López, David Zayas and Danny Trejo; the second season of
Netflix's smash hit "Orange is the New Black" and on HBO in the
feature film The Place Beyond the Pine with Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes
and Ray Liotta. She also is currently in three films: The Angriest Man In
Brooklyn
alongside Robin Williams, Finally Famous with Chris Rock and Rosario Dawson,
and in Fugly with John Leguizamo. Latina.com named her one of the 50 Best
Latino Singers of All Time. She is currently pitching two television
pilots, "Addicted to Love" and "Papa's". She is a graduate of Tulane University. For
more information, visit www.olgamerediz.com.
Cecilia Aldarondo
She
is a New York-based filmmaker directing her first documentary feature, Memories
of a Penitent Heart. It is the story of her uncle Miguel Dieppa, who died of AIDS in 1987 after being the
first Puerto Rican to receive a heart transplant. As he was dying, Miguel
repented about his homosexuality under pressure from his devout Catholic
mother. Twenty-five years later, Miguel’s niece pieces together the mystery
behind her uncle’s death, sifting through conflicting memories of a man she
never really knew. She holds an M.A. in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmith's
College and a Ph.D. in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the
University of Minnesota. Her writings on film and contemporary art have been
published in The New Inquiry, Art Papers, Performance Research, and multiple exhibition
catalogues. For more info on her film visit her fundraising campaign at www.indiegogo.com/projects/memories-of-a-penitent-heart.
Louis Perego Moreno (Tío Louie)
An
interactive content producer and educator who for the past 32 years has owned
Skyline Features, a bilingual (English- and Spanish-language) multimedia and
educational production company developing documentaries, television programming
and advertising commercials featuring Latinos, Blacks, Women, Urban Youth and LGBT people, he trained 1,500 Latino and Black Youth over 10 years to produce 70 documentary
shorts addressing social, public and mental health issues. For documentary
features he was the Producer/Director/Writer of Latina Confessions (2010) and airing on PBS
nationally was the Co-producer on "American Dreams Deferred" (2012-2014). For two
years he was the President of the National Association of Latino Independent
Producers in New York (NALIP) and for the last two years produces PRIME LATINO
MEDIA SALÓN, metro-New York's only monthly gathering of Latino
multimedia-makers and actors in which over 52 narrative & documentary
filmmakers, programmers, casting agents, digital media producers and actors
have been interviewed. He has been serving for over 15 years on the Board
of Advisors for the Center for Latino Arts & Culture at Rutgers University.
Stay tuned… next
monthly PRIME LATINO MEDIA SALÓN: June 2014
Join the following Professional Networking Groups.
PRIME LATINO MEDIA group on Facebook
Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA)
United Latino Professionals (ULP)
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