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PLM Salón Arelys

a monthly series for Latino multimedia-makers & actors in metro-New York

A networking forum for Latinos & their supporters to connect and sustain one another in English & Spanish-language media while featuring interviews, screenings & panel discussions with some of the leaders & best-kept secrets in the industry.

Thursday, May 29th: 6-10PM

Actor & Documentary Filmmaker: Up & Coming

It's all about the journey and achieving your dreams. A Tony nomination and working alongside Rosario Dawson, John Leguizamo, Eva Mendes, George Lopez, 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!

Host: TIO LOUIE/Louis E. Perego Moreno

6-8: Happy Hour (6-7PM) & Networking

8-9: Fireside Chat: 2 Interviews & Networking in-between

9-10: Networking

Moderator: TIO LOUIE/Louis E. Perego Moreno, President, Skyline Features
Interview #1: Olga Merediz, a Tony-nominated Broadway, TV, and film actress
Interview #2: Cecilia Aldarondo, a New York-based filmmaker directing her first documentary feature, Memories of a Penitent Heart

FREE ADMISSION & CASH BAR

RSVP: http://plmupncoming.eventbrite.com

Olga Merediz Red

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 Lopez, David Zayas and Danny Trejo; the second season of Netflix's smash hit, Orange is the New Black and on HBO in the feature, The Place Beyond the Pine with Ryan Gossling, 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 both 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. Olga is currently the co-author pitching two television pilots, Addicted to Love and Papa's. She is a graduate of Tulane University. For more info: http://www.olgamerediz.com

Cecilia Aldarondo

She is a New York-based filmmaker directing her first documentary feature, Memories of a Penitent Heart. The story is about 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 MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths College and a PhD in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the University of Minnesota. Her writings on film and contemporary art have been published inThe New Inquiry, Art Papers, Performance Research, and multiple exhibition catalogues.For more info on her film visit her fundraising campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/memories-of-a-penitent-heart

TioLouie Cuban White

TIO LOUIE/Louis E. Perego Moreno (Moderator)

An Interactive Content Producer & Educator who for 32 years has owned SKYLINE FEATURES, a bilingual multimedia and educational production company developing documentaries, television programming and advertising commercials featuring Latinos, Blacks, Women, Urban Youth and LGBT. He has trained 1,500 Latino & Black Youth over 10 years to produce 70 documentary shorts. For documentary features he was the Producer/Director of Latina Confessions (2010) & Co-producer of American Dreams Deferred (2012-14) on PBS. For two years he was the President of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers in New York (NALIP) and for over two years produces PRIME LATINO MEDIA Sal�n, 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.

For a sample of works: www.vimeo.com/TioLouie

follow me on Twitter: @TioLouie

LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/in/louisperegomoreno

CASH BAR & FOOD

FREE ADMISSION

CASH BAR

Venue & location:

Alquimia (Bistro Bar)

506 Ninth Avenue, between 38-39 Streets

Food and drink available at cash bar.

Join the following Professional Networking Groups:

PRIME LATINO MEDIA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PrimeLatinoMedia

Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) www.hellohola.org

United Latino Professionals (ULP) http://www.ulpnetwork.com

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Tio.Louie@me.com

Next monthly PRIME LATINO MEDIA Sal�n: June 2014