Roger Gutierrez, Jesse Torres
Brian Eric Johnson, Tom McCoy
Christina Woods, Lil' Bit
Ruth Livier, Carmen
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Jade Gordon, Claudia
Rodger Hoopman Mr. McCoy
Blake Kushi, Apartment Manager
Danny Trejo, Capone
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Roger is an LA native, born and raised in Canoga Park. After appearing in several
indie films, Roger booked the leading role in The Learning Curve. He followed
this by writing, producing and starring in the film One Night in Canoga Park.
His original play Mr. Thirteen Episodes garnered critical success in the
NoHo Arts District. Roger has appeared on many of the area's stages, most recently
in his co-written piece That's My Desire at LATC. His latest work is
a supporting lead in the television pilot Boyle Heights.
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Brian began his career pursuit onstage in his hometown of Sacramento, but has acted
in Los Angeles for the past decade. He starred in the indie feature Rites of Spring,
an intense drama that explores the dynamics of hate groups. He also performed as
the co-lead in the original play, That's My Desire, which was produced
as a gala fundraiser for inner city youth at LATC. In 2004, Brian was acknowledged
citywide as Best Lead Actor by Reviewplays.com. Brian has appeared on the television
series Baywatch, in several feature films including Internal Affairs
and Side Out, and in many television commercials.
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Christina is an Indiana native that graduated from Purdue University, where she
studied Theatre and Communication. Since moving to LA to pursue acting, she has
landed roles in various independent features and shorts. Christina has also appeared
on television shows such as The District, Strong Medicine, and The
Shield.
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Ruth was a series regular on the groundbreaking Showtime drama Resurrection Blvd.
She also can be seen as "Marta" in the upcoming feature film Oranges
with Richard T. Jones, Tom Sizemore and Heather Locklear. Ruth recently toured in
Rick Najera's Latinologues, and starred in A Perfect Wedding,
the premiere show at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, under the direction of Gordon Davidson.
A member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Ruth is the
creator of a bilingual educational quiz show, BECA. Partnering with the Latino
Book and Family Festival, BECA will be introduced this summer to the cities
of Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago. This continues Ruth's heartfelt
desire to encourage Hispanic youth in their educational pursuits.
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Jade Gordon is an actress, singer and artist. She is a founding member and co-director
of the art collective, My Barbarian, in which she performs internationally
at galleries, theaters, museums and rock clubs. Gordon has acted in many films over
the past ten years. Notably in 2000, she was nominated for an IFP Independent Spirit
Award for her lead role in Allison Anders' film, Sugartown. That same
year, Gordon had a guest-starring role on TV's That 70's Show and
was given a deal at Castlerock Entertainment. Most recently, Gordon worked with
Curb Your Enthusiasm actress Cheryl Hines in the comedy short, Goodnight Vagina.
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Rodger is a Sacramento based actor, director, theatre producer and teacher. Most
recently he played the role of Robert in an acclaimed production of Proof
for Capital Stage, Sacramento's newest Equity company. He is founder/ producer/
artistic director of the Chautauqua Playhouse, the Sacramento area's oldest
community theatre. He has taught theatre arts at Sacramento City College since 1980
and Sierra College since 1997. He has performed roles as equity character actor
for the Sacramento Music Circus in over 25 productions. Other favorite recent roles
include George in Moon Over Buffalo, Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank
and the title role in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Film and television credits
include The A-Team, Fortune Dane, Undercover with the K.K.K.,
numerous commercials and industrial films as well as voice over talent on many local
and regional commercials.
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Blake Kushi is originally from the rainy town of Hilo in sunny Hawaii. He holds
degrees in Music and Theatre from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has been
in over forty stage productions and has a wide range of theatre experience, which
includes improv, Shakespeare, children's theatre, and even Chinese Beijing Opera.
Blake has starred in numerous short and feature-length films at USC, Loyola Marymount
University, The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles, Chapman University,
and the New York Film Academy. He is also active in independent movies playing the
title character of the comedic feature I Am Charlie Wong and the soon to
be released Finishing the Game by Justin Lin (director of Better Luck Tomorrow,
and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift).
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Danny has starred in dozens of films including: Desperado, the From Dusk 'Til
Dawn film series, Heat (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino), Con Air
(Nicolas Cage), Once Upon A Time In Mexico (Johnny Depp). Trejo has also
appeared in the series of Spy Kids films as "Uncle Machete." Danny
can also be seen in the independent films The Crow: Wicked Prayer, The Devil's
Rejects, and Shall Not Want. Most recently he has teamed up once
again with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino in their new film Grindhouse.
He's also appeared on numerous television shows including Kingpin, The
District, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, and Resurrection Blvd.
Danny recurs on the series King of the Hill and has appeared on an episode
of Grounded for Life starring Donal Logue, Monk starring Tony Shalhoub,
The George Lopez Show starring George Lopez, and Desperate Housewives.
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