MARIA BELLO AUTOBIOGRAPHY Maria Bello is a renowned television and film actress born on 18 April, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania to Kathy, a nurse and teacher and Joe Bello, a contractor. Born of an Italian father and Polish mother, Maria had no prior intention of entering into an acting career. She went to Villanova University to major in political science and would have turned into a lawyer if she had not started taking acting classes in her senior years which became her passion. Subsequently after graduation Bello honed her acting skills in a number of New York theatre productions. Her early debut as an actress came in small off broad way plays like “The Killer inside Me”, “Small Town Gals with Big Problems” and “Urban Planning”. Her …show more content…
& Mrs. Smith. Unfortunately the show was cancelled after 8 weeks. Maria landed a role in ER, an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009. The show revolved around the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of a fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and various critical issues faced by the room's physicians and staff, Maria guest-starred in it as Dr. Anna Del Amico. The show was a huge success and her impressive work in it drew much attention which led to Bello's big-screen debut in the form of the 1998 Ben Stiller drama Permanent Midnight and successive other movies such as “Coyote Ugly”, “The Cooler”, which bagged her several nominations and awards. Bello played a cocktail waitress who falls for an ill-fated gambler in it. In an another film; “A History of Violence”, Bello portrayed a wife under siege from her husband's past, which fetched her a New York Film Critics Circle award and a Golden Globe nomination. In 2009 Bello played the part of the mother of a girl struggling to discover her lost self in the film; “The …show more content…
It continued with a series of other films which paved her way to fame and recognition enabling her to continue her path smoothly. A handful of high-profile projects had delightfully been added to her resume in 2006, namely; "Thank You for Smoking", "World Trade Center" and "Flicka." The next two years still saw her walk in a steady road with more film titles which included "Shattered" (2007), "The Jane Austen Book Club" (2007), "Downloading Nancy" (2008), and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" (2008). Glancing into her private affairs, the blonde beauty already had a man in her love life, a TV executive named Dan McDermott who became her husband and they had a child together, Jackson Blue, on March 5, 2001. Maria’s desire of becoming an action heroine was met in the 2008 movie, “Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. In the same year Bello met a waiter in her family party who became her fiance. Reportedly In November 2013, Bello wrote about having a same sex relationship with Clare Munn. She also wrote a book “Whatever....Love is Love”. Her personal interests and ventures make her bio even more gripping. Though following her heart as a thespian, Bello pursued her activism vision, helping to establish the Dream Yard Drama Project for youth in the Bronx and doing vital work for women and families in Darfur and Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Writing on Bello's activism can be found on her own personal blog as well as on The
The film that I decided to watch for this assignment was the show Jane the Virgin. The film is about a working and religious young Latina virgin, who becomes pregnant after being unintentionally artificially impregnated. The program humorously mocks commonly used figures and plans in Latin telenovelas. The show has never shied away from getting into political topics, which is why it is one of the most advanced shows on TV right now. The intersectionality aspect in Jane the Virgin is how the show gives us a lesson about abortion, teen pregnancy, and the institutional racism that Latino people face.
Hollywood has not always been accepting of Latinas. Current stars Salma Hayek, Eva Mendes, and Penélope Cruz follow in the footsteps of pioneering Dolores Del Rio. Lauded as “The Princess of Mexico", Del Rio was a star whose allure captivated legendary figures Orson Wells, Marlon Brando, Elvis Presley, and Frida Kahlo. Fast friend Marlene Dietrich labeled Dolores, "The most beautiful woman in Hollywood. She has better legs than Dietrich and better cheekbones than Garbo". A beauty that lead to wild rumors of an orchid petal diet, or that Del Rio slept 16 hours a day to maintain her loveliness. Sadly, in a fundamental way, Del Rio’s talent became a prisoner of her splendor.
Imagine swimming in the big Olympic pools. All you can hear is the muffled noises of ecstatic fans cheering. All you can feel is the water urging you to keep swimming. Then you reach your hand out and feel the wall. You emerge out of the crystal blue pool water and have won! Michael Phelps and Dara Torres are two extraordinary swimmers who live their lives in the Olympic pools. Both Torres Is Tops and Michael’s Magic deal with the challenges and successes of Dara and Michael’s Olympic careers, but they do so in different ways. Let’s start our swim through the lives of these two Olympic champions.
Camila and Ladisalo fall in love with the film. following their troubles. Following the events that happen with Camila. and Ladisalo, the director, shows how restrictive and devout followers of Rosas. were of the resentment against him.
For a long time, women’s potential in Science was little to none. However, over the years, it has now changed because of the outstanding breakthroughs and encouraging accomplishments women have done through the years. It is because of them, women’s potential in Science and other realms of studies has now evolved with more understandings and discoveries. It is for the reason of Maria Mitchell, one of the first female astronomers to be recognized in Science, that women’s potential were essentially respected. Her discoveries during her time as a student, a teacher, and an astronomer paved the way for many others, not just in Science, but also for woman’s rights and potential to be seen.
Up until recently filmmakers have tried to branch out from this style of film making to create a real to life story with passion. Enter Mosquita y Mari, a film that focuses on the building relationship between two teenage girls. Written and directed by Aurora Guerrero this film is an honest representation of life for a teenaged girl struggling with identity. This essay will give a brief summary of the film and characters while depicting an example of form and context as well as personal thought of the film and director.
The Latina women, even throughout the era resistance cinema, have not been able to make much progress in overcoming the degrading stereotypes that Hollywood has created for them. Despite the many advances that minorities have made in the cinema in recent years, Latina actresses still take on the roles of the "dark skinned lady" and other such stereotypes with strong sexual connotations. It is often debatable whether or not the role of the Latina has undergone dramatic changes since the days of Dolores Del Rio and Carmen Miranda dancing with the fruit baskets on top of their heads. However, in recent years there has been an emphasis by various Latinas in the film industry to combat such stereotypical roles and redefine themselves through the film medium, especially by means of documentaries. It is hopeful that the existing portrayals of Latina women as the sex object and desirable mate will gave way to a range of opportunities in cinema with roles of a more powerful and influential nature.
According to Dr. Arthur J. Barnes, “Maria has been suffering with depression all of her life leading up to the arrest.” I think that since her father left her as a child and her mother constantly abused her, that she had no choice but to turn to drinking and partying. Going through that everyday would make anyone very depressed. Dr. Barnes also states that ”a new mother might have a mild depressive symptoms, be teary for no apparent reason, or even have anxiety attacks or feel irritable and moody.” I feel that if she had any depressive symptoms, that she could have gone to a support group that could have helped her deal with what she was going through. Even though Maria was suffering from depression,”she clearly knew she was the baby’s mother and she understood that a baby needed regular feedings and that the baby relied solely on her for her welfare” Dr. Richard Rankin stated. So even though she had depressive symptoms, she still needed to do her motherly
The film “Camila” was produced in 1984 and directed by Maria Luisa Bemberg (1922-1955). Based on the true story of Camila O’Gorman, an Argentine woman who falls in love with a priest in 1840’s Buenos Aires, this story dealt with the terrifying reign of Juan Manuel de Rosas. Camila is from an influential family and is betrothed to a Rosas loyalist. She is passionate and daring, just like her grandmother, and reads books that have been censored by the ruthless Rosas. When she falls in love with Father Ladislao, the two flee Buenos Aires and assume new identities as school teachers in a small village. During a party, a priest from Ladislao’s old church recognizes Ladislao and turns them both in. They are both executed by firing squad even though Camila is pregnant.
The stereotype of Latino women in American film has always been one of two; "(1) Madonna- the innocent, passive, virginal Maria; or (2) Whore- the hot-blooded, fiery, sexy Anita." (Rodriguez 75) Rodriguez refers to the characters, Maria and Anita, in the musical West Side Story, which chronicles the happenings inside a Puerto Rican gang. Maria, played by Natalie Wood, is the sister of the gang leader. Natalie Wood was not a Latina actress, but born an American in California to Russian parents. She is a very naïve, beautiful Latina, who can not help falling in love with a rival Caucasian gang member.
These movies allowed female characters to embody all the contradictions that could make them a woman. They were portrayed as the “femme fatale” and also “mother,” the “seductress” and at the same time the “saint,” (Newsom, 2011). Female characters were multi-faceted during this time and had much more complexity and interesting qualities than in the movies we watch today. Today, only 16% of protagonists in movies are female, and the portrayal of these women is one of sexualization and dependence rather than complexity (Newsom, 2011).
One of the issues that was raised is the idea of the relationship between femininty, technology and sexuality. The relationship between all of these qualities converse in one character, Maria. The real Maria has many roles thoughout the movie, including one who cares for the workers children, a preacher of peace for the workers, and one who loves Freder. The machi...
Despite the fact that there are many, usually dramatic, films with leading actresses playing strong and powerful women, the majority of people these days seem to go more for light comedies and action as opposed to intense, powerful dramas. And this film is exactly that; it is both an action and comedy genre. The only difference between this and the majority of action-comedy films is that the main characters are female.
Maria Full of Grace is a film that depicts the struggles the protagonist, seventeen year old Maria, goes through as she becomes part of the drug trade in order for a better lifestyle for herself, her family and her unborn baby. The film begins in urban Colombia where the audience is introduced to Maria’s hopeless lifestyle, as she is the only provider for a house full of women and in a relationship with an incompetent young boy. As the film takes plight to New York City, Maria becomes a mule for the drug cartel, while pregnant, Maria is faced with many circumstances that threaten her life. Although Maria Full of Grace depicts a male dominated culture, many events portray Maria’s willingness to stand up against culturally defined
During the last years, Peruvian cinema has greatly improved. This is mostly due to one film director, writer and producer, a 38 years-old woman from Lima: Claudia Llosa Bueno, whose main production has been “The Milk of Sorrow (La teta asustada)”, a 2009 film. This was her second film, which was nominated for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category. However, other of her productions include “Madeinusa” (2005), “El niño pepita” (2010), the short film “Loxoro” (2011), and her most recent film: 2014's “Aloft”, which starred great international actors, such as Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, and Mélanie Laurent. Although many others Peruvians films have been released, such as “Asu Mare” (2013), “Asu Mare 2” (2015), and “A los 40” (2014), these are not movies we should be proud of, as their topic is not as deep as Claudia's productions. However, there are many other films we should be definitely proud of: Eduardo Mendoza's “El evangelio de la carne” (2013), starring Giovanni Ciccia and Jimena Lindo;