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| Created Date | June 12, 2020 | |
| Expiration Date | August 03, 2020 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | Illinois | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Location | Chicago/Napierville/Elgin,Peoria,Rockford,Champiagn,Springfield | |
| Project Type | Pilot, Non union, PAID | |
| Project Title | Mi Familia | |
Description:
A Latinx family living in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago is thrown for a loop when the straight-A teen daughter discovers she’s pregnant, and now the family must learn to adjust to their new normal. The producer, director and writer, will be present during the zoom casting!
Breakdown:
| Role Name | Gender | Ethnicity | Age Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marisol | Female | Hispanic | 30-48 | Latinx or Ethnically Ambiguous. (Lots of dialogue) Single mom works as a beautician and dreams to open her own salon one day. |
| Nadia | Female | ambiguous | 16-22 | (Lots of dialogue) middle child & Marisol's only daughter. Honor roll student that wants to be a lawyer one day. There's a roadblock when she finds out she's pregnant. |
| Santiago | Male | ambiguous | 50-70 | Grandpa Latinx or Ethnically Ambiguous. Old school, always in slacks and a fedora hat. Lives with daughter Marisol and family. |
| Diego | Male | ambiguous | 18-27 | Marisol's oldest son. Has a degree in music, plays the guitar. Has dreams to make it big one day. |
| Alan | Male | ambiguous | 6-12 | Marisol's youngest son. He's a bit of a handful, but doesnt mean any harm. Plus, he can do whatever he wants because he is the baby of the house. |
| Claridad | Female | ambiguous | 40-60 | she’s kind of fake and condescending but thinks that she can hide it with a smile. She thinks she’s hot shit because she has a house in the suburbs and isn’t struggling financially. The truth is, she’s not really happy with her life and her husband is hardly ever home, so he buys her affection. |
| Griselda | Female | ambiguous | 40-60 | she follows her older sister Claridad’s lead. She’s fake and condescending and has a little drinking problem that no one likes to address. |
| Antonia | Female | ambiguous | 40-60 | The youngest of Marisol’s older sisters. She’s not really fake or rude, but she doesn’t stick up for Marisol when Claridad and Griselda gang up on her. She’s guilty by association. |
| Elisa | Female | Any | 50-65 | All Ethnicities - Older Aunts that ask Diego some intrusive questions, but don't mean harm. |
| Lupita | Female | Any | 50-65 | All Ethnicities - Older Aunts that ask Diego some intrusive questions, but don't mean harm. |
| 4 teen girls | Female | Any | 10-15 | All Ethnicities - Teens hanging out at a Family Reunion. No lines, but it will look like they are having a good time, maybe playing backyard volleyball & then they see Alan and they chase him to squeeze him & pinch his cheeks. |
