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'''Kamala Lopez''' An actress, Lopez made her feature film debut as Dolores, the female lead, in Born in East LA. (1987). She was born in New York City of an Indian mother and a Venezuelan father.}}<p> |
'''Kamala Lopez''' An actress, Lopez made her feature film debut as Dolores, the female lead, in Born in East LA. (1987). She was born in New York City of an Indian mother and a Venezuelan father.}}<p> Actress, born in New York City to an Indian mother and a Venezuelan father. She debuted professionally on televisions Sesame Street, where she spent two seasons before entering Yale University.}}</ref>) is an actress, director, and [[political activism|political activist]]. Lopez has appeared in movies including ''[[I Heart Huckabees]]'' and ''[[Born in East L.A.]]'', and in television shows such as ''[[Lie To Me]]'', ''[[Alias]]'', and others.<ref name="Gonzalez">Gonzalez, Luis Manuel (January 29, 1995). "Kamala Lopez-Dawson", ''[[La Opinión]]'' '''69''' (136): 1D.</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Kamala Lopez An actress, Lopez made her feature film debut as Dolores, the female lead, in Born in East LA. (1987). She was born in New York City of an Indian mother and a Venezuelan father.}}
Actress, born in New York City to an Indian mother and a Venezuelan father. She debuted professionally on televisions Sesame Street, where she spent two seasons before entering Yale University.}}</ref>) is an actress, director, and political activist. Lopez has appeared in movies including I Heart Huckabees and Born in East L.A., and in television shows such as Lie To Me, Alias, and others.[1]
Early life
Lopez is a native of New York, NY who was raised in Caracas, Venezuela.[2]
Film, television and other media
Acting
Lopez has worked as an actor in over thirty feature films including "I Heart Huckabees", Born in East L.A., Deep Cover, and The Burning Season. [1]
Hosting
In 2007 Lopez hosted Wired Science on PBS, a production of KCET Los Angeles in association with Wired Magazine along with comedian Chris Hardwicke.[3][4][5][6]
Directing
Ese Beso
Lopez directed the Spanish language short film "Ese Beso" in Madrid, Spain, starring Daniel Freire and Lia Chapman. The film won the Audience Award at the Boyle Heights Latina Film Festival in 2012.[citation needed]
A Single Woman
Lopez directed the film A Single Woman, about the life of first US Congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin.[7] The film was adapted from the play of the same name, written by Jeanmarie Simpson, a grand daughter of Lopez's paternal aunt,[8] and starred Simpson as Jeannette Rankin along with Judd Nelson and included the voices of Patricia Arquette, Martin Sheen, Chandra Wilson, Peter Coyote, Karen Black, Francis Fisher and the music of Joni Mitchell.[9]
Though the subject and project's roots are praised, a review on Monsters and Critics pans it, saying, "in its present form the film will not be regarded by many as worth the price of admission."`[10]
Political activism
In 2010 Lopez became the director of the E.R.A. Education Project, a national media campaign to raise awareness about the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States.[11][12] She is a blogger for the Huffington Post.[13]
Recognition
In January 2012, Lopez received one of twenty-one awards given by Women's eNews.[14] In July 2011, she received the Woman of Courage Award from the National Women's Political Caucus.[7] On July 14, 2009 Lopez and Heroica Films were given an Exceptional Merit Media Award for the film A Single Woman.[15] In 2009 she was given a retrospective of her work, both as an actor and director, at the Museum of Latin American Art.[16]
References
- ^ a b Gonzalez, Luis Manuel (January 29, 1995). "Kamala Lopez-Dawson", La Opinión 69 (136): 1D.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0520234/
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Wired Science". PBS. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ Torres, Vicglamar (October 4, 2007). "La Ciencia al Alcance de Todos" Hoy Nueva York,
- ^ (October, 2007). "Latina Plugs In For Wired Science" Latino Perspectives Magazine "LP Journal"
- ^ a b "Kamala Lopez defends women's rights". The Times of India. July 26, 2011.
- ^ Cynthia Schwartz - Advancing Women Peace Artists (2011-05-26). "Civilization Needs Peace as Bread Needs Yeast - Jeannette Rankin, Back in the Kitchen". PRLog. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ http://www.asinglewomanmovie.com/
- ^ "A Single Woman - Movie Review". Monsters and Critics. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ "Actress Kamala Lopez defends women's rights News". Inewsone.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ The writer has posted comments on this article. "Kamala Lopez defends women's rights - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ "Kamala Lopez". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ By WeNews Staff (2012-01-01). "Women's eNews Announces 21 Leaders for the 21st Century 2012". Womens eNews. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ United States (2011-11-06). "2011 Exceptional Merit in Media Awards (EMMAs) | National Women's Political Caucus". Nwpc.org. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
- ^ http://www.molaa.com/index.aspx