{"id":7377,"date":"2023-08-23T13:46:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=7377"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:48:17","slug":"fearless-listening-learning-and-overcoming-obstacles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/23\/fearless-listening-learning-and-overcoming-obstacles\/","title":{"rendered":"Fearless \u2013 Listening, Learning and Overcoming Obstacles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Mandy Gonzalez, is every Abuela\u2019s Granddaughter<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Larry Arreguin<\/em><\/p>\n

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN \u2013 <\/strong>Growing up in Santa Clarita, California, Mandy Gonzalez was bound for success. Born to a Mexican father and a Jewish mother, self-determination was embedded and her Abuela made sure to not let her talent go wasted.\u00a0 Mandy honors her in the children\u2019s book she wrote –\u00a0 Fearless. <\/em>\u00a0A story about a young Latina thespian, that has to overcome obstacles to help save a theatre.\u00a0 \u201cMy Abuela, was always working, making food for those in the fields and others,\u201d and telling me that \u201cyou can be who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Listening to those that she admired, has become a way to Stardom that has propelled Mandy. While in High School, a vocal teacher encouraged her to apply to a Broadway Camp in Florida, to pursue her dreams.\u00a0 After auditioning and earning a scholarship, and hearing what Gregory Hines would share to the attendees, she was convinced that she too could make it on Broadway.<\/p>\n

After a year at the California Institute of Arts, she made her way to New York and in 2001 received an Obie Award for her performance in Eli<\/em>\u2019<\/em>s Comin<\/em>\u2019<\/em>.\u00a0 That year she also made her debut on Broadway and in Aida. <\/em>Since, she has been in several plays including In the Heights, Wicked and Hamilton. <\/em>\u00a0\u201cI absolutely love to play, sing and write,\u201d shared the award-winning actress.<\/p>\n

The actress has not only appeared on Broadway, but she is actively working in film, television and has recorded her first solo album Fearless<\/em>.\u00a0 When asked where she sees herself in 5 years, she responded by saying \u201cproducing and playing a backstage roll.\u201d Perhaps a Grammy, Emmy or Oscar is on the horizon, for a humble lady who once was asked to change her \u201clast name to Carr,\u201d to land better roles.<\/p>\n

Mandy Gonzalez will be performing at the Wharton Center in East Lansing, on September 20th at 7:30 pm.\u00a0 For tickets and more information visit www.whartoncenter.com\/events\/details\/mandy-gonzalez-fearless<\/p>\n

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