A wistful look back at a young Hispanic woman’s “MGM,” which stands for “My Grandmama.” The narrator often channels MGM for advice as she tries to succeed as a second-generation American.
This is an LA Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Yolanda Lloyd, Tony Plana, Rose Portillo, Ruben Sierra, and Renee Victor. It was recorded before a live audience in June 1992.
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Edit Villarreal is a playwright, screenwriter, and an assistant professor at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television. She was born in Brownsville, Texas, where she was raised by her maternal grandmother, Marta Garza, until the age of six. Her school years were spent in San Antonio, but she returned to Brownsville to spend each summer with Marta Garza. Villarreal received a BA in theater from UC Berkeley in 1967, and an MFA in playwriting from Yale in 1986. My Visits with MGM (My Grandmother Marta) is heavily autobiographical, and is based on a poem written in response to Marta’s death.
Pedro Pablo Sacristán was born in Madrid and graduated with an MBA from a prestigious business school. His passion for education and writing led him to create Bedtime Stories, short stories that help teach kids values.