Summary: Actress and producer Luna Lauren Velez who you’ve seen many times on TV in her roles on DEXTER, OZ, UGLY BETTY and HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER to name a few, plus her film roles in CITY HALL with Al Pacino, the recent horror film THE FIRST PURGE and the upcoming remake of SHAFT with Samuel L. Jackson. We catch up with her to discuss her new film American Adrift about opioid addiction in a Latino family, how social media has become a necessary evil for working actors and the new American optics of being Puerto Rican in this country. (26:55) Also, film and culture critic Mike Sargent (Fox Business News, PBS, WBAI Radio) gives us a visit to review Tom Cruise’s much hyped movie Mission Impossible: FALLOUT… should Tom Cruise stop doing his own stunts at 56, what makes an action film epic? and… could FALLOUT be the best of the Mission Impossible franchise. (1:38) Episode Summary Luna Lauren Velez interviewHer big break "I Like It Like That"Rita MorenoHow she you got into actingWhat kind of stories she wants to tell todayPuerto Rico Typecasting"American Adrift" and addictionWhy she’s attracted to emotionally charged rolesWhy Hollywood hasn’t embraced Latino families on screenLatino writers"First Purge" and its social commentary on raceLa Lupe/El CantanteBeing a New York actorHow social media has become a necessary evil for actorsSHAFT Would you like to get in touch with us? Email us at highlyrelevant@showbizcafe.com and help us spread the word on social media: Twitter Facebook Instagram If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and please subscribe! Ways to subscribe to Highly Relevant with Jack Rico: • Click here to subscribe via iTunes • Click here to subscribe via Spotify • Click here to subscribe via Stitcher
