Personal Shout Outsssss

The PHONY Award Acceptance Speech Part II

There are a few special people I need to thank...and they are as follows:

To my boyfriend, my partner, and the Fresh Prince of my Bel Air...THANK YOU! You now know the lines, and can't stop saying OMG! and LOL! and calling me Cinnamon...LOL Well, don't stop.

To my best friend/sister/lesbian at the check out counter...you have been my #1 fan fom jump...and I don't know what I'd do without your support and encouragement. THANK YOU!

To my other best friend/favorite Guatemalan/mother pf the most precious thing, Leila...Although you couldn't make it out to the play with all those stitches in your belly, you came to the reading and have supported me throughout this whole thing. THANK YOU!

To the amazing Jenny Saldana for writing this masterpiece and selecting me to be a part of it...I've learned a great deal from you, and I hope to continue to do so. THANK YOU!

To my costar Inma, muchacha, your energy really helped me, and I learned plenty from you as well..THANK YOU!

To Tiffany, you are amazing! THANK YOU!

To the inspiring Linda Nieves-Powell, I feed off of your drive, and hope to learn much, much more from you. THANK YOU!

To my friends at People en Espanol, my former coworkers, my elementary school girlfriends, my Brooklyn College buddies, the Latina magazine crew, Jeanette's Wedding Crew, and everyone else who came out to the show, THANK YOU so much.