Ana Villafane Biography
Ana Villafane (Ana Teresa Villafane) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of Gloria Estefan, the renown pop icon, in the Broadway musical titled “On Your Feet”. She is also noted to have played as the female lead, Sofia Martinez. in the superhero feature film “Max Steel” alongside Ben Winchell in 2016.
Ana was born on the 5th of June 1989 in Miami, Florida in the United States. Years later, she studied at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She has mixed ethnicity with Cuban and Salvadoran elements.
One of her earliest film roles was as a runway model in the 2008 Hindi romantic comedy movie “Dostana”. She has acted in an uncredited role as a Bikini Girl in the 2009 black comedy-drama film “I Love You, Phillip Morris”. The year after, she portrayed Felicia Ruiz in an Episode of “America’s Most Wanted”. In 2011, she got her first widely known role in the award-winning drama film “Magic City Memoirs”.
Ana is also noted to have played in “Los Americans” created by Dennis Leoni”; Hiding created by Anchor Bay; The Hulu original series “South Beach” and as a female lead character in the 2016 superhero feature film Max Steel.
Ana Villafane Age
Ana was born on the 5th of July 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States.
Ana Villafane Husband
Ana Villafane is currently single although back in 2016, there were speculations that she was in a romantic relationship with fellow actor, Ektor Rivera.
Ana Villafane Net Worth
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Ana Villafane Career | Ana Villafane Broadway
Villafañe’s film and TV credits include: the honor winning Magic City Memoirs (official maker Andy Garcia), “Los Americans” made by Dennis Leoni (“Resurrection Boulevard”), Hiding (Anchor Bay), the Hulu Original Series South Beach set in her local Miami, and the female lead in the superhuman component film Max Steel (Mattel).
In the fall of 2014, Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan—close by the makers and imaginative group of their true to life melodic On Your Feet!— propelled a universal throwing search, named “Reach Gloria” (#ReachGloria) which offered entertainers around the globe an opportunity to try out for the cast of the melodic.
A great many Broadway hopefuls—from Los Angeles to Australia, to Colombia, to Singapore—tried out for jobs by submitting recordings on the web, or going to one of two open throwing calls held in New York City and the Estefans’ home-city of Miami, Florida.
A deep-rooted enthusiast of Gloria Estefan – who even went to a similar Miami secondary school as the pop star – Villafañe scholarly of the Miami open throwing call and, in spite of the fact that she was not able to visit, sent the throwing office a video tryout. Inside three days, she was called to try out for the show’s chief, Jerry Mitchell, and the Estefans. On April 13, 2015, Villafañe and Josh Segarra were reported on NBC’s “Today Show” as the stars of the Broadway-bound melodic.
“I feel an extremely enormous obligation to depict her in a genuine manner,” Villafañe said in a restrictive meeting with InStyle Magazine. “I don’t figure you can really repeat Gloria Estefan—you can just put forth a valiant effort to reveal to her story and be consistent with the music.
I grew up playing out her music at ability appears, ‘Reach’ was the principal melody I at any point sang in open when I was 9 years of age. That is the thing that we would stick to on our approach to class.”
Villafañe made her Broadway debut in the job on October 5, 2015, in front of the show’s legitimate premiere night at the Marquis Theater on November 5, 2015. Both she and the show got rave surveys, and Villafañe was named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s tops “Broadway Breakout Stars of the Year” She won a Theater World Award and was named for the Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award and Astaire Awards.
Villafañe joined different Latin specialists on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Practically Like Praying” in 2017. All returns from the melody went to help Puerto Rico in the wake of being crushed by Hurricane Maria.
Ana Villafane Movies And TV Shows | Ana Villafane All Movies
Movies
- Max Steel (2016)
- Adam & Abby (2012)
- Hiding (2012)
- Magic City Memoirs (2011)
- I Love you Phillip Morris (2009)
- Dostana (2008)
TV Shows
- Sunnyside (2019)
- History of Them (2018)
- Playbill (2017)
- Mozart in the Jungle (2016)
- South Beach (2015)
- Rizzoli & Isles (2013)
- Los Americans (2011)
- America’s Most Wanted (2010)
Ana Villafane On Your Feet
In the fall of 2014, the creators and producers of the biographical musical “On Your Feet!” launched an international casting search dubbed ‘Reach Gloria’. The search allowed people all over the world to audition for a spot in the cast of the musical. People from many places such as Los Angeles, Australia, Colombia, and Singapore auditioned by submitting videos online or auditioning at one of two open casting halls, one in New York City and the other in Miami.
Ana was not able to attend, she, however, submitted a video for her audition for the cause. In three days, she was called to audition before Jerry Mitchell, the show’s director, as well as the Estefans. On the 13th of April the year after, Ana, along with Josh Segarra was announced on the “Today Show” on NBC as the new stars for the upcoming Broadway-bound musical. In an exclusive interview with InStyle, Ana said:
I feel a very big responsibility to portray her in a real way. I don’t think you can actually replicate Gloria Estefan—you can only do your best to tell her story and be true to the music. Because I grew up performing her music at talent shows, ‘Reach’ was the first song I ever sang in public when I was 9 years old. That’s what we would jam to on our way to school.
Ana Villafane Singing
In 2017, she, along with several other artists, sang Lin Manuel Miranda’s “Almost Like Praying”. This was in support of Puerto Ricans after succumbing to Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Ana Villafane GTA 5
She voiced the role of The Local Population in this video game. Grand Theft Auto V is an action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released in September 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in November 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in April 2015 for Microsoft Windows. Wikipedia
Initial release date: September 17, 2013
Rating: Mature
Developers: Rockstar Games, Rockstar North, MORE
Awards: VGX Award for Game of the Year, MORE
Designers: Leslie Benzies, Imran Sarwar
Ana Villafane New Amsterdam
Dr. Max Goodwin is brilliant, charming — and the new medical director at America’s oldest public hospital. While he’s set on tearing down the bureaucracy to provide exceptional care, the doctors and staff are not so sure.
They’ve heard this before, and no one else has delivered on those promises. Not taking no for an answer, Max disrupts the status quo and proves he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers Island and the president of the United States all under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map. Inspired by Bellevue in New York City.
First episode date: September 25, 2018
No. of seasons: 2
No. of episodes: 23 (list of episodes)
Network: NBC
Ana Villafane Sunnyside
She played the role of Diana Barea in this TV Show. Garrett Modi, the youngest Queens councilman ever elected, was a rising star in New York politics until he was pushed out of office after a very public fall from grace.
Now, with his reputation in shambles, Modi is forced to move in with his sister Mallory until he can figure out a way to redeem himself and earn a paycheck. An unexpected opportunity emerges when he’s hired by a quirky and diverse group of idealists — hardworking Griselda, cab driver Hakim, crazy-rich siblings Mei Lin and Jun Ho, American-raised Moldovan Brady, and dive bar DJ Drazen — to help them achieve their dream: citizenship.
No. of episodes: 1 (list of episodes)
Executive producer(s): Kal Penn; Matt Murray; Michael Schur; David Miner; Dan Spilo
No. of seasons: 1
Production company(s): Panther Co. Fremulon; 3 Arts Entertainment; Universal Television
Production location: New York
Ana Villafane America’s Most Wanted
In this movie, she played the role of Felicia Ruiz. Victims’ rights and missing-children advocate John Walsh hosts this long-running show, dedicated to bringing criminals to justice. He appeals to viewers to be on the lookout for criminals profiled on the show.
The show was briefly canceled by FOX in 1996 before being brought back, and retitled “America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back,” because of overwhelming support from viewers and government officials. When FOX canceled it again on May 2011, Lifetime stepped up to the plate and ordered an additional season of the show, which once again airs under the original “America’s Most Wanted” title.
First episode date: February 7, 1988
Final episode date: October 12, 2012
Presented by: John Walsh
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
Program creators: Stephen Chao, Michael Linder
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