Castulo Guerra (Abuelo)
The son of Cástulo Guerra from Salta, Argentina, and of María Sola Jiménez from Granada, Spain, he was born in Córdoba, Argentina, on August 24th, 1945, on Huelfin Street in a neighborhood crowded with medical students. The students nicknamed him Pericles, which is how he is known to friends and family in the Salta that saw him grow up. He studied at Escuela Zorrilla, at Colegio Salesiano, at Escuela Urquiza and at the Colegio Nacional de Salta. He was a student of History in Dr. Gustavo “Cuchi” Leguizamón’s third grade in secondary school. Along with this and with a rare dedication, he studied English at the Cultural Británica since childhood until he finished high school.

In 1960, he witnessed closely the shooting of the film Taras Bulba which took place on the rolling hills of Mederos, outside of Salta, and this single act triggered his deep desire to become an actor. However, obeying his paternal command, he enrolled in Medical School at the Universidad Nacional de Tucumán in 1963. Chance had it that he watched a performance of Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Boyce Díaz Ulloque at the Teatro San Martín de Tucumán. That strong experience was responsible for his abandoning medical school at the end of 1964 and enrolling both in the English Department at the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras and in the Drama School at the University of Tucumán. He was a member of the University Choir directed by Mario Cognato, and he sang in Brahms’ Requiem under the conduction of Theodore Fuchs. In 1965 he became a member of the Teatro Estable de la Provincia, and until 1970 he performed in Una Ardiente Noche de Verano (under Eugenio Filipelli), Termidor (under Bernardo Roitman), El Burgués Gentilhombre (under Dittborn Pinto), Romeo y Julieta (Tybalt, also under Dittborn Pinto), La Caja del Almanaque (top winner at the 1968 International Theater Festival in Córdoba, under Santángelo) and El Reñidero (Orestes, also under Santángelo), Dos Viejos Pánicos and El Campo (under Roitman). He created Teatro Estudio in collaboration with Ricardo Salim, Vicente Tejerina, Patricia Parpagnoli and Mauricio Semelman, directed by Hugo Gramajo. This team presented Ceremony for a Murdered Black by Arrabal at the 1969 Theater Festival in Córdoba. In 1970, sponsored by Aticana and the Teatro Universitario, he directed Inge’s Picnic in English, a multimedia spectacle with music by Los Sabuesos, and film and slide projections at the Biblioteca Alberdi Theater. In 1971, he played the Old Player in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard, directed by Boyce Díaz Ulloque, with Ricardo Salim and José Ávila in the title roles. Rosencrantz was performed at the Teatro Cervantes in Buenos Aires. That year Guerra finished his degree in English and went to the University of Kansas as a Fulbright scholar.

In December, 1972, he married Christy Risska at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York. In 1973 he witnessed the work of Jerzy Grotowski from Poland, and under his influence he formed his own Free Theatre Lab on a Ford Foundation grant for research in theater. He did a study of Sophocles’ Electra and of Murder in the Cathedral by Eliot. He built Holiday for a Unicorn, a one-man piece, in collaboration with Christy Risska. This piece was first seen in Halifax, Nova Scotia, then on Staten Island, in Soho, and finally at the Union Theological Seminary in Upper Manhattan. In 1975 Cástulo Guerra and Christy decided to take Holiday for a Unicorn to Argentina. The work was seen in Tucumán, Salta, Jujuy and in Buenos Aires during 1976. But the chaos at the beginning of the dirty war forced the couple to return to New York.

In 1979 Guerra acted in Othello and in Coriolanus at the New York Shakespeare Festival at Central Park next to Raúl Julia, Richard Dreyfuss, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman. That was the beginning of his career as a professional actor and card-carrying union member in the New York environment. He did Watch on the Rhine and Much Ado about Nothing at Center Stage in Baltimore; as well as Animal Crackers, Galileo, Undiscovered Country and The Suicide at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC. After a brief stint in the New York soap operas that allowed Guerra to join the television and radio, and screen unions, Guerra was cast in the film Two of a Kind next to John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Oliver Reed, Gene Hackman and Charles Durning. Partly shot in New York, the film brought the Guerras to Los Angeles in 1983. From Los Angeles Guerra worked next to Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning and George Segal in Stick. In 1985 Guerra filmed Where the River Runs Black in the Amazon again next to Charles Durning. In 1986 he performed in Greencard at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. In 1987 he did Camaralenta by Pavlovsky at the Stages Theater in Hollywood. His daughter Clarity was born that year and he played Prospero in The Tempest at the La Jolla Theater near San Diego. He worked next to Barbra Streisand in Nuts. In 1988 he was a TV series regular on Falcon Crest. His son Ian was born in 1989. 1990 saw him next to Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwartzenegger in Terminator 2. In 1993 he did The Pickle for Paul Mazursky. In 1994 he worked in The Usual Suspects which won the Oscar for Best Script and Best Supporting Actor. In 1997 he was invited by Spielberg to be in Amistad. In 2001 he worked with Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts in The Mexican directed by Gore Verbinsky. In 2004 he incarnated Captain Castrillón in John Lee Hancock’s The Alamo. 2006 awaits the release of Meet Me in Miami, and The Celestine Prophecy next to Thomas Kretchman and Jurgen Prochnow. Intertwined with these works, Guerra credits an enormous list of voice work for commercials, animations, documentaries, video games, trailers and promos. Recently Guerra played The Bishop in the monumental production of La Vírgen de Guadalupe at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Los Angeles, now in its fourth year. Guerra lives in Los Angeles since 1983 and goes back to Salta every two years to reconnect with his birthplace and his people. He has directed Shakespeare at his children’s school. He is learning to play the bandoneón and out of his house you can always hear a tune by Piazzolla or by El Cuchi Leguizamón. As a man and as an actor his predilection is... a path with a heart.

Britt Flatmo (Emily)
Twelve year old Britt Flatmo started singing and performing on stage at the age of 5. Born in Seattle, Britt and her mom moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2007 to pursue her love of the theatre as well as a career in Film and Television. In the short time she has been in hollywood, Britt has booked numerous regional and national commericals and played young Biddy in the musical premiere of "Great Expectations". She has a comedy coming out this year called, "Nic & Tristan Go Mega Dega" and had a co-starring role on the CBS Television Series, "Without a Trace". Britt also played young Barbara Walters on Spike Ferestens show called, "Lil View".

Esther Segovia (Beautiful Woman/Singer)
Once in a while, a singer comes along that is the epitome of music. They live it, they feel it, they sense it, they exude it, and they become it. Esther Segovia, born in San Pedro, Argentina a 15th of April, her inclination for music was discovered at a very early age; another peculiarity shared by the greatest performers. However, singing was not her only passion, she also learned from her Father, a dominant figure in her life, how to play the guitar. It was the musical vocation that influenced her decision of emigrating to the United States, where she spent several years studying music at Glendale College, gathering the necessary knowledge to fulfill her destiny.

In 1989, she became the lead singer for the Argentinean folklore group "Romantico Sur". In 1991 she joined the tropical orchestra "Azucar", with which she had the opportunity to participate in a tribute to the great Celia Cruz. It was in 1996, when she started her own group "Esther Segovia and the Mix", that she incursion in many musical styles, like Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bossa Nova, Regional Mexican, and Ballads, with much success. However, it was until she performed Tango, that her destiny was fulfilled. She felt the surge of having found the place, the style, and the native soil, streaming through her veins, came out as a song of passion. And she became a Tango singer.

Having found her path, Esther Segovia has streamed all her efforts into her first production, "Pasionalmente Tango" on the year 2003. Now on her second release, "Soy La Segovia, Soy El Tango", Esther realizes one of her long time dreams of recording with El Maestro, Jose Luis "Pepe" Motta in her home land of Bs. As., Argentina. This production is a collection of unforgettable songs within the Tango genre like: "Sus Ojos Se Cerraron,"Garufa" and more. Also includes the original song "Soy La Segovia, Soy El Gotan", written by Argentinean composer Lito Solanas. Tango is a fusion of romanticism and realism, and Esther captures its essence with a passionate rendition, that not only allows us to listen, but to also feel each one of the songs. As if they were new releases, these classic songs, are re-discovered due to her interpretation, energetic, playful, sensual, and always powerful.

Mary Ann Kellogg (Director)
Mary Ann Kellogg is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated choreographer. She began her career as a young dancer for the Atlanta Ballet at 13. After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts, she joined the Twyla Tharp Dance Company, performing on international tours, films and Broadway. Mary Ann forged a career as an entertainment industry choreographer on such films as Look Who’s Talking and Clueless and television programs including Mad Men, Weeds and True Blood. An alumus of the AFI Conservatory, Mary Ann was selected for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women to complete her award-winning short film Abuelo.

Doug Cooney (Writer)
DOUG COONEY is a professional writer in Los Angeles. His play, THE FINAL TOUR, based on the life of Vladimir Horowitz, was developed at Sundance Institute Theater Lab 2003 with director Moises Kaufman. His most recent work, INNOCENT UNTIL, was commissioned by a TCG/Met Life Collaboration grant and addressed the prosecution of juvenile offenders as adults in the criminal justice system. In 2008, Cooney witnessed the premiere of three original works for family audiences: IMAGINE, a youth musical about imaginary friends, at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, CA; NOBODY’S PERFECT, a musical adaptation of his novel co-written with actress Marlee Matlin, at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.; and BATTLEDRUM, a youth musical about Civil War drummer boys, at Eckerd Theater Company in Tampa, FL. Cooney has written several musicals for young audiences including THE VERY PERSISTENT GAPPERS OF FRIP, a musical adaptation of George Saunders’ novel, which premiered through the Mark Taper Forum at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Los Angeles in 2005; THE LEGEND OF ALEX, produced and toured by the Mark Taper Forum and Center Theater Group in 2003; THE BELOVED DEARLY, directed by Elizabeth Swados, produced and toured by Lincoln Center Institute in 2000.

As a novelist, Cooney has published several titles through Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, including THE BELOVED DEARLY, I KNOW WHO LIKES YOU, NOBODY’S PERFECT, LEADING LADIES and the forthcoming HUGO & FRITZ. As a screenwriter, Cooney has written scripts for Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Films, SONY Animation and the Disney Channel, among others. He has been honored with commissions, fellowships and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, the MacArthur Foundation, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Very Special Arts International, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center Institute, the Mark Taper Forum, the Ruth Simon Foundation, the Puffin Foundation and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council. He received his degrees from the University of Virginia, the University of Florida, and Trinity Rep Conservatory. Cooney is a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Dramatists Guild.

Laurie Seidman (Producer)
Laurie Seidman serves as Producer on CBS’s hit drama, “Medium,” starring Emmy winning Patricia Arquette, now entering its sixth season. She began her career in 1999 as a writer’s assistant with acclaimed producer/director/writer J.J. Abrams (“Alias”, “Lost”, “Star Trek”) Within months she was promoted to script coordinator.  From there she moved to New York to pursue other endeavors. Before long she received an opportunity to work with acclaimed producer/director/writer Glenn Gordon Caron (”Moonlighting”, “Picture Perfect”, “Now and Again”). This quickly lured Seidman back to the entertainment industry and alongside Caron and Oscar winning film producer Ronald L. Schwary (“Ordinary People”, “Scent of a Woman”, “Meet Joe Black”) on the television series “Fling.”  From there she worked on the TV series “Hack” and “Century City” before reuniting with the Caron/Schwary team on “Medium.”

Seidman studied Broadcast Journalism at Temple University in Philadelphia and received the Jessica Savitch Scholarship for excellence in producing, directing and reporting the news.   During college she worked on high profile news events alongside veteran journalists Peter Jennings, David Brinkley and Cokie Roberts; and was hired by CBS News Productions in New York City prior to graduation.  Seidman is a member of the Producers Guild of America.