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The 2022 Universe Multicultural Film Festival award ceremony Performers & VIP
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Douglas Smith, Visual effects artist, Writer, Director, Oscar Winner.
Douglas Smith is a special effects artist who is best known as one of the people who won at the 69th Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects on the film Independence Day. He won with Volker Engel, Clay Pinney and Joe Viskocil. He is also known for Star Wars (1977) and Never Say Never Again (1983). His most recently works at Fengshen Trilogy ( 2021); Diary of a Wimpy Kid ( 2021) and has been worked over 40+ Hollywood and international films. |
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Bill Blair
Guinness World Record Holder
‘Most Special Effect Make-up Characters Portrayed in a Career’
Bill Blair has been working in the entertainment industry for over 35 years and is known for his roles in science fiction. His first primetime appearance as an alien was on ‘Alien Nation’. Since then, Bill has portrayed almost every alien, monster or other imaginable creatures on many hit series and movies such as Star Trek, Sliders, X-Files, Charmed, Resident Evil and Argo to name a few. He also holds the Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Special Effect Make-up Characters Portrayed in a Career. In 2019, Bill won the Living Legend Award at Universe Multicultural Film Festival |
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Alexandra Vino, Actress, Author, Director, Producer, Host
Alexandra Vino portrayed Gloria Wiesnewski in"Spencer Confidential." She also portrays Octavia in "Paul, the Apostle of Christ," (Sony Pictures). Vino's professional acting career was jump started as an American Dancer in Bollywood crime comedy, "Badmaa$h Company." when she had been a successful teenage Commercial Actress booking over twenty-five commercials in a short time.
Alexandra landed prominent roles on television series, as Lindsay in HBO- "How To Make it in America," then CBS- "Golden Boy," and Marvel- "Agent Carter." Vino's additional feature credits include "Shame," "Burying the Ex," amongst many others...
In addition, Ms. Vino has been Writing and Directing short films, music videos, recently finished the comedic satire "Green Kola “. She is an accomplished Fine Artist with many of her large-scale works in the mixed media and charcoal medium in art collectors private collections, and being auctioned off to support non-profits like "Stop Poaching Now." Alexandra is a proud Member of the prestigious "Actor's Studio" in New York, and Los Angeles |
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LEON JONES, Singer, Host
Leon started performing as far back as grade school at the age of 9 years old in school plays. His journey has taken him to places like Long Island, N.Y. working with the likes of entertainers such as James Brown, Whitney Houston, Rob Base and a host of famous Reggae artists. In the early 90's in North Carolina he opened a small music studio to help keep local kids out of gangs by giving them a place to focus on their talents. Leon has performed in other countries such as Hong Kong and Mexico. Currently living in the Los Angeles, CA. area he has performed at weddings, various night clubs and fashion shows. Leon is frequently seen performing at events such as the Wind International Film Festival, Universe Multicultural Film Festival, LANFA International Music and Dance Festival, Passion Vista Global Icon Awards, Lucky Strike Film Festival, NAACP events honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and GC Entertainment talent shows. He has received many awards for singing and is currently waiting to release his third New Old School album in the summer of 2022 |
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MAGI AVILA. Actress,Producer
Magi Avila co-stars Bruce Willis in recently released feature “First Kill”. She co-stars opposite Nicholas Cage and Willem Dafoe in Paul Schrader's "Dog Eat Dog". Sheappeared in Woody Allen’s “Café Society” and next to Oscar nominee Demian Bichir in Chris Weitz' "A Better Life". Avila captured the U.S. audience with "Fantasias" a film by Jorge Araujo distributed by Universal Pictures. Magi Avila guest-starred on "Training Day" with Will Paxton and "The Shield", with Michael Chiklis. Magi is in over 30 films.She is the producer, co-writer and costume designer of her one-woman-show, biography of Hollywood's star Carmen Miranda. Magi performed in several theater plays, in the US and Mexico.
Magi initiated her career during teenage years singing opera, for then president of Mexico Ernesto Cedillo. She did modeling jobs, print ads and television commercials. She was News Host for Televisa. |
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Patrica Alarcon, Community leader, Award Presenter
Patricia Alarcon serves as the Recruitment and Relationship Manager for the University of Southern California, and proudly serves in an elected position for the 2018-2020 USC Staff Assembly. . Priorto joining USC, she was the East Area Director for the Office of the Mayor Eric Garcetti. An effective community advocate, business partner and local city representative for the City of Los Angeles. Before her work with the Office of the Mayor, she dedicated work to the Office of USC Local Government Relations, For over 20+ years, she has served her East Area community and has been honored serve on many non-profit boards, advisory boards and fundraising committees. Most recently, she was part of the HOPE Latina History Day Committee, Hollen beck PALS Gala Committee an dBoard Member at Barrio Action Youth and Family Services. Patricia prides herself on working with public-private partnerships to make a positive impact on the economic, cultural, artistic and educational development of Los Angeles. Patricia Alarcon was honored to have served on the East LA Planning and Land Use commission for the City of Los Angeles, appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti from 2015- 2019 |
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Ruxanda Calistru, songwriter, piano player, dancer
Ruxanda Is an International singer songwriter piano player dancer and entertainer. She has been traveling worldwide and over 40 countries representing sending her original music in different International festivals. Now in the United States she's working currently on her new album. Tonight you're gon to a few of her original songs.
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Diana Madalina Puscasu, model, actress
Diana Madalina Puscasu is an actress, known for The Streetz (2017) and The New $treetz Seriez (2020). She is also a fashion model, actively in New York, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. She has been a raising star in red carpet interview host recently
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Sarah Garcia, Singer
Sarah Garcia was born March 28, 2005 in San Fernando Valley, California. Both of her parents are Mexican. At the age of 4, Sarah began to take her first steps into her singing career. She would take any and all opportunities to sing in front of others, especially at family gatherings or events. At just 14 years old, she experienced what it was like to sing on stage and realized that singing was her passion. She won second place at a local talent show and since then has non-stop performed at large events, showing off her talent and passion for music |
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Las Estrellas Ballet Folklorico of Long Beach.
Leading by Ms. Irene Portillo who started dance at the age of 7, Las Estrellas dance at various community venues throughout Southern California such as La Placita Olvera Dia De Los Muertos, LA County Fair, OC Fair, Irvine Global Cultural Festival, Winter celebrations at Irvine City Hall, various churches, libraries, schools, etc. Las Estrells’students age range from 5 years to adult, with beginning, intermediate, and advanced groups. Beyond dance, Ms. Irene teaches her students an appreciation for their cultural heritage and the importance of giving to the community and the importance of diversity in their community since 1962. |
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Siyuan Liu, Pianist
Siyuan is recently graduated from Manhattan School of Music. She studied with acclaimed pianist and pedagogue Jeffery Cohen in NYC. She is a laureate of several competitions, including the 2019 PianoHouse International Piano Competition (2nd Prize, no 1st Prize), 2018 New York International Piano Competition ΜΆ Finalist Award, 2016 Liszt International Competition 3rd Prize. She has performed extensively in many concerts, such as solo recitals at the Redlands Bowl in California, Shenzhen City Concert Hall (China); Carnegie Hall ( USA) Shenzhen Grand Theater, Shenzhen Poly Theater, Hong Kong City Hall, the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall in London, The DiMenna Center in NYC. She has been featured at the 2011 Universiade, the 2013 China International Piano Concerto Competition Opening Ceremonies (China). |
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