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Valerie Irene Perez

Until you spread your wings, you'll &nbsp have no idea how far you can fly.

About Me

// what's new with me //

Just worked my photoshop skills in the Feb 2008 issue of GEEK MONTHLY on Jorge Garcia from 'lost' - my credit on p.39 was obscenely long... *Check out my latest movie project* at www.PaulaPerilMovie.net ... See my *latest interviews* at ComicUS.it (scroll half way down for English translation) and the Comic Book Bin to learn about my new fan project, magazine photo layout and the online premiere of my first production - a homage to the first lady of Video Games. My latest action/drama film short is now available to download.

// Who I be: //

I am a film making, somewhat athletic, computer geek who enjoys comic books, pyrotechnics and playing the harp. When I am not teaching Police and Firefighters how to use their computers or reporting on events in the Culver City area you'll find me at acting workshops or Aerial Art classes with Aloysia, an instructor from Cirque du Soleil . Most mornings I train in Krav Maga . I am also starting up a Neighborhood Emergency Response Team now that I am apart of C.E.R.T. . Never a dull moment!
My film premiere on G4TV

I am the only child of a single-working Mom. She is terrific, always pulled me out of school early so we can go to the movies. I have loved film since I was 9-years-old when I found it to be great company while I was home alone doing chores.
I started flirting with acting in Junior High. I was in school plays, community theatre and did some commercial acting. Then I focused on getting my Neuroscience degree and rediscovering my first love - computers. Last year I had a bit part in a Discovery Channel Special and a don't-blink-or-you-will-miss-me few seconds on HBO's Entourage. For three years, I got together with friends and kindred spirits to make a forty minute action/drama based on my favorite video game heroine - Lara Croft, which has been covered by newspapers, event sites and television shows around the world. (See TearsoftheDragon.org for more on that ode to guerilla film-making.) This project lead me to getting hired for my next role which is the comic book character Paula Peril who is a cross between Nancy Drew and Indiana Jones.
This summer I took my third intensive scene study workshop with the fabulous acting sage Larry Moss and taught my third crash course in film-making at the San Diego International Comic Con. When I wasn't teaching at the event, you would have found me at a small press table with the prequel comic book to my Lara Croft fan film or at the Femme Fatales Magazine booth signing the Sept issue that I appeared in.
In 2006 I attended my first Dragon*Con in Atlanta where I took more Wonder Woman promo photos with the very talented Adam Hughes (Check out a few pics from our first shoot and his upcoming All Star Wonder Woman Comics in his interview at Newsarama ).

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My Interests

Creating inspiring worlds in art, websites & film.

I'd like to meet:

My film premiere on G4TV

Music:

It's not often I'm exposed to new music so I'm open... Here are some old faves: Billie Holiday, The Offspring, David Bowie, Starlight Mints, No Doubt, Sade, Dean Martin, Beatles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Rob Zombie, Beastie Boys, Louis Armstrong, Tom Petty, Tchaikovsky ...

Movies:

To name but a few: Waitress (2007), Casino Royale (2006), Brick (2005), Fight Club (1999), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Young Frankenstein (1974), Cool Hand Luke (1967), We're No Angels (1955), Dark Passage (1947), She Done Him Wrong (1933), For Heaven's Sake (1926)...

Television:

Sci-Fi Channel's Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Dexter, House M.D. & 40's Popeye Cartoons. Honorable mention: She-Wolf of London & Highlander the Raven.

Books:

"The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand; "Voice of the Master" by Kahlil Gibran; "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by JK Rowling; George Perez's "Wonder Woman #1"

Heroes:

My heroes are people with open minds and open hearts who are outstanding in what they do, work hard, influence others for good, try their best to do what is right and help others when it is not always convenient. They set a good example and make me want to be the me I can be.

My Blog

How was Wondercon 08? (part 1)

The first major gathering of fans and professionals comic books, film, TV and all things pop culture in 2008 was especially big this year! Three times as many folks were preregistered than 2007. Onsit...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:38:00 PST

Time with Master Larry Moss and THE Frank Miller

So much has been going on! Just spent my Easter acting on stage and happily kicked butt thanks to acting teacher Larry Moss. To hear this man, who has coached many stars for Oscar winning-roles, call ...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:50:00 PST

What gifts are on a Superheros wish list?

Happy Holidays dear ones!   Bestest wishes for lots of festive fun...    "What gifts do you want this year?" -- Superman (Clark Kent, Metropolis): I'd like peace on Earth, good w...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:17:00 PST

photos - Joss Whedon & Mutant Enemy Friends Rally with WGA

400 fans from around the world, twice the number expected, banded with fave creator Joss Whedon and many Buffy, Angel, and Firefly/Serneity actors, actresses, writers and music composer at Fox Studios...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:06:00 PST

Geeky Goodness from NYCC (pt 2) & San Fran WonderCon 07

* San Francisco WonderCon 07 * Comic Con International sent me to this event to conduct interviews and take convention photos for their UPDATE magazine which is out now (See my contributions on pages)...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:51:00 PST

Me = Miss Saturn for the Academy of Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Awards

I was the Hostess at the Saturn Awards which is the Academy of Sci Fi, Fantasy and Horror biggest event of the year. Ain't It Cool News referred to me as "the WONDER WOMAN-looking hostess who handed t...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:56:00 PST

Geeky Goodness from NY Comic Con '07

Whew, I've been up for weeks on a pop culture event merry-go-around!  After the New York Comic Con, San Francisco Wonder Con and Los Angeles Wizard World, I am now ready for some sleep plea...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:05:00 PST

Come see me at NY Comic Con & San Fran Wonder Con

My new action film is premiering next Saturday in New York!  The following weekend I am in San Francisco speaking at the Wonder Con Costuming panel and doing my photographer/reporter thing d...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:02:00 PST

My Halloween with Stan Lee & Kevin Smith

Grauman's Chinese Theatre, October 30th 2006  -- Hollywood's Master Storytellers celebrated Comic Book Legend Stan Lee's career and creations with a screening of Spider-Man 2, a Stan Lee ch...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:45:00 PST

Frank Miller, Joss Whedon & Kevin Smith in 6 Seconds or Less

Required geek reading for the week: Six Word Sci-Fi Stories   Wired Magazine has put forth a challenge to the best current sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers to compose a six word story. He...
Posted by Valerie Irene Perez on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:15:00 PST