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Carla Christina Contreras

Actor / Author / Photographer / Entrepreneur

About Me

I have spent the majority of my life chasing a dream in the entertainment industry. (However, I did go to college and received my degree in business... just incase I might need it! AND, I'm so glad I did!) I was raised on the back lot of Warner Bros. studios during my childhood summers and any vacation time. I spent time with my father (a 46 year film, television, and commercials veteran) on all the productions he was working on... I couldn't get enough of the studio life. I have spent time with some big names (John Wayne, Ali Macgraw, Ann-Margret, George Segal, Michael Landon, Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Brenda Vaccaro, the list is endless), I hardly ever get star struck because celebrities are people just like me and you (it did happen once when I met Vince Gill several years ago...he gave me a hug and took my breath away... but that was because I had a huge crush on him...).

I am a proud member of the board-of-directors of the national union Screen Actors Guild (SAG.org) and have been involved in projects within the film market in Nashville for 15 years. I moved to Nashville as a southern country rock artist... and soon found out that acting was my first love - my training as an actor has been blessed by well known coaches from both coasts. I remain living (with my husband and two critter children) near the magical city of Nashville for the quality of life that I cannot get in the concrete jungle of Los Angeles. I am a proud native Californian living deep in a hallow of a small Tennessee town; it's a sorta "best kept secret" place to live. I wrote and produced my first book Clint the Black Cat™ in 1996; sold my corvette to finance the first edition in November of 2000. I also worked full-time as an information designer with a (former) fortune 500 company creating applications for the internet since 1996.

I currently earn my living as a "paid-lance" photographer, web application designer, muralist, and of course an actor. All my murals live in Los Angeles County Elementary Schools. Yes, CREATIVITY is my life! And everyday I honor that part of me in some way. I look forward to learning more about YOU!


Myspace Layouts

My Interests

Acting, Writing, Photography, Painting, CREATIVITY


I'd like to meet:

The right people to get my television show created, written, produced, and distributed!

Music:

The only kind of music I don't really jive with is OPERA!

Movies:

Princess Bride, Gone with the Wind, Ferris Bueller, Night Shift, The Secret

Television:

It's not TV, it's HBO!

Books:

Clint the Black Cat, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, any Dictionary, You can heal your LIFE

Heroes:

Bette Midler, Georgia O'keefe, My Mom, My Pop

My Blog

My Slideshow

Can you see the slide show, cause I can't, I need feedback! I can't tell if anyone is really coming to visit me! Please reply from out there in MySpace land!!!!!!!
Posted by Carla Christina Contreras on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:18:00 PST