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BEANYWOOD.COM ~ Maria Mendes Welcome to the New England Film Movement

Putting New England Film on the National Map

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I'm a fun-loving,passionate & enigmatic individual of many talents.Dreams & Love are what matter most 2 me. Despite the bumpy journey, I have found my lifes' passion 2B in the performing arts & am actively working to make this passion my livelihood - Check out these pics from some of my past performances:..

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Pretty women wonder where my secret liesI'm not cute or built to suit a model's fashion sizeBut when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies.I say: It's in the reach of my armsThe span of my hips,The stride of my steps,The curl of my lips.I'm a woman Phenomenally.Phenomenal woman - That's me.I walk into a room Just as cool as you pleaseAnd to a man, The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees.Then they swarm around me A hive of honey bees.I say:It's the fire in my eyes,And the flash of my teeth,The swing of my waist,And the joy in my feet.I'm a woman Phenomenally.Phenomenal woman - That's me.Men themselves have wondered What they see in me.They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see.I say:It's in the arch of my back,The sun of my smile,The ride of my breasts,The grace of my style.I'm a woman Phenomenally .Phenomenal woman - That's me.Now you understandJust why my head's not bowedI don't shout or jump aboutOr have to talk real loudWhen you see me passingIt ought to make you proud.I say :It's in the click of my heels,The bend of my hair,The palm of my hand,The need for my care.'Cause I'm a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman - That's me.

I'd like to meet:

People who can INSPIRE ME! Number one on my list is TINA TURNER: To be the inspirational woman she is, tour the world, live in Europe, collaborate with International super stars AND look as fabulous as she does at 66 - my dream! Who else?...Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey...I got to check Eve Ensler off my list in 2005 woo hooooo! Of those who have long since past - I would have liked to have met Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, the delightful Dorothy Daindridge as well as Marilyn Monroe and Billie Holiday I'd love to meet my cutie Bruschi too:
It takes all kinds to make up this world of ours. We are each an element unto ourselves and how we relate to others and the universe.....

Music:


Your Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC
"Back in black, I hit the sack,
I've been too long, I'm glad to be back"

Things sometimes get really crazy for you, and sometimes you have to get away from all the chaos.
But each time you stage your comeback, it's even better than the last! What's Your Theme Song?

Movies:

Too many Movies to mention ...but what I can watch over and over again? - I'll always LOVE Disney's Beauty & the Beast A Bronx tale, The Cell, Selena, Billy Madison, Spanglish, Happy Gilmore, What's Love got to Do With It, Frida The Color PurpleThe Harry Potter Series, Message in a Bottle, What Dreams May Come, The Sweetest Thing, RENT!, The Notebook , Angel Eyes, Fools Rush In, Alot Like Love, Last Tango in Paris, Forrest Gump, Dying Young, Searching for Bobby Fisher, Denzel movies, Introducing Dorothy Daindridge, The Wedding Planner,The Wedding Singer, Mi Familia, Hotel Rwanda, Lorenzo's Oil, Pretty Woman, My Best Friends wedding, The Nightmare on Elm St., Poltergeist, Exorcist and Hellraiser Series, The Pelican Bief, Dirty Dancing, Havana Nights and though it's been years I'll always love Blue Hawaii (while other girls were fantasizing about the church wedding & white dress...this movie had me dreaming of the island wedding at age 6 or so...and I still feel that way!)

Television:

When I have time to watch television I enjoy UGLY BETTY, DIRT,The Riches, I also enjoy Project Runway, Top Chef, Inside the Actors Studio and PBS specials...I will always Love my

Books:

Is there room on this page?!Way too many to mention...but I will drop anything to read Eve Enslers latest and greatest cause I love her like that! I am also a fan of Stephen King, Nicholas Sparks, The DaVinci Code blew my mind...Maya Angelou and Wally Lamb to mention a few.

Heroes:

I like to think that I am pretty heroic...even though sometimes I forget...But honestly-My heroes are typically FIERCE FANTABULOUS women that create their own opportunities and are self-sufficient, beautiful, talented goddesses Like SALMA HAYEK and Eve Ensler....I am also in awe of females who overcome hardship and rise up to blossom into the reverent goddess that was there all along (Dorothy Daindridge and Tina Turner are right up theres... Also I would have to say the firefighters I encountered when living in NYC as well as those who perished during 9/11 while trying to save others are major heroes in my book.I LOVE FAERIES AND MYSTICAL CREATURES!I RISE

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom?

'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?

Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Shoulders falling down like teardrops.

Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?

Don't you take it awful hard

'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines

Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame

I rise

Up from a past that's rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I RISE.
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MAJOR CASTING CALL - RI 10/22/08

CASTING MALES & FEMALES / ALL RACES/ETHNICITIES / AGES 10 - 80 BENEFICIENT CHURCH  300 WEYBOSSET ST.   October 22nd from  7 - 10 PM   UNTIL THE...
Posted by Maria on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:37:00 PST

GOING TO NEW ORLEANS - V to the 10th!!!

I will be away & am currently unable to access my myspace/email on a regular basis as I’ll be at http://v10. vday. org/anniversary-events/superlove interpreting for Dr. Denis Mukwege of the ...
Posted by Maria on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:46:00 PST

MAKE PROVIDENCE A SAFER PLACE FOR WOMEN N& GIRLS WHILE HAVING A BLAST!!!

-Day has invaded ..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 />Providence, RI!  The Until the Violence STOPS: Providence festival will take place from February 29  March 8, 2008, with events all around the c...
Posted by Maria on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:19:00 PST

A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE A RANT AND A PRAYER

V-Day Providence 2008 is proud to present the first event for Until the Violence Stops: PROVIDENCEpart of V-Day 2008 A fundraising event for Join us for an evening of spoken word& Featured reader...
Posted by Maria on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:12:00 PST

SIX NIGHTS IN THE BLACK BELT

Well - this blog should have been posted ions ago but my account was phished...so better late than never!  Besides, for all of you who didn't make it to the show - here is a lil history and tidbi...
Posted by Maria on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:42:00 PST

VENUS, PRIESTS & SUPERWOMEN!!!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!-CLICK HERE GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!-CLICK HERE   V-Day: Until the Violence STOPS, a documentary film, weaves the story of women and peace around the world. Extraord...
Posted by Maria on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:26:00 PST

A new Disney Princess...

  NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. has started production on an animated musical fairy tale called "The Frog Princess," which will be set in New Orleans and feature the Walt Di...
Posted by Maria on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:38:00 PST

Nifty Names...

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current street name)Bosco Cottage 2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav icecream flavor, favorite cookie)Somerset Mint Chip White Chocolate Macadamia (I'd get my ass kic...
Posted by Maria on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:01:00 PST

SEVEN SINS

I'm a lover & I'm Sinner...Play my music in the suuuuuuun! Well I figured Lust & Gluttony would rank high...Sho Nuff - LOL  ..> ..> Your Pride Quotient: 44% You have your pro...
Posted by Maria on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:44:00 PST

I LOVE MY VAGINA!

"The VAGINA Monologues" will be performed by 16 Rhode Island women, on Saturday, February 24, 2007. Join us as we laugh, cry, and celebrate the women in our lives. A fun afternoon out with the girls (...
Posted by Maria on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:49:00 PST