Stephanie's Day at CBS Studios and the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts at the Fox Studio Lot

Steve, Stephanie and Sheilah Mauldin

This year's Stephanie's Day was bigger and badder than ever! And some of the 'Hola LA!' ladies were there to support and enjoy the great day.  


Stephanie's Day is a resource fair that provides families with children impacted by autism and other special needs one place to gather valuable information, enjoy fun activities and much more!  This year’s event took place on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CBS Studios (on Radford in Studio City).  Parking and admission are both free which is music to any Angeleno's ear!  

Since the event passed and the next one will not take place until the summer of 2014, I wanted to provide some valuable information and share the names of just some of the organizations that had informational booths at the event:

Ability First, Acing for Autism, Autism Speaks, Best Buddies, Boone Fetter Clinic, Center for Autism & Related Disorders, Creative Home Programs, Foothill Autism Alliance, Guidance Autism, Los Angeles Speech & Therapy Center, Safe Passage, Special Needs Network, The Help Group, UCLA Center for Autism Research & Treatment, Working with Autism

Lorena Alvarado, one of the producers of 'Hola LA!' and I enjoying some of the fun activities and running into our CBS friends, you know because 'Hola LA!' airs on KCAL9/CBS2 :)  

I can save your life in heels

Imprinting our hands on the Stephanie's Day sign

A grand honor

And the Lady of the Day...Stephanie!!!!

Steve Mauldin (President & General Manager CBS2/KCAL9), Lorena (Producer of Hola LA!), Otto Petersen (CBS Exec Prod of Hola LA!), Kikey Castillo (Co-Host of Hola LA!)

Spring Cocktails at the Fox Studio lot in honor of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts!

On Monday, June 10th, Fox Audience Strategy held a Spring Cocktail reception to not only honor the work of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) but to also launch a new partnership that will build more NHFA student, alumni (and friends) content.  Welcome remarks were made by SVP of Audience Strategy, Nicole Bernard, co-founders of NHFA, Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Merel Poloway (the widow of the late Raul Julia) and NHFA President, Felix Sanchez.

I had a great time hanging out with my amiga, Lorena, once again, as we chatted up friends and met some great new people...isn't that what it's all about anyways...meeting new people :)  

In attendance: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Heather Kadin, Wanda de Jesus, Naya Rivera, Nicholas Gonzalez, Jesse Garcia, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Justina Machado, Benito Martinez, KIIS FM’s Karli From the Block, Adel L. Morales and so many other new faces of Young Hollywood.

Felix Sanchez, Jimmy Smits, Nicole Bernard, Esai Morales

Kikey and Lorena with Fox Audience Strategy's Nicole Bernard

Heather Kadin (President of Television of KO Paper Products), Kikey Castillo (Actress/TV Host), Robert Orci (Writer/Producer), Lorena Alvarado (Producer, Hola LA!)

Benito Martinez, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Lorena Alvarado, Jesse Garcia, Kikey Castillo, Nicolas Gonzales

Lorena, Esai Morales, Kikey

Lorena, Felix Sanchez, Kikey

Beautiful event and a beautiful LA evening, snapped this pic as I was leaving...made an impression and signified where I was at xoxo

John Leguizamo’s one-man show “Ghetto Klown”

Am I funny to you? Am I your clown?!  How many times have you heard that?  Either as a jest or in a quarrel?  Or better yet, how many times have you said it to someone else…for dramatic effect of course.

Well, John takes that phrase to another level and say’s “Yes.  I am a clown, I am a Ghetto Klown” and his funny comes from pain.  There is a saying that the most funny comedians are the most wrought with pain.  And John is FUNNY!

John Leguizamo performing at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre

On Sunday, I went to see John’s 5^th one-man show, “Ghetto Klown” at The Ricardo Montalban Theatre with some friends and myyyyy was I laughing as his tragedies!  It was laugh out loud HA’s and giggling and head nodding yes and definitely some knee slappings going on too.  

LtoR: Kikey Castillo, Naibe Reynoso, Karina Noelle, Lorena Alvarado

We relate to John in this show as he recounts his journey from ghetto boy in Queens to becoming a Hollywood movie star.  I mean, haven’t we all had a dream that we had to fight hard for, aren’t we all looking for love, we certainly have all lost love, who hasn’t had a difficult relationship with a parent, or at some point simply believed that we “just aren’t good enough”.  

John Leguizamo displays his life, the raw truth of it, on stage for the world to laugh AT him and WITH him...a “Ghetto Klown” for sure!  

Direct from Broadway

 John Leguizamo in

“Ghetto Klown”

15 performances only! Sept 30 to Oct 16

Tickets On Sale through tix.com

Performances at The Ricardo Montalban Theatre

Leguizamo explains, “Ghetto Klown” is all the things I say to my therapist and my manager, but would never want the general public to know.  It’s cheaper than a lawsuit and I get to take a bow at the end.  It’s like Wikileaks but with no international manhunt. Yet.”

Click play to see video of John's Show or go to livinlavidala.blogspot.com

I’m more of a fan of John’s now! 

Funny guys are sexy...Muah!

My favorite John Leguizamo movies:

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar

Ice Age as the voice of Sid

Moulin Rouge

Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet