The Whole Artist with Courtney Rioux: Conversations with artists about acting, purpose, and the journey to finding wholeness.
You are so much more than the last job you booked.
This week Courtney sits down with Lorena Diaz and Wendy Mateo. They are critically acclaimed sketch comedy writers and actors. As Dominizuelan they’ve been featured in Latina Magazine, Chicago Tribune, and TimeOut NY for their infectious chemistry and comedy. The duo co-created a web series with Fred Armisen (SNL) called The Dominizuelan Consulate. Lolo and Wendy wrote and directed their first short film “Good Mothers” in 2018, since then they have been focused on developing film and narrative content. Lolo and Wendy and directed 2 short films in quarantine, “Sunset 1919” and “Identified”. Diaz and Mateo have teamed up with 6 other partners to build a content creation company, Chicago4Real focused on creating live interactive entertainment on Amazon’s Twitch platform. On your TV, you can catch Lorena in her recurring role as Nurse Doris on NBC’s Chicago MED|FIRE|PD franchise. Wendy is an Artistic Associate of the Lookingglass Theatre and can also be seen on this season of Chicago Med.
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Instagram: @LoloandWendy | @itslorenadiaz | @itswendymateo | @Chicago4Real_on_Twitch
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Special thanks to:
Erick Backus for editing and mixing this episode.
Mandy Work Wetzel for all of your hard work.
Photography by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux. For more information, go to http://bravelux.com/
Music by Blythe Martin Productions. For more info, please contact Jamie and Erik at erik@SoundAnswer.com
Co-Edited by Courtney Rioux