Melina Paez

Minc Talent - 323-320-4116 (Commercial, Print)

Female White, Latinx/Hispanic, Multi-Ethnic, Ambiguous

Brown Hazel 110lbs 5'4"

2-4 28" 4 4 7.5


Additional

Improv, Dialects, Impressions, Teleprompter, ADR

Film

RoleDirectorProduction
Play Date   Lead Cristian Sulser American Film Institute
Now or Never   Lead Liv Prior Colliander American Film Institute
Nine Types of Light by TV on the Radio   Supporting Tunde Adebimpe Interscope
Not Here   Lead Julia Hebner NYFA
73 Dollars to Park   Featured Javier Ortiz
All the Rest is Noise   Supporting Barnabas Wilhelm PHYNE Films
Beatrix is Invisible   Principal Alex Farias
Orchard Vale   Supporting Tim Kinsella Normal Pictures
Muhammad & Jane   Lead Usama Alshaibi Artvamp LLC

Stage

RoleDirectorProduction
WNPC: Campus Television   Lauren/Lead Wendy Wilkins iO West, LA
Manhattan, Straight Up   Lisa/Lead Norman Siopsis 13th Street Rep., NY
Sex, Relationships, and Sometimes ... Love   Monologist/Ensemble Tom Amici Tom Amici Prod./45th St. Theatre, NY
A Nervous Smile   Nic/Lead Scott Phelps Citadel Theatre Co., CHI
A Young Man in Pieces   Victoria/Supporting Michael P. Thornton The Gift Theatre Co., CHI

Commercial

RoleDirectorProduction
  Terri Timely (x2)
  Docter Twins
  Eric Wareheim Prettybird
  Tim Bullock
  Brian Billow (x3) O Positive
Full list available on request.   (selected directors) Lance Accord

Print

RoleDirectorProduction
The Stigma Project   Girlfriend N/A N/A
Tamiflu   Sick Woman N/A Christine Rose
HSBC   Latin Woman N/A N/A
Walking Dead   Body Double N/A AMC
 

Comedy

RoleDirectorProduction
Holidazzled   Ensemble Jonathan Pitts Donny's Skybox/Second City Training Center
My Big Fat Geek Wedding   Ensemble Joe Janes Donny's Skybox/Second City Training Center
BS   Annie Lovelock/Ensemble Mark Gagne Royal George Theatre
Funemployment   Ensemble No Smoking Co. Sketchfest 2004, Chicago
Suspicious Clowns   Ensemble/Writer Vincent Truman Live Bait Theatre
An Evening with Linda Smith   Stand-up Linda Smith Carolines on Broadway
Michael McCarthy's Comedy Lab   Ensemble Wendy Wilkins iO West
Sketch Pool   Ensemble Blake Hogue iO West

Voiceover

RoleDirectorProduction
Facebook Games   Match 3 Woman Jerry O'Flaherty Delve Films
 
 
 
 

Music videos

RoleDirectorProduction
God is Dad by Arab on Radar   Various Rusty Nails Neweye Films
Blood Drinkers by The Goblins   Zombie Rusty Nails Neweye Films
Angels by Bobby Conn   Feather Girl Usama Alshaibi Artvamp LLC
 
 

Internet

RoleDirectorProduction
BAMF Girls Club Ep. 7   Willow Rosenberg/Guest Star Emily McGregor Comediva
 
 
 
 

Industrial

RoleDirectorProduction
Novartis   Medical Administrator Jody Lauren Miller Blue Eye Prod.
 
 
 
 

Training

Intro to Online Recording - Real Voice LA, Voiceover - Kalmenson & Kalmenson, Animation Voiceover Intensive - Vanessa Gilbert/TGMD, Performance Capture Intensive - ROM School, Broadcasting - Western Michigan University, Animation Voiceover Workshop - Real Voice LA, Acting Essentials - Lesly Kahn, Booking the Theatrical Audition - Keep It real Acting Studios, Audition Technique - Howard Fine Acting Studios, 8 Steps Lecture - Howard Fine Acting Studios, On-Camera Lab - BGB Studios, Acting (Thursday Core) - BGB Studios, How to Book Sitcoms - Actors Comedy Studio, Improvisation Conservatory Program - Second City Chicago, Improvisation - Players Workshop of Second City, Stand-up - Manhattan Comedy School  
 

Other Special Skills

Improv, Dialects, Impressions, Teleprompter, ADR 
 

Special Skills

ACTING GENRES, STYLES AND TECHNIQUES

Style

Comedy (Advanced), Drama (Advanced), Improv (Advanced), Method (Intermediate), Uta Hagen (Intermediate)
 

Athletic

Extreme Sports

CYCLING, GENERAL (Intermediate), SNOWBOARDER (Beginner)
 

General

AEROBICS (Intermediate), BILLIARDS PLAYER (Beginner), BOWLING (Beginner), HIKING (Beginner), JOGGING (Intermediate), RUNNING (Intermediate)
 

Improvisation and Comedy

Improvisation & Comedic Performance

IMPROV, GENERAL (Advanced), LONG FORM (Beginner), SECOND CITY (Advanced), SHORT FORM (Intermediate), SKETCH (Advanced), STAND-UP COMEDY (Intermediate)
 

Languages and Accents/Dialects

Accents/Dialects

BRITISH (Advanced), IRISH (Intermediate), SCOTTISH (Intermediate), SOUTHERN (Intermediate)
 

Other

Miscellaneous

DISC JOCKEY (Intermediate), HOSTING (Intermediate), IMPRESSIONIST (Intermediate), KNIT (Beginner), MASSEUSE (Intermediate), STAND-IN EXPERIENCE (Intermediate), TELEPROMPTER (Intermediate), VIDEO GAMES (Beginner), WHISTLER (Intermediate), YOGA (Intermediate)
 

Possessions

Medical Scrubs / Doctors Coat 
Electric Guitar 
Vintage 60s Spring Gown 
Acoustic Guitar 
Knitting Supplies 
Art Supplies 
Skateboard