L-r: Alex Ferrari, Roarke Walker Satava, Lahna Turner, Debra Wilson, Jill-Michele Melean, Ruben Dario, Shawn Pelofsky-Oliveira, and Carlos Alazraqui
We caught up with stand-up comedian/actress Jill-Michele Meleán (Mad TV, Reno 911) at the closing night of the HollyShorts Film Festival, where her film, “This is Meg” was the closing night feature.
“Jilly” was born and raised in Miami, Florida (aka Cuba). She declared at a young age that she wanted to be like Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Benny Hill. Jilly started in Theatre and toured with The Coconut Grove Playhouse (which is the Broadway of Miami). In 2000, she moved Los Angeles and needed to be on stage…
Meleán is super proud of this project that she wrote, stars in and executive produce—and has distribution already. Listen in on our conversation below.
This is Meg stars Melean and her friends, Joseph Reitman, Jenica Bergere, Debra Wilson, Holly Wortell, Krista Allen, Ruben Dario, Shawn Pelofsky, Lahna Turner, Carlos Oscar, Roarke Walker, and Carlos Alazraqui. Directed by Alex Ferrari.
Photos: ©2017 Angela María Ortíz S.
