| Maria Fe Picar is a
native San Franciscan who has been dancing and choreographing for
the past twenty years. She holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree
from San Francisco State University in Physical Education with a
dance emphasis and has owned her own dance school Ingleside Creative
Arts and After School Program, The Arts Connection both based in
the OMI (Oceanview, Merced, and Ingleside) district of San Francisco.
She began acting five years ago as the result of taking Voice-Over
classes at Voice-One. Her credits include commercials for The Filipino
Channel (TFC) that includes Magnolia Ice-Cream, Pure Calamansi,
and Orientex Lumpia. She has also just finished a major role in
the musical “Almond Eyes” based on the life of Dorothy
Toy a performer from The Forbidden City night club in San Francisco.
Other credits include ensemble work for The San Francisco Theater
Festival, The San Francisco Fringe Festival and Brava Theater as
well as numerous short films for local Bay Area film contests including
East Bay Express, Berkeley Community Media Festival, The 48 Hour
Film Festival, Roots Division, Three Minute Film Festival and the
Asian Film Lab Shoot-Out.
Maria began Asian Mainstream Productions with co-founder
Kim Bowman when it went to their attention that there were not a
lot of Asians in major film, television, and stage roles. Since
then the collective has been on a roll in fact winning awards in
the East Bay Express “Generica” film challenge and the
“48 Hour Film Festival” completing over thirteen shorts
in five years, two music videos, a commercial, and a documentary. |
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| FILMS: |
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Role
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Director
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| Tragedy Club (web series) |
Maria/Crew |
Chris Blair |
| With Love, Mom |
Sally |
Jeannice Mustafa |
| Urban Healing |
Ms. Johnson |
Cassandra Henderson |
No Milk, No Eggs |
Mom |
Orlando Mendoza |
| Own Life |
Wife |
Derek Sanchez |
| Unfamiliar Waters
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Aunt |
Jeremy
Schaefer |
| Here Today; Gone Today |
Wife |
William Yick |
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| COMMERCIAL: |
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| Intel |
Doctor |
Pederson Media Group |
| Orientex |
Grandmother |
Joshua Staley |
| Pure Calamansi |
Hostess |
Joshua Staley |
| Google |
Postal Worker |
Brian Benson |
| Testimonial Case |
Lawyer |
Level Playing Institute |
| Magnolia Ice Cream |
Grandmother |
Primo Quesada |
| Banyan Tree Project |
Mom |
Nancy Hom |
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| VOICE OVER: |
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| Pure Calamansi |
Tag |
Joshua Staley |
| Home Stories |
Narration |
Scott Kildall |
| Banyan Tree Project |
Tag |
Nancy Hom |
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| THEATRE: |
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| SF Olympian Festival |
Gaia |
Molly Noble |
| Vintage Play Festival |
Conjure Woman |
Kirk Johnson |
| Tuning Point: The Musical |
Ensemble |
Tracy Held Potter |
| Almond Eyes (Musical) |
Georgia |
Ann Fajilian |
| CLEAN |
Factory Worker |
Maya Gurantz |
| White Darkness |
Dancer |
Michael Mohammed |
| San Francisco Theater Festival |
Bale Techlorico |
Greg Beuthin |
| San Francisco Fringe Festival |
Bale Techlorico |
Greg Beuthin |
| Roadsigns |
Rosemarie |
Susan Jackson |
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| PRINT: |
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| Heald College |
Mom |
Hayes Casting |
| Nami California |
Wife |
Nami California |
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| SKILLS
& TRAINING |
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Voice One - Teleprompter, Character Voices,
Improvisation and Narration
Joya Cory - Improvisation
City College of San Francisco - Beginning Acting,
Drama Production, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Afro-Haitian , Hip-Hop,
and Tap
San Francisco State University - Bachelor’s
of Art- Physical Education/Dance
San Francisco Dance Center - Ballet, Jazz, Modern,
Hip-Hop, and Choreography
Other Skills - Vocal training,
Face Painting, Directing, Producing, Event Planning and Grant Writing. |
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