Pride Films and Plays Announces LEARN TO BE LATINA 3/3-6

Pride Films and Plays announced today that the winner of the first Great Gay Play Contest is Learn to be Latina, by Enrique Urueta from San Francisco. Learn To Be Latina was one of five finalists which were all performed as staged readings March 3 to 6, 2011, in the Hoover-Leppen Theater at the Center on Halsted.

Other finalists included The Times by Mark S. Watson, Save the Date by Tyler Dean, Short Expanse by Corinne J. Kawecki, and False Reality by Joe Lauderdale, a drama about gay teens which won the Audience Favorite Award chosen by those who had attended all five readings.

In addition to seeing the works performed, the five finalists each received a $400 cash prize.

Information on all of the final five plays, along with the authors' bios, is available here: http://pridefilmsandplays.com/ggpf.html

In Enrique Urueta's irreverent new comedy Learn To Be Latina, Hanan Mashalani is beautiful and talented, but she's Lebanese and that just doesn't a pop star make. As she's made over by FAD records to be the next Latin bombshell, she falls in love with an actual Latina. She struggles to maintain the image everyone expects her to be, which ultimately tests her relationship and her own identity.

About Learn To Be Latina, judges on our panel said:
"I would pay A LARGE SUM OF MONEY to see this on stage. The playwright clearly understands & embraces the medium of theatre -- a rare treat."
"It lures you in because it's so fun. Just make sure that any producer is willing to go the distance and stay true to the vision."
"I would love to see this onstage which makes me believe in its viability. The physical production and musical staging will only make it funnier and more insane than it is onstage."
"This hilarious play is irreverent and deliciously politically incorrect. Audiences will alternate between being offended and falling on the floor with laughter."
David Zak, PFP's Executive Director David Zak says "I believe all five of these works are ready for production now, from the drama of Short Expanse, the intriguing plots twists of The Times, the classical farce of Save the Date, and the dramatic exploration of False Reality."

Entries to the Second Great Gay Play Contest will be accepted in August 2011.

For more information on the Great Gay Play Contest and Pride Films and Plays visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com.

Mission of Pride Films and Plays

Pride Films and Plays fosters excellent writing for the stage and screen that not only speaks to the GLBT community, but is essential viewing for our friends, family, and co-workers.

Pride Films and Plays, based in Chicago, links an international network of writers with professionals working in film and theater.

Through readings, contests, classes, screenings and full Theater Productions, Pride Films and Plays engages artists and audiences in the full developmental process needed to make great artistic experiences.

Our ultimate goal is to create a national center for great GBLT writing for the stage and screen, and be a conduit to the production of the winning films and plays.

For more information visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com

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