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Maya Contreras
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY
I am a writer who likes to act.
Interests: Writing, Going to the Gym, Watching good films, Eating good food, Hanging out with my husband, Drinking tequila.
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FALL TIME FILM/TV RECOMMENDATIONS
Because you know you don't want to leave your couch (and neither do I) Maya Contreras (Playwright and Performer) On Hulu: EL NORTE Summary: "...two indigenous youths who flee Guatemala in the early 1980s due to the ethnic and political persecution of the Guatemalan Civil War. They head north and travel through Mexico to the United States, arriving in Los Angeles, California, after an arduous journey." Totally relevant to what is going on this election year regarding immigration Can you stay on the couch?: Yes! It's on Hulu. On HBO: HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT Summary: "Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema... Continue reading
Posted Sep 1, 2016 at Crazytown
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GOOD REVIEW? BAD REVIEW? WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
Posted Aug 25, 2016 at Crazytown
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MY LIFE IN CHEAP TIES
Posted Aug 11, 2016 at Crazytown
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GOING A BIT PEAR SHAPPED
Posted Aug 4, 2016 at Crazytown
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WE ARE NOT IN COMPETITION WITH ONE ANOTHER
Posted Jul 21, 2016 at Crazytown
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#FRINGENYC LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO 'THE DEVIL'
Posted Jul 14, 2016 at Crazytown
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FOR ALTON, ERIC, MICHEAL, TAMIR, DONTRE, AKAI, TANISHA, JOHN, EZELL, ON, AND ON...STOP KILLING US
Posted Jul 7, 2016 at Crazytown
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THE COUCH POTATO LEAVES THE COUCH*
Posted Jun 30, 2016 at Crazytown
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THANK YOU JOHN LEWIS
Posted Jun 23, 2016 at Crazytown
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SIDESHOW DON: A LETTER TO THE MEDIA
Posted May 23, 2016 at Crazytown
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SELF-COMPASSION
Posted May 9, 2016 at Crazytown
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DEF JAM TURNS 32
Posted May 2, 2016 at Crazytown
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DOVER'S NIGHT WITH PRINCE
Posted Apr 25, 2016 at Crazytown
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#VOTEORBUST
Posted Apr 18, 2016 at Crazytown
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IN ALL WAYS A WOMAN
Posted Apr 11, 2016 at Crazytown
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DUAL IMMUNE SYSTEM
Posted Apr 4, 2016 at Crazytown
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GO AHEAD, EMBARRASS YOURSELF
Posted Mar 28, 2016 at Crazytown
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RECONNECTING WITH CUBA
It's time we kissed, mamboed, and make up with Cuba By Maya Contreras (Writer, Playwright, Actor) Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and if you have been living under a rock, I’m very sorry to hear that) you know that President Obama and the first family took a trip to Havana Cuba yesterday. It was the first time a U.S. President has visited Cuba in 90 years! Was this trip a way for Obama to announce to the rest of the world that our relationship with Cuba has officially thawed or was it a sneaky way to get in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 21, 2016 at Crazytown
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DEDICATED TO ALL THE SINGLE LADIES FROM THIS MARRIED WOMAN
Posted Mar 14, 2016 at Crazytown
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EDUCATE YO’SELF
Posted Mar 7, 2016 at Crazytown
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WHAT'S IN A SURNAME?
Posted Feb 29, 2016 at Crazytown
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NETFLIX, HULU, AMAZON & CHILL
Posted Feb 22, 2016 at Crazytown
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TWITTER WARS
Posted Feb 15, 2016 at Crazytown
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IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR: PLAY NICE!
Posted Feb 8, 2016 at Crazytown
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LET'S TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU AND ME
Posted Jan 25, 2016 at Crazytown
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