![]() In 2015, the high profile English-language Netflix drama Sense8 was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a closeted gay Mexican telenovela star named Lito Rodriguez. He also stars in the Spanish series, 'Velvet' as Alberto Marquez. Silvestre stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo. ![]() Silvestre studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister Castellón 2002 pageant. He later decided to study kinesiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre. Hosted by Alexander Rodriguez.Silvestre planned on becoming a professional tennis player, before suffering injury in a Hungarian tournament. In this amazing chat, we talked about it all…in her candid, opinionated way…we chatted about her coming out journey, her first years moving to NY, getting into the theatre scene, the evolution of the LGBTQ community in media, activism fatigue and the need for mental rest, making TV history for the trans community, what the hell is going on in the nation right now, and yes, even those early high school years. She has had a pivotal role in front of and behind and behind the camera for the Transparent Musicale Finale, Hulu’s Difficult People with Billy Eichner, NBC’s Connecting, and Quantum Leap. For her theatre work, she has received the Lilly Award, the TRU Humanitarian Award from Theatre Resources Unlimited, and the Beatrice Terry Fellowship Award from the Drama League. The multi-hyphenate entertainment goddess Shakina Nayfack survived those tough years and went on to become a founding member and artistic director of New York’s Musical Theatre Factory, developing hundreds of musicals, including the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning A Strange Loop and her one-woman show, unabashedly titled Manifest Pussy, to critical and audience acclaim. Sounds like a Most Successful Honoree, correct? Too bad the high school asked her to leave when she was the victim of bullying because of her identity as part of the LGBTQ community. Read Next | LGBT Friendly Gyms and Fitness Classes in NYCīetter than a Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion reboot, picture it: A milestone high school reunion at an ultra-conservative Catholic High School in Orange County…Shakina Nayfack, Class of (fill in the blank, we don’t do ages): performer, director, writer, producer, artistic director, and activist whose groundbreaking career has encompassed television, theater, and music with projects on Amazon, Hulu, Audible, and NBC making television history not once, not twice, but three times. How TV Host Karl Schmid Turned Being HIV-Positive into a Plusīroadcast Journalist Ronan Farrow Officially Joins the LGBT Community People We Love: Nick Jonas Puts It All out There for His Gay Fans They were, as Smith said in Chicago last summer, butt-ass naked wearing like panty hose over our junk while shooting part of the now famous sensate orgy scene with Clayton and Freema Agyeman (Amanita). The Wachowskis: Two People We Love Behind Sense 8 Most Sense8 fans know by now that Silvestre and Smith had a very interesting first day of filming the first season. Sense8’s Swan Song, “Avenging” Brothers, and Gay and Gray Today Hate Group Leader Promoted, Sense8 Preps Exit, Peace Corps Fires for HIV? Sense8′s Miguel Ángel Silvestre Sees a World Beyond Borders Sense8: It’s Not about Them, It’s about Us ![]() We’re so delighted that Lito and the Sense8s will return, and grateful for the time Miguel spent giving so eloquently of himself in our cover story interview. Three weeks after its debut, Netflix cancelled the series - then just as suddenly reversed their decision when the internet exploded in protest. ![]() We caught up with him at the cast party to launch the show’s second season. After he’s outed when a jealous boyfriend finds sexual photos of the couple on his girlfriend’s phone, Lito’s career tanks but during a trip to Pride in Sao Paulo, he begins to realize his old fan base has been replaced by an entirely new audience of diehard allies in the LGBTQ community. In the story arc of Sense8, Lito begins as a macho action star secretly in love with college professor Hernando (played by Alfonso Herrera).
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