Age: 32
female
Gley Viera is a film actress born in La Habana, Cuba as Gleydis Maria Viera Rojas. At the age of 8, she migrated from the island to join her mom in Mexico (Merida, Yucatán) where she became a competitive and medalist swimmer until she turned 12, when her mom relocated once again to Miami, FL. In 2016, Gley quit Corporate America to fully reestablish a career in the Film industry. Since then she has been training in film, as well booked as principals in commercials and photography campaigns. Her experience on Film includes complex leading roles in short films produced by The New York Film Academy and Miami Dade College. Her most recent one, Metanioa, was nominated for the CinenaSlam Competition in the 2020 Miami Film Festival. Gley's passion for acting shows in the value of work she brings to set, whether is a suspense thriller, relatable comedy or simply being a broken human, she is known for connecting deeply with the Director and fellow actors to get the best possible outcome in each take and increase the overall results in the production experience. Her performance on the pilot episode of the Owl's Nest received Best Supporting Actress Award in the Top Short Festival 2018.
Gley Viera
Danita Rodriguez
for Danita Rodriguez in Find Me in Havana
Suggested by kamsismith
Cuba, 1936: When Estelita Rodriguez sings in a hazy Havana nightclub for the very first time, she is nine years old. From then on, that spotlight of adoration—from Havana to New York’s Copacabana and then Hollywood—becomes the one, true accomplishment no one can take from her. Not the 1933 Cuban Revolution that drove her family into poverty. Not the revolving door of husbands and fickle world of film. Not even the tragic devastation of Castro’s revolution that rained down on her loved ones. Thirty years later, her young adult daughter, Nina Rodriguez, is blindsided by her mother’s mysterious, untimely death. Seeking answers no one else wants to hear, the grieving Nina navigates the troubling, opulent memories of their life together and discovers how much Estelita sacrificed to live the American dream on her own terms. Based on true events and exclusive interviews with Nina Rodriguez, Find Me in Havana weaves two unforgettable voices into one extraordinary journey that explores the unbreakable bond between mother and child and the ever-changing landscape of self-discovery.
