I was so excited because I finally booked a paying gig that was shot on location and everything! It was going to be for an industrial that centered around the reenactment of one woman’s spiritual journey that led her to lose 300 pounds. The reenactment was to be shot by a Japanese film company that is based in Northern California. I have to admit to you that I wasn’t thrilled to play the “before” character. Needless to say, it is hard to play a role where your body being criticized is the plot. But in the end I was drawn to the project because it was a true story of a real woman who had struggled and found a spiritual path to weight loss as opposed to some hokey diet. They hired me sight unseen (I never auditioned with them in person) and asked me to fly out immediately.
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About Valery Amador, Executive Director
Valery is the Co-founder and CEO of V.I.E., LLC, an online publishing company. She serves as Creative Director for PLUS Model and Daily Venus Diva Magazines, both respectively voted the #1 Plus Size Fashion and Lifestyle Magazines in 2011 by the prestigious Full Figure Fashion Week New York. Valery is also the recipient of the 2011 Fuller Woman Expo's Mia Amber Davis Award of Excellence. She resides in the beautiful Northwest with her loving husband.
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