Niña Linda (2024) directed by Ashley Morales where Yanelba plays the mom of the lead character is a finalist in the East Village New York Film Festival. The film will be screened Sunday, February 23rd, 2025. If you’d like to attend the screening, tickets are $10 and are available for purchase at this link.
Booking: Role in Short Film – Luminiscencia
Yanelba just booked a role in the coming-of-age short film Luminiscencia, directed by Marial Moreno. Yanelba will be playing the lead character’s mom who also happens to be Dominican 🇩🇴.
To learn more about the film and/or to donate, please visit the crowdfunding page here.
To follow the film’s journey, you can follow the Instagram page: @luminiscencia.shortfilm
Interview: Actors on Actors
Yanelba took part in an episode of “Actors on Actors” with Aileen Pujols, writer, producer, and lead of Niña Linda Film.
Aileen and Yanelba talked about their recent projects and what they learned about the characters they played, Yanelba shared differences between the acting industry now vs when she started, and she also shared advice for new actors which can actually be applied by others in different career paths.
Watch the interview below, please be sure to press like and leave a comment if you’re interested in seeing part 2!
Media: Niña Linda Film Premiere
On Sunday, December 8th, 2024 at 7:30pm EST, Niña Linda premiered. The premiere was held at Rue Auditorium in Rider University (Lawrenceville, New Jersey). It was a full house; chairs had to be added! The film was very well received, the crew and cast are all so appreciative for all of the love and support.
Right after the screening there was a talkback and Q&A moderated by Dr. Cynthia Lucia, Director of Film and Media Studies Program at Rider University.
Although the film has premiered, the production team is still collecting funds in order to submit the film to film festivals, please consider donating and/or spreading the word about this beautiful film: Niña Linda Film GoFundMe.
For more details about the film, please visit Film: Niña Linda.
Premiere: Niña Linda – Dec. 8th
Niña Linda directed by Ashley Morales and produced by Aileen Pujols will premiere at Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ) on Sunday, December 8th, 2024 at 7:30pm. The short film’s runtime is 17 minutes. Following the viewing there will be a Q&A with the cast and crew.
If you’d like to attend, please RSVP via this link.
For more info. about the film and/or to donate to the film, click here.
For a sneak preview, click here.
For stills and behind the scenes pictures, click here.
Watch: Hello Brooklyn!
Yanelba played a supporting role in this film, you can see her in the first five minutes of the film!
Sneak Preview: Niña Linda Film
Clip: Niña Linda Film
Booking: Training Video
Yanelba just booked a SAG-AFTRA Industrial. It will be an internal use only training video for harassment prevention in the workplace.
VLOG – Niña Linda Film – Last Day of Filming
Check out the final VLOG for Niña Linda