A Chat with Glass Casa actor Lizet Benrey

Author: Shaudi Bianca Vahdat Actor, filmmaker and visual artist Lizet Benrey, who plays Maria in Glass Casa, is a true multi-hyphenate. Lizet approaches her performance work with a grounded honesty, while leaving room for mystery and the unknown. She was kind enough to share her experience working on Glass Casa, opening up about Maria’s world,…

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Meet Lizet Benrey

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Lizet Benrey. Thanks for sharing your story with us Lizet. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.Having come from a family of artists, it was only natural to follow suit. My mother, Shirley Chernitsky, was an internationally recognized painter. From a young…

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Meet Lizet Benrey: Actor Filmmaker Artist

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We had the good fortune of connecting with Lizet Benrey and we’ve shared our conversation below. Hi Lizet, we’d love to start by asking you about lessons learned. Is there a lesson you can share with us?One of biggest lessons the acting/film-making industry has taught me, is how to embrace unpredictability. When I paint, I…

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Rising Star Lizet Benrey: “Art is at the epicenter of love, kindness, and ultimately, unity; This is what we so desperately need today!”

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I envision bringing people from around the world together in one location to hold hands and dance. Art is at the epicenter of love, kindness, and ultimately, unity — which we so desperately need today! Ihad the pleasure to interview Lizet Benrey. Lizet is an award-winning actress filmmaker and artist. Born and raised in Mexico…

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Interview by SD Voyager Magazine

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Interview by: SD Voyager Magazine Today We’d like to introduce you to Lizet Benrey. So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story. Having come from a family of artists, it was only natural to follow suit. My mother, Shirley Chernitsky, was…

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Summer Blockbuster Movies Hit The Big Screen And Independent Film Festivals

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Big blockbuster films aren’t just for big screen. Independent movies like The Witching Hour, a compelling psycho drama short film, are making a big splash at film festivals around the country this summer. The term “summer blockbuster” entered the movie goers consciousness in the late 1970s. Today anticipation of what the next summer blockbuster is…

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TIMES OF San Diego

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For Mexican-American artist and actress Lizet Benrey, the successful film career on display during San Diego Film Week is the result of pursuing a lifelong dream later in life. Two of her films, the short “Noticed”and feature-length “Carving a Life,”will be shown on March 3 and 5 during the annual event showcasing local filmmakers. Benrey…

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INNERMOST QUEST, WORKS OF LIZET BENREY

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BY ROCIO CERON ​ This Was No Nostalgia For Oneself, But Nostalgia For Man. -Ehitel Silva Zegarra Art, in its relationship with the world and the other, has always kept an incessant quest in order to ascertain a passage that makes us see the truth through the edge of a work. Lizet Benrey is not…

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Arts & Culture Painting our Earth in the balance

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Environmentally Conscious Lizet Benrey Pays Tribute To Mother EarthThrough Her Art.   By Marti Gacioch Nature serves as Lizet Benrey’s muse, and her paintings often depict her love for our planet. “I’ve been environmentally conscious my whole life,†Benrey said. “With global warming, I’m inspired to paint the earth and its beauty because I believe that…

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Arts & Culture Del Mar Times

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Artist Benrey Creates An Ever-Changing Canvas By Sarah Wilkins The place in which Lizet Benrey creates is worlds apart from the one in which she lives. The Carmel Valley artist laces her canvases with bright colors and bold, abstract forms, boasting influences of Japanese calligraphy and Mexican modern art. And yet, the pieces are created…

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