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Mar 3, 2022 · Her mother and stepfather, like many Panamanians, were Catholic; her family went to church and had friends who practiced santeria. She first learned that her mother’s mother was Jewish from a photograph, shown to her around age 11, of a “mixed family, white and Black, on a farm in Jamaica.”.
Bravo speaks Spanish fluently and is Latina. She is also Jewish. In December 2015, Bravo married her long-time boyfriend, actor Brett Gelman. Gelman and Bravo met in New York City while working on a New York Lotto commercial. In 2016, they resided in Los Angeles. They divorced in 2018. Awards
Aug 18, 2017 · And while there isn’t an obvious Latinness throughout the film, me, Janicza, as a person of color, as a Latin woman, as a Jewish woman, as a woman, my feelings are in the movie through and...
- She Has Panamanian Roots. Janicza was born in New York City, but both of her parents immigrated to the United States from a city in Panama called Colón.
- She’s Worked In The Fashion Industry. Even before her filmmaking career started to take off, Janicza was already working in the film industry. After graduating from college, she began working as a wardrobe designer and stylist.
- She’s An NYU Alum. Janicza attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied directing and design for theater. The school has a long history of producing very talented people including Adam Sandler, Kristen Bell, Alec Baldwin, and Haley Joel Osment.
- She Has Acting Experience. Even though she has spent most of her career behind the camera, Janicza also has a little bit of acting experience under her belt.
Aug 20, 2012 · This month's installment of 'Combover' has no words. Here's your cheat sheet, an interview with photographer Janicza Bravo, who tells us about Combover's strange homoerotic shamanic dream.
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Jun 30, 2021 · 'Zola' director/co-writer Janicza Bravo fought for the job and worked hard to defend the voice of A'Ziah King's original Twitter thread.
Sep 6, 2017 · Hers is a worldview that comes from being raised by a non-practicing Jewish mom on an Army base in Panama. (Her parents, who are now together again, are both tailors and both served in the...
