As might be expected, watching the reunion was emotional for me. Before the reunion took place they played a memorial video for my beloved Vanessa Marquez (who played Ana Delgado in the film), so I spent several minutes crying. In the superchat many also made donations in Vanessa's memory. The reunion itself was enjoyable to watch, as I expected it to be (in 2019 at the screening of Stand and Deliver at the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes I had seen a panel of the cast). Sadly, Patrick Baca was having technical difficulties and as a result didn't really get to take part much in the panel. That made me a bit sad, as Patrick is a great raconteur. At one point one of Lou Diamond Philips's cats decided to "meow." I was really hoping that maybe the kitty would make an appearance on screen, but they didn't. Anyway, I know that while Vanessa wasn't there physically, she was there in spirit.
I do have to point out that Paulie of Latino Slant did mispronounce my name. For those of you who are wondering "Towles" is pronounced with a long "o" (like "tolls") and in "Canote" the "o" is long and the "e" is silent. Here I want to say that I didn't mind Paulie mispronouncing my name, as I am used to it. I felt lucky just to have been acknowledged!
I have embedded the video here if you want to watch it. You can also watch it at the Midnight's Edge YouTube channel.
3 comments:
Sounds like a very moving and enjoyable experience, even if it was virtual.
It's been a long time since I've seen stand and deliver. I really need to remedy this as soon as possible.
So lovely they tributed Vanessa so beautifully. You had me tearing up just reading about the cat.
Aw, man, this would have been fun. Such a great movie.
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