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Suzanne Linares was born and raised in Highland Park. She has a master’s in School Psychology from California State University Los Angeles and loves to paint, write and read. Since 2013 she has been involved with CASA 0101’s annual festival, Chicanas Cholas y Chisme as a writer, associate producer, stage manager and assistant stage manager. She still lives in the house she grew up in.

Lydie Denier was raised in Martinique and attended school at the Lycee Shoelcher in Fort de France, Martinique. She became a model at 14 years old. Her big break through as an actress was when she played the role of Jane in the TV series Tarzán (1991) from 1991 till 1993. Her TV debut was on General Hospital (1963) back in 1989 playing the role of Yasmine Bernoudi. Lydie is also an accomplished artist. She paints acrylic on canvas and her work has been sold both in Europe and America. She is also a writer and a producer. Her film company is Pathway Pictures in Los Angeles.

In this YouTube interview, we have the pleasure of speaking with Odalys Nanin, the writer, director, and producing artistic director/founder of Macha Theatre/Films. She is the creator of the highly acclaimed play, Garbo's Cuban Lover, a suspenseful dramedy exploring the glamorous and secretive lives of Hollywood's Golden Age, specifically Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and their love affair with the enigmatic Mercedes de Acosta.  

Nanin's creative interpretation of the Garbo-De Acosta relationship has earned her a reputation for writing, directing, and producing theater in Los Angeles. In this re-imagined version, she has added images, a clip from her short film, and more music and dancing. She dedicated this play to her parents Antonio and Mireya, as well as to all those who, like herself and Mercedes, still believe in soulmates.