My interests are primarily in the Art of Creating.
I love making something from nothing.
Music
Eclectic...but my preference is Tribal House Music. I'm in love with the sounds of percussion.
Movies
Rhina Valentin's Videos
Extra Short: Piratina Rhina
Pirates take over Bronx Trolley. The Bronx Cultural Trolley took captives on Wednesday October 4th, as part of the Bronx Council on the Arts "works-in-motion" segment. "Pirates of the Cultural Corridor" featured actual performances on the Trolley with its final performance at Pregones Theatre which was renamed La Casa Blanca tavern.
Anything that has to do with mystery, the future or culture.
Television
La Reina & Bronx Net Presents: Cable Connections
"Ugly Betty"....It's about time someone came up with a creative concept for a sitcom.
Books
La Reina & Bronx Net Presents: BumbleBee Buzz
I've now moved to "The Secret"
once again The law of Attraction.
About me: "La Reina" Rhina Valentin is a jack-of-all-trades in the arts and entertainment industry. Her positions as an artist include working as a Producer, Director, Performance Artist, Emcee, Comedic Actress, Dancer, Writer, and an Arts Educator. She is a 2007 BRIO award recipient for best actress. 2006 UAI recipient in performance arts and 2005 Hola Award Recipient for Outstanding Female Performer in a Featured Role. Village Voice crowned her “DIVA” in 2000 and Siempre Newspaper proudly granted her the title “La Diva de el Barrio”. Her most recognizable written works have been featured in the 2007 Latina Poets Festival at The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre and Latinas Don’t PMS at The World Famous Apollo in 2006. As an Actor Rhina is recognized for her role as Reina in HBO's "Betty La Flaca". Since 2006, Ms Valentin has been the Host of talkshow "Open" which airs Live every Friday on Bronxnet Channel 67.
Ma. Valentin most recently has accomplished legitimizing her Production company La Reina Del Barrio, LLC. She has produced and created: Diva Attack! (March 2001), Mirrors (March 2002) co-written with Sandra Rodriguez and Metrogroove (March 2003) later presented by The Point (June 2004). She has also had much success with her original piece OHMen co-choreographed by Awilda Sterling-Duprey, accompanied by the celebrated Dominican/Haitian Band Palo Monte. It opened in 2004 at the Baad! Ass Women Festival was later presented at Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture (March 2005) and was televised by award winning local cable show Bronxlive (August 2005). Her own written works have been presented in Latina’s Don’t PMS, which opened at Café Remy’s (March –April 2005),and was presented March 2006 at The World Famous Apollo. Ms. Valentin dedicated alot of energy to the development of La Reina’s Barriolesque, which initialy began as an open mic in 2004 at Carlito’s Café and materialized into a residency at the Nuyorican Poet’s Café with monthly performances every last Wednesday of the month, for an entire year. It was also presented at The Viva Bronx! Festival in October 2005. She is also one of the founders, producer and director of The Nuyorican Universal Theatre Society (NUTS) and mounted "Our Times"(March 2007) with a successful presentation at Hostos Repertory Theatre.
Off-stage she's been featured in a Bally’s commercial airing internationally and a 1-800-Flowers airing nationally. Her pride and joy is that of being a Theatre Arts Director/Producer/Instructor of 5th-8th graders at CIS 166 for the Children’s Aid Society, since 2005.
May The Universe provide Peace, Prosperity and LOVE!
www.rhinavalentin.com
Who I'd like to meet: People of the World...Who Live, Love and Laugh!
Hola comadre! miss you guys like crazy. I saw the post of my little jelly bean on Melanie Maria's wall. What am I chopped liver? Oh no I forgot. I'm Madrina Tremenda! Gimme my pic! : ) lol! i must come over and make marinated greens soon soon.
hola rhina! you were in my thoughts yesterday!! i hope you are doing okay!! i am so glad i got to see you last month!! yesterday i went to an event and i so heard your laugh with me at the situation - long story!-but it was great to have your virtual company with me love ya rhina, xo J
First I want to say it's been a pleasure working with you. The schoolyear has come and gone and looking back at it I am appreciative of all you have brought into making sure the children can shine when their moment comes! It's been wonderful seeing how you work your magic with them!
For now let me once again say congratulations to you, officially here on myspace! I know when your little one arrives you will once again be working your magic!
Thanks for all you have contributed to the Children's Aid Society and I hope we can work together again sometime in the future. Have a GREAT summer and I will be in touch from time to time!
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