๐ฅ Eh Brah, Guatemalan Actress, Maria Mercedes Coroy, She’s Da First Eva Female Maya Superhero in Marvel’s Wakanda Forever Movie!๐ฆธ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
Afta shooting her scenes for da Marvel movie, Maria went back to her roots in Santa Marรญa de Jesรบs, Guatemala where she stay working as one farmer and vendor. ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ
Her character, Princess Fen, she one kine like no odda in da Marvel universe, coming out from da deep ocean as one female Maya superhero. ๐๐ฆธ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
She stay living at da base of one volcano, in one town wit 22,000 peeps, and da day afta she shot her final scene in Los Angeles, she wen go back to her normal life. She wen wear her hand-woven huipiles and cortes to go sell her produce in Escuintla market, one job she wen start doing afta dropping outta school to help her parents. ๐๏ธ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ
Maria, she stay liking to act in da U.S. and posing in one pink and blue huipil at da Golden Globe Awards, but she stay even more interested in da film industry growing in her own country. ๐๐๐ฅ
Maria, she one new generation of Maya actors who stay determined to get good at their craft and stay holding onto their culture while they help to expose one legacy of discrimination against Guatemala’s Indigenous population. She stay proud of her Indigenous roots and stay working hard for preserve them. ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐บ๐ฟ
Da first time she wen get one role, it was as da lead in one school play production of “Snow White and da Seven Dwarfs.” She wen miss da audition for her first movie, “Ixcanul,” but her friend wen put her in touch wit da director and da rest was history. ๐ญ๐๏ธ
Her role in “Ixcanul” was as one poor young woman who stay get pregnant while she stay secretly involved wit one young man who wen promise to take her to da U.S. Da Los Angeles-based film critic, Manuel Betancourt, he wen write about Maria’s understated performance, “quiet and fearless,” and how she stay reveal her anguish behind one still face. ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐
Maria’s acting career wen take off afta dat, wit her second film wit da same director, “La Llorona.” Da movie stay one fictional indictment of da Guatemalan dictator, General Efraรญn Rรญos Montt, and his regime’s genocide of da Maya population. Maria’s character, Alma, she stay one Maya housemaid who haunts da dictator afta her kids wen get murdered. ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐ป๐ฅ
Maria’s performance in da two Bustamante films wen catch da eye of casting directors, and she wen get one role as one Indigenous guerrilla in da American film, “Bel Canto,” starring Julianne Moore. Fo two-and-a-half months, Maria wen be shooting da movie in Mexico and da U.S., da longest she wen stay away from her family. ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐ญ๐ฌ
Maria stay one proud Maya woman, but she stay facing one legacy of discrimination against Guatemala’s Indigenous population. She stay one of da few Maya actors making it big in Hollywood, and she stay hoping to inspire oddas to pursue their dreams while still holding onto their culture. ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐บ
Despite her growing fame, Maria stay staying grounded in her hometown, where da people avoid treating her like one celebrity. She stay even walking around da town’s park like any odda vendor, and she stay saying, “There’s no movie star culture here. There are no paparazzi.” ๐ธ๐๐๏ธ
Maria Mercedes Coroy, she stay one role model fo young Maya girls who stay dreaming big and wanting to make it in da entertainment industry. She stay showing dem dat it’s possible to succeed in Hollywood and still stay proud of your roots. ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ
So, Brah, Maria stay one inspiration fo us all. We should all stay proud of our cultures and traditions and work hard to preserve them, while we chase our dreams. ๐บ๐ค๐ฝ๐
๐ฅ Hey friends, Guatemalan actress Maria Mercedes Coroy is the first-ever female Maya superhero in Marvel’s upcoming movie Wakanda Forever! ๐ฆธ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐
After filming her scenes for the upcoming Marvel movie, Maria returned to her roots in Santa Marรญa de Jesรบs, Guatemala, where she works as a farmer and vendor. ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ
Her character, Princess Fen, is unique in the Marvel universe, emerging from the depths of the ocean as a female Maya superhero. ๐๐ฆธ๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Maria lives at the base of a volcano in a town with 22,000 people. The day after shooting her final scene in Los Angeles, she went back to her normal life. She wears her hand-woven huipiles and cortes to sell her produce at the Escuintla market, a job she started after dropping out of school to help her parents. ๐๏ธ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ
Maria enjoys acting in the United States and posing in a pink and blue huipil at the Golden Globe Awards, but she is even more interested in the growing film industry in her own country. ๐๐๐ฅ
Maria is part of a new generation of Maya actors who are determined to excel at their craft while holding onto their culture and exposing the legacy of discrimination against Guatemala’s Indigenous population. She is proud of her Indigenous roots and works hard to preserve them. ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐บ๐ฟ
The first time Maria got a role, it was as the lead in a school play production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” She missed the audition for her first movie, “Ixcanul,” but her friend put her in touch with the director, and the rest is history. ๐ญ๐๏ธ
In “Ixcanul,” Maria played a poor young woman who becomes pregnant while secretly involved with a young man who promises to take her to the United States. Los Angeles-based film critic Manuel Betancourt wrote about Maria’s understated performance, “quiet and fearless,” and how she revealed her anguish behind a still face. ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐
Maria’s acting career took off after that, with her second film with the same director, “La Llorona.” The movie is a fictional indictment of Guatemalan dictator General Efraรญn Rรญos Montt and his regime’s genocide of the Maya population. Maria’s character, Alma, is a Maya housemaid who haunts the dictator after her children are murdered. ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐ป๐ฅ
Maria’s performance in the two Bustamante films caught the eye of casting directors, and she got a role as an Indigenous guerrilla in the American film “Bel Canto,” starring Julianne Moore. Maria shot the movie in Mexico and the United States for two and a half months, the longest she had been away from her family. ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐ญ๐ฌ
Maria is a proud Maya woman who faces a legacy of discrimination against Guatemala’s Indigenous population. She is one of the few Maya actors who have made it big in Hollywood, and she hopes to inspire others to pursue their dreams while holding onto their culture. ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ๐บ
Despite her growing fame, Maria remains grounded in her hometown, where people avoid treating her like a celebrity. She even walks around the town’s park like any other vendor and says, “There’s no movie star culture here. There are no paparazzi.” ๐ธ๐๐๏ธ
Maria Mercedes Coroy is a role model for young Maya girls who dream of making it big in the entertainment industry. She shows them that it is possible to succeed in Hollywood while still being proud of their roots. ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฆฑ
Therefore, Maria is an inspiration for all of us. We should all be proud of our cultures and traditions and work hard to preserve them as we pursue our dreams. ๐บ๐ค๐ฝ๐
