Melissa De Sousa Signs with Mainstay Entertainment

Melissa De Sousa has new management…

The 54-year-old Panamanian American actress has signed with Mainstay Entertainment for management.

Melissa De SousaDe Sousa, best known for her role as the infamous Shelby in Universal’s The Best Man and The Best Man Holiday, films will next be seen starring opposite Morris Chestnut in the Peacock limited series The Best Man: The Final Chapters based on the films, which set to begin shooting in 2022.

Also on the television side, De Sousa recently wrapped the first season of Our Kind of People opposite Chestnut for Fox.

Her other recent credits include recurring as Chief Ana Lopez on CW’s Black Lightning and as the pill popping journalist Mirta Herrera on Showtime’s On Becoming a God in Central Floridaopposite Kirsten Dunst.

De Sousa continues to be repped by A3 Artists Agency and Meyer & Downs.

Andrea Navedo to Star in Mainstay Entertainment’s “God The Worm”

Andrea Navedo is worming her way onto the big screen…

The 41-year-old Puerto Rican actress and Jane the Virginstar has been cast in Mainstay Entertainment’s God The Worm.

Andrea Navedo

Navedo joins a cast that includes Robert KleinWillie GarsonCraig BierkoChris Perfetti, and SHAEDlead singer Chelsea Leeand Annabella Sciorra.

Written and directed by Eric Schaeffer, the project began filming this week in New York City. 

The story centers on Samantha Miller (Sciorra), a talented singer-songwriter who, questioning life’s meaning, journeys through New York City’s colorful neighborhoods where chance encounters with a roster of eccentric and unforgettable characters who help illuminate her future path and restore her zeal for life and music. 

Klein plays Samantha’s hopeful and loving father, Jasper. Bierko (Walt), Garson (Francis), Navedo (Chloe) and Perfetti (Johnson) are among the dynamic New York City characters she meets along the way. Lee makes her acting debut here as a street artist. 

Navedo’s previous credits include BrightOne Life to Live and How to Make It in America.