Yvonne deLaRosa Green thinks she just may be a part of
history.
“The master plan behind everything as a Latina was that
there weren’t a lot of things out there. Our time is coming
and it’s really going to hit big soon,” said deLaRosa.
“I want to be one of those people that make it
happen.’
And a few months ago, deLaRosa got a chance which may bring her
to the next level. She was cast in a sitcom pilot produced by 20th
Century Fox, called “Sr. White.” Instead of the usual
three camera sit-coms filmed in front of a live studio audience,
the series is more similar to comedies like “Malcolm in the
Middle.” In it, deLaRosa’s plays Inez Ortez.
 “She’s like the smart and sexy trouble shooter
who runs a pottery factory for my boss,” deLaRosa said.
Any similarities with deLaRosa’s real life?
“I identify with the trouble shooter part, because the
main thing I learned as a film student is that if something goes
wrong or if you need something, you become really
resourceful,” deLaRosa said.
While deLaRosa waits to hear if her pilot will get picked up by
network executives this month, she will also be keeping herself
busy by continuing to work on the weekly on campus production,
“ucla:next,” as well as the development of her feature
length screenplay, “Mr. Mojo Risin,” in which she will
also star.
The movie, which stems from deLaRosa’s fascination with
Jim Morrison, will be about a road trip with two girls in search of
her father and the other in search of her idol.
“It’s based on the whole subculture and underground
culture that Jim Morrison is still alive, a coming of age
story,” deLaRosa said.
An alumnus of the undergraduate film and television program at
UCLA, deLaRosa is also one of the few students in the program that
has had the opportunity to finish both her undergraduate and
graduate work at UCLA.
Although deLaRosa is currently finishing her last quarter in the
graduate screenwriting program, she still makes time each week to
help other youth who was in her same position not too long ago.
Mentoring inner city children, deLaRosa spends time each week to
help young girls develop their writing skills, hoping that
eventually they too, can experience her passion for writing, and
not be limited by social constraints.
“I want to give back. I’ve been very blessed and
I’d like to continue that and help other young girls pursue
their passion for writing,” said deLaRosa.