A Star is Born!

from The Plaza Classic Podcast Hosted by El Paso Community Foundation

We know Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, and Matthew McConaughey as Academy Award winning actors. But rewind several decades, and they were just regular people looking for an opportunity. In this episode, Stephanie Valle and Lisa Elliott team up with Jaime Mendez, UTEP Assistant Dean of Students and longtime member of the Plaza Classic Film Festival Advisory Committee, to focus on the breakout roles of successful movie stars who are still working today. The Plaza Classic Podcast is a production of the El Paso Community Foundation and is recorded on the El Paso Community College campus. Check out this week's show notes here. Get updates for the 2027 Plaza Classic Film Festival here.

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