About Barú Films
Miranda Martinez
Actress/Producer
Miranda Martinez, actress/producer and founder of Barú Films, has been heavily involved in various areas of media since 1998. As an actress, Miranda has appeared in many regional and national SAG commercials as well as independent films. Behind the scenes, she has performed various crew positions, ranging from production coordinator, to casting assistant and director to 1st AD. In 2001 Miranda co-founded Martice Enterprises with her producing partner Marco Rodriguez. Martice is a theatre production company that has produced several award-winning and critically acclaimed stage plays; including the Dallas stop of Rick Najera’s Latinologues, starring famous Latin comedian Eugenio Derbez, which ended up performing for on Broadway. Martice's original play "Heaven Forbid(s)!" won Outstanding New Play by the Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum Awards. Currently, Miranda trains in Dallas at REACT Studio, Four Day Weekend Improv, and with top casting director Toni Cobb-Brock. Miranda is represented in Dallas by The Horne Agency, in Austin & Los Angeles by TAG Talent and in Houston by Pastorini-Bosby Talent. Originally from the Republic of Panama, Miranda arrived in the US only speaking Spanish. Five years later, she graduated with a B.B.A. in marketing from Southern Methodist University. She is of Chinese, Spanish, Puerto Rican and Jamaican descent.
Awards and Reviews
PLAYS
(All produced by Marco and Miranda's
Theatre Company Martice Enterprises)
For full production history visit martice.com
"Heaven Forbid(s)!"
Written by Marco Antonio Rodriguez
**Winner - Outstanding New Play
- 2007 Dallas/Fort Worth Critic's Forum Awards
"**** (Four Stars!) A hilarious and irreverent production."
- Stella Tan, Time Out New York
"...Keeps us laughing often enough to make this an effective comedy...a great comedy...
poignant and effective."
- Scott Stifler, The Edge New York
"It's genious theater that doesn't rely on splash but on creativity for its boundless energy.
Prepare to be wowed."
- Arnold Wayne Jones, The Dallas Voice
"Pico de Gallo: The Return of The Queen"
Written by Marco Antonio Rodriguez
"Fall down funny...the brightest burst of comedy on any stage this summer!"
- Elaine Liner, The Dallas Observer
"...The laughs cascade like guppies over Niagara Falls."
-The Dallas Voice
"Pico de Gallo: The Comedy con Spice!"
Written by Marco Antonio Rodriguez
"...the tiny Martice Enterprises acting troupe delivers more sassy, funny, provocative entertainment than many local theaters do with big budgets and huge productions in a whole season...short in funds they may be, but man, they're loaded with talent."
- Elaine Liner, The Dallas Observer
"Pico de Gallo is a zesty treat... It's refreshingly honest..."
- Tom Sime, The Dallas Morning News
"Pico de Gallo is one spicy show."
- Perry Stewart, The Fort Worth Star Telegram
"Latinologues"
Written by Rick Najera
** Winner: Best Debut by a New Acting Company
- The Dallas Observer 2002 Best of Dallas Awards
** Winner: Top 5 Theatre Productions of 2002
- The Dallas Voice
(All produced by Marco and Miranda's
Theatre Company Martice Enterprises)
For full production history visit martice.com
"Heaven Forbid(s)!"
Written by Marco Antonio Rodriguez
**Winner - Outstanding New Play
- 2007 Dallas/Fort Worth Critic's Forum Awards
"**** (Four Stars!) A hilarious and irreverent production."
- Stella Tan, Time Out New York
"...Keeps us laughing often enough to make this an effective comedy...a great comedy...
poignant and effective."
- Scott Stifler, The Edge New York
"It's genious theater that doesn't rely on splash but on creativity for its boundless energy.
Prepare to be wowed."
- Arnold Wayne Jones, The Dallas Voice
"Pico de Gallo: The Return of The Queen"
Written by Marco Antonio Rodriguez
"Fall down funny...the brightest burst of comedy on any stage this summer!"
- Elaine Liner, The Dallas Observer
"...The laughs cascade like guppies over Niagara Falls."
-The Dallas Voice
"Pico de Gallo: The Comedy con Spice!"
Written by Marco Antonio Rodriguez
"...the tiny Martice Enterprises acting troupe delivers more sassy, funny, provocative entertainment than many local theaters do with big budgets and huge productions in a whole season...short in funds they may be, but man, they're loaded with talent."
- Elaine Liner, The Dallas Observer
"Pico de Gallo is a zesty treat... It's refreshingly honest..."
- Tom Sime, The Dallas Morning News
"Pico de Gallo is one spicy show."
- Perry Stewart, The Fort Worth Star Telegram
"Latinologues"
Written by Rick Najera
** Winner: Best Debut by a New Acting Company
- The Dallas Observer 2002 Best of Dallas Awards
** Winner: Top 5 Theatre Productions of 2002
- The Dallas Voice
