Singer waits for call
Honolulu resident Tatiana Echevarria, 10, is waiting to hear whether she wins a role in a Columbia movie starring Mariah Carey. Echevarria, who auditioned Thursday at Pacific Focus in Honolulu, was a winner on "From Hawaii: Destination Stardom" where she was billed as "Little Mariah Carey" because of her vocal talent.
Echevarria expects to find out this week if she wins this round of auditions for "All That Glitters," produced by Lawrence Mark and directed by Vondie Curtis Hall. Filming will begin in New York City July 3 and has a Christmas 2001 release date.
Echevarria would play the main character, Billie James, as a young girl; Carey plays the adult James. April Masini, who arranged for Echevarria's audition, had called the head of casting at Columbia, then sent Echevarria's "Destination" footage.
"I was stunned and thrilled when I received April's call," said Kim Au, Echevarria's mother. "Tatiana is excited too, but doesn't want to set herself up for disappointment in case she doesn't get the role. She'll believe it when she signs a contract." (Honolulu Star Bulletin)
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