Being a longtime fan of mindless TV, I’ve been glued to Dancing With the Stars for the last couple of years. There’s nothing wrong with the show, but if you expect to use any cerebral parts of the brain while watching you’ll be disappointed.
Or so I thought until the show’s group swing number. Watching boxing champ Laila Ali swing poor little Apolo Anton Ohno around an idea came to me. Wouldn’t Laila be the perfect Zaria Fuentes from Forbidden Games?
I can imagine the confusion in your eyes as you read this. Zaria who? She’s the nearly six-foot half black/half Puerto-Rican cop heroine of FG, coming out 2/08. She and Laila have alot in common:
Laila is a big girl, ditto Zaria
Laila likes to fight, Zaria kicks some serious behind
Laila is a stunning beauty, Zaria (according to her hero) is a knockout
Laila likes the Latin dances, Zaria was born to them, though she doesn’t cut any rugs in the book
Laila doesn’t take any crap from her male counterpart, neither does Zaria
See what I mean about a perfect fit? So if you’re out there listening Laila and you want to take it from boxing to dancing to acting, give me a call. I’ve got a role for you.
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