Two solo shows. One truth. The Latino fight to define who we are before others do it for us. From the corners of the Lower East Side to the soundstages of Hollywood, Richard Velazquez built a persona just to survive, and Yelyna De León, MFA in hand, challenges an identity the industry tries to force on her, each reclaiming their truth on their own terms. Each piece followed by a talkback with the artists. DANCING WITH DEMONS Written & performed by Richard Velazquez Directed by Allan Wasserman Just Another Demon opens with a Jehovah’s Witness childhood and the drug trade of 1980s Lower East Side New York. Nancy, the award-winning centerpiece, revisits the dance floor where Velazquez first found freedom. Mindful Mijo closes the night. HOLLYWOOD CHOLA Written by Josefina Lopez Performed by Yelyna De León Directed by Lindsey Haley HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNER A one-woman show with music, about Xochitl Guerrero, a Mexican-American actress repeatedly typecast in Hollywood, who is ordered into anger management after an altercation with a studio security guard.