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56 SAG-AFTR A | Spring 2025 | sagaftra.org Podcast News Podcast Playback From the latest news and updates to exclusive interviews with your fellow members across the industry, the SAG-AFTRA and En Español podcasts have got you covered. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. "Stunt people … don't have managers or any representative besides our union, so when we have to approach a topic that makes everybody feel uncomfortable, I definitely appreciate the work [field reps] do. It's great having them be 'the other eyes.'" SAMANTHA MACIVOR SAG-AFTRA National Board member & New York Stunt Committee Chair Meet the Union Reps Keeping Sets Safe for Performers "TikToks, YouTube [videos] — they're all basically short films. People are looking for the things they look for in any kind of media: a predictable universe, characters that they love, a story they can understand, and the rise and release that all types of theater and creativity give us." V SPEHAR Under the Desk News Creator & Host How V Spehar Built a News Empire From Under Their Desk "Me revió pudor, emoción miedo y un sinfín de emociones. Por supuesto que la más importante era [preguntarse]... '¡Qué maravilla, qué ricura ser un personaje [como Mamá Elena] de este tamaño!'" "It filled me with modesty, "It filled me with modesty, emotion, fear and countless emotion, fear and countless feelings. Of course, the most feelings. Of course, the most important one was [wonder] ... important one was [wonder] ... 'How wonderful, how delicious to 'How wonderful, how delicious to play a character [like Mama Elena] play a character [like Mama Elena] of this magnitude!'" of this magnitude!'" IRENE AZUELA on taking on the iconic role of Mama Elena in the new adaptation of Like Water for Chocolate. SAG-AFTRA En Español: Irene Azuela: Breaking Stereotypes and Redefining Women's Roles in Like Water for Chocolate Scan the QR code below to catch up on our most recent episodes! Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts and TuneIn. The views expressed by the guests are their own and not that of SAG-AFTRA. Any mention of products or services does not imply SAG-AFTRA's endorsement. "If you want to get involved, get involved! It's going to benefit you endlessly, just as it's done for me." SARAH SEEDS SAG-AFTRA National NextGenPerformers Committee Chair NextGen Performers Share Strategies for Thriving in Entertainment "I've had a range of experiences on various sets, and the best- case scenario is I go in and the production, crew, director and actors already know [my role]. But it is a little harder for us to walk on sets where people don't really know what our role is. … SAG-AFTRA is going to be helpful for us in that way: When things end up being harder, we're not going in by ourselves." CLAIRE WARDEN Intimacy Coordinator Intimacy Coordinators Join SAG-AFTRA in Historic Vote ENGLISH SPANISH