Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1541330
What is your fondest memory of working on Grinch? Okay, the best memory was that I got to be part of a book, honey. All around the world, there are so many children who speak different languages. They read the Dr. Seuss books, and of course, this Christmas story is out of this world. I thought, when I got hired to day play, and start puing things together and accessorizing big buons with jackets; I thought this is a beautiful world. As a kid, I always wanted to know what the real Christmas was like. So that's one of my memories. You know, thinking all these stories come from the Nordic countries. Now here I am in America, enjoying this beauty while in Central and South America, it is just something that people will never see. They'll just watch it in movies. What was working on set like 25 years ago? Most of our trailers had no air conditioning, and most of the trail- ers were small. We had two lile trailers. In one, we had the rack for background equipment, and in the other one, we had the principals with our Costume Designer. The tailors would be there working at all hours. We had no smartphones. Everything was taking notes and going behind the cameras. We would watch the cameras, watch the actors, do last looks, and take notes. That was us back then. I remember the costumes being very whimsical, like the cartoon. Was there ever a feeling that you felt like this was going to be something special? "I see my nephews, my friends' kids, my friends' grandkids, watching the show and loving it, and I just think, 'Oh, I was a Set Costumer; I was a Backstage Costumer. I was helping to prepare so many lile things.'" — R U B E N C A L D E R O N 46 WINTER 2026