{"id":677,"date":"2012-04-26T21:34:54","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T01:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=677"},"modified":"2013-03-03T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T19:49:05","slug":"east-willyb-webseries-needs-your-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=677","title":{"rendered":"East WillyB Webseries Needs Your Help"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hola<\/em> everyone. Last year I posted a blog entry about East WillyB<\/a>, a Latino webseries about a group of longtime residents in Bushwick, Brooklyn going through the ups and downs of the <\/em>gentrification of their neighborhood.\u00a0 The amazing talent behind this original effort now needs your help to film a few more episodes in hopes of it being picked up by a major network. The episodes are a few minutes long but with additional filming East WillyB<\/a> will have 90 minutes worth of material to shop around.<\/p>\n

This is where you can help. The producers of East WillyB<\/a> have started a fundraising campaign to raise $50,000 in 50 days. In 15 days they have already raised over $10,000. With your donation of $1, $5, $10 or more dollars you can soon be seeing more Latinos on television and have the wonderful feeling of knowing that you helped make it happen. So let’s make it happen. Donate now<\/a>!<\/p>\n

I thought the series was extremely funny, the acting stellar, the writing incredible, and the production awesome for an independent project. I can see EastWillyB<\/a> as an HBO series, on any of the major television networks, or on a future Latino-themed cable channel.<\/p>\n

So take a moment to help support independent producers and Latino-themed programming by making a pledge now<\/a>!<\/p>\n