Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam’s Lisa Velez Gets Lifetime Biopic, With Jearnest Corchado, Bre Z & Angie Martinez To Star
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deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Singer and actress Lisa Velez, who rose to fame in the 80s hit group Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam, is getting the biopic treatment at Lifetime.
Velez will executive produce and star in Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story as her mother, and Jearnest Corchado (Sneaker Heads, Little America) will play the freestyle legend.
In addition to Velez and Corchado, the project also stars Bre Z (All American, Empire) as Toni Ménage and NYC radio personality, Angie Martinez as Nurse Rodriguez.
The film tells the story of Velez as a 15-year-old Puerto Rican girl from Hell’s Kitchen who went on to influence artists like Selena Quintanilla and Jennifer Lopez and inspire girls growing up in the 80s and 90s to reach for the stars.
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