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LOCAL Friday 23 February 2018

Ray Ellin

Continued from Page 14 opening weekend, the film
finished third in per-screen
“One was in a neighbor- average behind Oscar win-
hood called ‘The Com- ners The Last King of Scot-
bat Zone.’ A fifteen year land and The Queen.” The
old had no business being movie could have been
there,” he laughs. He kept bigger, Ray says, but he did
performing, and got better it all by himself and was kind
and better, determined in of burnt out. The success of
following his passion. the film was meant to be:
Ray studied Film at College “I was at this film festival,
and after that he moved to and the other film makers
New York City. He acted in all brought large support
many TV commercials, a staffs. I was sitting in an of-
few films, hosted several fice in the hotel alone, cut-
TV shows, and was asked ting my movie promo flyers and waiting tables. He even ing guests. After that show not on stage for a week I
to produce a comedy by hand. They were just sold uniforms to mailmen, finished I needed a break, feel weird, it’s a part of my
tour with Latino comedi- terrible. The other movies did all kinds of jobs while in and ended up having a trip system. Eating, breathing,
ans throughout the States. had beautiful posters, I had the evenings he performed to Aruba. I fell in love with performing.”q
“That gave me the idea of these lousy paper flyers. A in different comedy clubs in Aruba, and that is where
making the movie. I pro- week after the festival a New York. He found Aruba this journey started.”
duced and directed ‘The guy called me from a mov- after finishing working on a
Latin Legends of Comedy’ ie studio: “Can you send TV show: “I hosted the talk The Aruba Ray’s Comedy
which I financed with 6 me a copy of your movie. show LateNet for a while, Shows have started again
credit cards. While I was in I picked up your flyer at a live show for the internet, with shows until March 29th
the middle of making the the festival and I thought which was way ahead of its (some days are off, check
film, someone called to tell it looked interesting’. You time. People called in from the schedule at www.Aru-
me that only 2 or 3 percent never know where the all over the world to inter- baComedy.com). Curious
of all movies that are made magic might occur!“ Ray act with my guests, who about Ray and his fellow
end up being sold. But for- laughs out loud. Before Ray were big, big stars. It did re- comedians? Visit the show
tunately, I sold it to 20th had his successes, he had ally well, was fun, got a lot and let your smiles flow. To
Century Fox. During the day jobs like bartending of great press and amaz- Ray it is all clear: “If I am