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Daniela Torchia received her B.A. in Psychology/Theater from California State University, Northridge (magna cum laude) as well as her Masters in Public Health / Nutrition and Education from Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.  But school was only part of her journey, as she later focused on the arts and performed all over the United States as well as Europe promoting her pop-rock album, Have No Fear, internationally released in 2006.  After performing all throughout L.A. and Hollywood at clubs such the infamous Whisky A Go Go, the Viper Room, the Cat Club, and the Derby, she was named one of Music Connection Magazine’s top 100 hot unsigned artists, as well as received numerous nominations for best performer and best song through the Rock City News Awards, receiving the most votes for best album in 2007. She also received an honorable mention award for her song, Will You, from the John Lennon Song Writing Competition.   The National Library of Poetry and the International Society of Poetry have published her poetry both through CD distribution (The Sound of Poetry) and books. 

 Daniela started the Verdugo Hills Theater Company (VHTC), in Los Angeles, CA, with Tim Borquez (multi-Emmy Award and Golden Reel winner), and choreographer Carlos Ramos.  She landed several other musical theater productions in Los Angeles:  Pippin, Grease (Cha Cha); West Side Story (Rosalia); Velma Kelly in show cases for Chicago and Charity of Sweet Charity.  She was privileged to performed in the opening ceremonies of the L.A. Olympics and toured as a performer in CICUS USA.  Daniela also performed in Pink Floyd actors’ rendition of Dark Side of the Moon, Next Stage Theater, Hollywood, CA.

 Recent indie feature films include director TWK Ike’s, Soap on a Rope (World Famous Entertainment), and indie short Robin the Hood (Janice Jeanette Lipton, Directors), Bugs and Sauce (Dir. Nichol Pederson), as Lucile, the eccentric bug phobic woman.  Others include, Postcards, (Dir. Sonia Megerdichian); Young at Heart; Empires and Seattle Film Festival’s The Gregory Id, directed by Jordan Riggs.  Daniela has also done voice over work for Com Choice Corporation and Scope 7 Productions in Southern California, for their Spider Man videos as well as international children’s video games for the Fun Rise Toy Corporation.

 On a more personal note, Daniela loves animals!  Her yard is full of happily fed squirrels, opossum, birds and bees.  Animal protection organizations get her attention and she’ll save any critter that needs some help in the neighborhood or on in any other realm.  She not only loves making a home for the critters but her friends and family, get a taste of that Italian hospitality; good cooking and a cozy home. 

Daniela is thrilled to be EVE of www.HeadSpacetheSeries.com 

 

Acting webpage:  www.actdanielatorchia.com     Cast It and Actor’s Access

Music website:  www.danielatorchia.com   and  www.myspace.com/danielatorchia

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