The Cast
Remiara Eve - "Ligi"
Remiara Eve a new actress on the scene, she’s only been acting a year and has made a splash in the community already. She has trained at Stella Adler with acting coach Deborah Kymm. She has a passion for the arts. Remi has appeared in Blood Falls and as the co-lead in Invite Only.
"Favorite moment so it’s lake life baby and when the bugs were literally eating me alive in almost every scene but I stayed in character."
MJ Peltier - "Tela Storé"
"My name is Marie-Jose but I go by MJ. I am Colombian, French and I was born in London. I have traveled all my life but nothing has fulfilled my sense of adventure like acting has! Filming Parched 2 was such an incredible and memorable experience...especially when our amazing director picked out the only bug I’m truly afraid of for me to interact with during one of my scenes."
Elliot Wygoda - "Oya"
Elliot Wygoda is very happy to be a part of this wonderful film. He grew up in Long Island, New York and went to drama school at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He was most recently seen in the show 'Mysteries at the Museum' on Investigation Discovery. A funny moment during filming happened when during the filming of a very intense scene Elliot went up on his lines and made something up that completely did not make sense. The cast and crew got a kick out of it. He is very proud and honored to be a part of this film and can't wait to see it.
Angelica A. Adams - "Ez"
Angelica Alicia is a born and raised New Yorker, virgo, and actress/singer. You can see her in commercial and print across the US. She loves to do yoga, dance, and drink champagne. And just like Ez, can get quite ravished when Hangry ;)
Alexander Piñeiro - "Renaldo"
"Renaldo and I share many traits, much like him, I’m very confident in my abilities but not as full of myself as he is, or as suave as him (or as he likes to believe)
Personally however I think of myself as a creative octopus. I have hands in writing, producing, directing, as well as acting. Working in over 40 projects total in the past few years, with a goal of playing a recurring character in a major streaming show (Jon Snow eat your heart out) and owning my own original digital production company. On a side note, I love otters.
Easily the most insane part of filming Parched 2 was probably on our first take of the day, where Renaldo runs to the back to relieve himself, and runs back to the front to meet the rest of the gang. Renaldo, a.k.a. I, literally busted my ass (not scripted) with no hang time. I went from standing to immediate ass on the grass in .2 milliseconds. Good times!"
Asel Otunchieva - "Charlene"
Asel was born in Moscow, grew up in Kyrgyzstan, and moved to the US at 15. She recently finished a 2-year conservatory at Stella Adler. She can be seen in One More Photo Please, Vamp Biker Dos, Who Wants to Live with Barney Johnson Anyway?, and the series Matza Pizza.
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"Have never said "Occurrr, Litty Titty," and "this Houchie ready to get Gucci" until the day of the shoot. Also had to play dead while a giant warm was crawling all over my thigh - problematic in 2 ways: 1) slimy slithering stuff scares the shit out of me; 2) I’m extremely ticklish and almost broke down in half laughter half terrified scream."
Caroline Plyler - "Shonda"
A native of Jacksonville Florida, Caroline trained with the Barrow Group and the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York. Recently credits include a leading role in the award winning short Mutha Friggas, and Carmine, a tv pilot written, directed, and starring Michael Pitt.
Justen Chu - "Xavi"
Justen Chu studied acting with American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and appeared in their productions of A Christmas Carol (The Geary Theatre) and This Is Where We Came In (Hastings Theatre). New York Theatre credits include Gambled Eggs (The Wild Project) and Moon Bear (Brave New World). He recently competed filming The Formerly Session (Short), Hotter Than July (Short) and appeared in "Kate Berlant Teaches" on Comedy Central. He is a member of NAAP Broadway Community Chorus and studies dance at Steps on Broadway.
"An insane moment during filming Parched 2 : Hangry was getting thrown into the lake!"
featuring
Steve Machita - "Officer Edwards"
Steve Machita is an actor that has played lead and supporting roles in several independent film projects. He also had featured speaking roles on Investigation Discovery's "A Crime to Remember", "Evil Lives Here" and "Shattered". Steve resides in the Hazleton, PA area.
Anthony Notarile - "Daryl"
Anthony is a New York actor, known for Guys at Parties Like It, Point and Shoot (2019) and Facts of Life (2018).