Marisela Morales | Julie Elizabeth Leto

No woman is complete without her girlfriends! While she’s a social butterfly, Marisela hangs mostly with her best friend, Lia. Meet her pal, here. And if you’d like, you can become a friend of Marisela’s by joining the exclusive Yahoogroup Marisela’s Mujeres, where Julie hangs out to discuss the books and the series as it’s developing.

Full Name: Angelia “Lia” Rosalie Santorini
Birthdate: September 15, 1977
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida
Physical Description: Dark brown hair, olive-toned skin, dark green eyes
Parents: Nick and Sandra Santorini
Siblings: Two brothers, Jimmy and Mark
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite car: Candy apple red Mustang convertible, which she drives
Marital Status: Single
Favorite music: Eighties hair bands like Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, etc.
Favorite drink: Bellini
Favorite food: Anything Italian

Casting Lia? If she darkens her hair as she often does, actress Alyssa Milano would be perfect! She's very strong and judging by her amazing acting as Phoebe on "Charmed," I think she could capture Lia's close-to-neurotic control issues. She's also strong enough to be a foil for Marisela, no easy task!

Full Name: Brynn Margaret Blake
Birthdate: August 28, 1972
Birthplace: London, England
Physical Description: 5’10”, Redhead, statuesque and cool
Parents: Clive and Marguerite Blake
Siblings: A twin brother, Ian
Favorite color: Cerulean
Favorite car: Aston Martin V12 Vanquish
Marital Status: Single
Favorite music: Opera
Favorite drink: Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac
Favorite food: Mexican, the spicier the better

Brynn would be difficult to cast, but if I keep with my “Charmed” theme, I’d pick Rose McGowan during her red-head days. I almost picked Marcia Cross, but she’s too old to play the 30-ish Brynn. Still, it’s that cool, red-head that I’m looking for.

Full Name: Yizenia Carmelita Santiago Cruz
Birthdate: October, 1941
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Physical Description: 5’8”, brunette
Parents: Deceased
Siblings: Deceased
Favorite color: Unknown
Favorite car: Unknown
Marital Status: Single
Favorite music: Opera
Favorite drink: Unknown
Favorite food: Tapas

If I had to cast Yizenia, I would pick the actress, Saundra Santiago, who played Carmen Santos on Guiding Light (and Isobella Santi on One Life to Live, where her talent was completely wasted, IMO.) She’s incredibly beautiful and sleek in the way I see Yizenia - and they share a last name!