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[10/28/24 - 09:33 AM]
Lifetime Announces Lisa Lisa Biopic Starring Lisa Velez, Jearnest Corchado, Bre Z and Angie Martinez
The fully authorized biopic will premiere in 2025 as part of the network's Voices of a Lifetime movie slate.







CAN YOU FEEL THE BEAT: THE LISA LISA STORY (LIFETIME)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
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STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series greenlighted
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release, October 2024) Singer and actress Lisa Velez (Lisa Lisa) who rose to fame in the 80s supergroup Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, joins forces with Lifetime to executive produce and star in, Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story. The fully authorized biopic will premiere in 2025 as part of the network's Voices of a Lifetime movie slate which includes previously announced Mary J. Blige's Family Affair, executive produced by Mary J. Blige and starring Ajiona Alexus and Da'Vinchi. The film stars Lisa Velez as her mother, Jearnest Corchado (Sneaker Heads, Little America) as Lisa Velez, Bre Z (All American, Empire) as Toni Ménage and NYC radio personality, Angie Martinez as Nurse Rodriguez.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Angie Martinez as Nurse Rodriguez
· Bre Z as Toni Ménage
· Jearnest Corchado as Lisa Velez
· Lisa Velez
CREW INFORMATION:
· Abbey Sibucao as EP
· Chet Fenster as EP
· Eric Tomosunas as EP
· Lisa Velez as EP
· Rebecca Murga as WRTR
· Richard Foster as EP
· Ron Robinson as EP
· Tailiah Breon as DIR
· Toni Ménage as EP
· Tracy "Twinkie" Byrd as EP
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· GroupM Motion Entertainment
· Swirl Films