LIVE Magazine TV June 2018

what everyone was always talking about. It was this
Pilgrimage to Palm Springs. I walked into the pool area
and I did a double take and thought is this a movie or
what, seeing all those people who shared similar ideas
and lifestyles in which I could relate. Like on “Vida”, the
amount of respect that each member of the production
and Executives at Starz have showed me is humbling
beyond words.”
Anzoategui is receiving major accolades from television
critics nationwide. The Hollywood Reporter writes, “…
the early standout performance comes from Anzoategui,
who is another reason Starz should plan on airing a full
hour to start. It’s hard to get an early read on Eddy and
a lot of things I read as wooden from Anzoategui in the
first episode become much more clearly a product of the
character’s sadness.” The New York Times writes, “Mx.
Anzoategui (who is gender nonbinary and and prefers
gender-neutral terms) is especially good as the grieving
Eddy…”
Born in Huntington Park, California and raised in Argentina
during the childhood years, Anzoategui, is a non-binary
gender actor -- one of only a handful of non-binary
actors working on television today. When asked what
non-binary means, Anzoategui is eager to educate and
offers a very simplistic explanation, “It means not fitting
into society’s explanation and expectations of gender expression
and self-identification.” Anzoategui does not go by
“he” or “she,” but prefers to be referred to by the pronouns,
“them,” “they” and “their.”
Before landing the role on “Vida,” Anzoategui had a recurring
role on the award winning series “East Los High” and appeared
on “The Fosters,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Shameless.”
An accomplished playwright, this busy actor is known
for years of relentless advocacy for social justice. “When
I was cast in “Vida,” I had been doing extensive grassroots
work concerning neighborhood displacement awareness,
community access to fresh and organic food, transgender
& LGBTQUIA advocacy, immigration reform activism, arts
activism and work with HIV social services,” says Anzoategui.
“I acknowledge and give tribute to some of my success as
an actor because of this charitable work. Being able to truly
listen to someone else’s pain and story, while checking myself
on my privileges and judgments was and is valuable for me as
an actor,” adds Anzoategui.
Whether volunteering their time towards community issues,
helping the world to understand non-binary gender or working
on their craft as an actor, Ser Anzoategui is certainly a
unique and talented new television star to watch. The person
behind this name will rightfully earn their place at the top of
the Hollywood and LGBTQ+ communities.
photo by STARZ Network
WILLIAM J. JANKOWSKI
Vida” airs on Sunday nights on the STARZ Network
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