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Linda Nieves-Powell

Linda Nieves-Powell is the writer/director/producer of the off-Broadway hit Yo Soy Latina! as well as The New Soul Latina Show and Jose Can Speak. She was named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine, and one of the... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. If you don't believe in it, no one else will!
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Linda Nieves-Powell: A Self Portrait
Linda Nieves-Powell Revealed
About Linda Nieves-Powell
  • What is your birthdate?:
    12/1
  • Previous occupations:
    Administrative Assistant
  • Favorite job:
    Writing, director and producing.
  • High school and/or college:
    Curtis High School and College of Staten Island
  • Favorite movie:
    The Way Home (Korean)
  • Favorite television show:
    The Office
Revealing Questions
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Hectic, exciting, stressful, fun, boring, impossible, full, magical
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. If you don't believe in it, no one else will!
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Dying before I'm ready to go.
Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. I'd like to be everywhere!
Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
A. Harriet Tubman
Q. Which living person do you most admire?
A. Steve Jobs
Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
A. Awesome
Q. What do you regret most?
A. That I never finished High School.
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. I'd love to feel like Mariah Carey for a day.
Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. The word achievement suggests finality. My greatest achievement will be discovered after my last breath.
Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
A. I doubt myself -- constantly.
Q. What’s your best quality?
A. I want to save the world.
Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
A. I'd be a mountain in Puerto Rico overlooking the house that my grandmother lived in a month before she passed on..
Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
A. Immaturity
Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
A. Scarlett O'Hara
Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
A. Devil (yes, he's fictional)
Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
A. Mess
Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
A. Filmmaking
Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
A. Ballroom Dancer
Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
A. Loyalty, Humility and Ambition
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. Grits
Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
A. Chan Chan by Buena Vista Club, Reach by Gloria Estefan, & I believe I can fly - R Kelly, Un amore por siempre by Josh Groban