Directors
Christina Gopal, of Diva’s Perfect Productions, has been working in film for the past 12 years, first as an actress and now also as a manager, writer, and producer. In the last 6 years she has written, produced, and starred in an award winning web-series, Diva’s Perfect Posse, as well as several independent films, shorts, and features. She also works hard in the community to promote youth actors and models, primarily her two sons Alex & Julian Gopal, as well as many of their young colleagues they train and work with. “These kids work so hard but rarely get the recognition and opportunities they deserve. By the time they are teens they are either burnt out, discouraged, or replaced by ’18+ to look younger.’ It’s age discrimination but no one talks about it, yet. She firmly believes that early training and experience are crucial to developing the talent of tomorrow and preparing them for life-long careers in the industry, all in a safe, age-appropriate environment.
Amylee Udell
After years as a blogger and small business owner, organizing local classes and events, Amylee was pulled in to the world of modeling and fashion by her youngest daughter, Sonora, a professional model. Concerned about the pitfalls of the modeling industry, Amylee helped found Cutie-Q Youth Modeling Coop to avoid and, as much as possible, eliminate those concerns in the burgeoning local market. She is eager to continue to “raise the floor” of the youth modeling industry in New Mexico by showcasing the quality talent the state has to offer during EnchantmentFx4.
Monique Mosher
Monique Mosher is an actor and voice actor in Albuquerque, NM. She has done several local commercials and plays MoMo in the web series, Diva’s Perfect Posse, on YouTube. You can also find her News Reporter Episode via Joe Lonesome’s Offset WebSeries. Monique’s passion for acting flows into her passion for horses. Living in beautiful, Corrales, NM, she has a side business teaching actors basic horseback skills with her Riding for Actors class. She is excited to be in a supporting role in the feature film, Sierra Sisters, The Hunt for Blackbeard’s Treasure, as Charlotte, and riding her own horse, Dio, who also appears in two UNMH commercials. She has narrated two books on Audible, an online menu, an eLearning series of health booklets and more. Monique also has a Master’s in Reproductive Endocrinology from The Ohio State University and worked four years as a Research Technician.
Stephen Burhoe
Stephen Burhoe started out as a film student under Gregory Nava in 1976 and continued his passion by taking acting classes, leading to an eventual transfer to San Diego State University, where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Drama. He worked as a stunt man, actor, writer, producer, and director in the Hollywood area for years. He appeared in many national commercials and even did comedy sketches on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Along the way he trained with the late, great Jeff Corey which lead to his entry into the coaching field. He eventually opened The Players Craft Acting Studio. He trained many actors of all ages, but gained a reputation for being one of the finest youth acting coaches around. He moved to New Mexico in 2014 and is again teaching, acting, and has returned to his passion of making films with his production company, Wire Ride Films.
Adriana Vargas
Adriana is the founder of Jadesmom Agency LLC and has been a respected professional pageant and modeling coach, judge, mentor and life coach for young women in the pageant world for over 13 years. She has been directing and coordinating fashion shows for over 5 years, as well as managing backstage events, in charge of every aspect of a runway, coordinating and bringing all pieces of the show together. She is also known as a fashion coordinator with a creative sense of style, stays up-to-date with the latest fashion trends, supervises photo shoots, and produces fashionable outfits for fashions shows. Adrianna is mom and manager for Jade Vargas (16), a professional model and actress for 13 years.
Esperanza Rodriguez
Esperanza considers herself a fashionista who doesn’t follow trends, but makes her own. Since 2018 Pera has been involved with fashion shows and manages her daughter, Alkatras Gonzalez (15), in her modeling career. Pera was a fashion coordinator in 2019/20 for the Dysonna Theatrical fashion show and in the 2020 We Got This fashion show. She loves the backstage experience and looks forward to participating with EnchantmentFx4 to expand her growth in the local fashion industry.
Jimmie Wolf
Jimmie Wolf has Masters Degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Explosives Engineering and has worked as a professional engineer at Sandia National Laboratories for 21 years. Although she excels at the technical problem solving skill sets she has built as an engineer, she has always had a passion for developing her creative side. To this end, she has worked as a fashion, fitness, runway, and promotional model. She produces and promotes fashion shows. She has also worked in film and commercials for the past 6 years. She worked as creative director, writer, graphics designer, and media coverage for a local magazine. She has been the director of marketing for Dragon’s House of Horror, a judge at Santa Fe Film festival, and is now a fashion designer of her own clothing line, AlphaWolf Fashion. She is excited to get the opportunity to contribute further to the fashion and film industry through development of youth and family events like EnchantmentFX4.
See our Finalists Judges here.
And our Selection Committee here.