When his mother called to inquire about taking some headshots of her teenage son, I was really excited!  OK…and little nervous, but after meeting them my fears were quickly put to rest. 

On Mother’s day, Danilda took her son out to the city to get some headshots so he could get his dream of becoming an actor off and running.  What a sweet Mom!  Although I hadn’t met with them before, I could immediately tell that Danilda and Anderson were close.  Stop track. Rewind.  Did you catch that name?  Anderson Sanchez.  Remember it, folks, cuz he’s gonna be a star! 

Anderson, 14, wants to be an actor.  And, he’s not the only one in the family.  Both of his aunts are actresses.  You might recognize one of his ever lovely relatives, in fact: Dania Ramirez.  She has been in shows like Heroes, Sopranos, and she’s also starred in X-Men: The Last Stand, and Fat Albert, to name a few.  AND, his mom, Danilda is no slouch herself.  She is gorgeous, loves acting and writing and hopes to get involved in the business as well.  What can I say?  It’s just in their blood. 

Anderson was a sweetheart and though he was a little shy at first, he warmed right up when I threatened to dance like a crazy woman in the middle of Central Park.  :)  (WARNING: my dancing style resembles Elaine from Seinfeld.)  His eyes lit up in front of the camera.  If his smile and ability to pose at 14 are any indication of how he acts, I’d say he’s gonna do just fine.  Watch out Hollywood, here he comes!

Here are a couple of favorites from our session…And, because it was Mother’s day I snapped a few of Anderson with his beautiful Mom.  Can you believe she has two kids?!  Work it, Dani! :)  Stay tuned next week because the beautiful Danilda will be appearing front and center in her very own headshots!  Cuz, hey, it just runs in the family…