Ilda Mason Biography
Ilda Mason is a Panamanian actress, singer and dancer based in New York City. She began her acting career in theatre with productions such as Peter Pan (Peter Pan), The Beauty and the Beast, A Chorus Line (Bebe) and Hello Dolly (Minnie) among others. She was a professional dancer on Panamá's Dancing with the Stars (Season 2 Champion). Favorite credits in the U.
S include the Broadway revival of West Side Story, On Your Feet! (National tour), West Side Story (Paper Mill Playhouse, Signature Theatre), Cinderella (National tour), and Legally Blonde (International tour). She can be seen as Luz in the upcoming Steven Spielberg remake of West Side Story coming to theatres this December 2021.
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Ilda Mason Quotes
Height and Heritage in Conversation
Maria:
You're tall.
Tony:
Yeah, and... you're not.
Maria:
You're not Puerto Rican.
Tony: [amused]
You're just figuring that out?
Maria:
From down here I wasn't sure.
Tony:
Is it okay? That I'm not?
Maria:
I don't know. Creo que sí, pero...como yo nunca - Since I never seen you before. This is my first time dancing in New York City, so you tell me. Is it OK?
Tony: [Maria suddenly tries to kiss Tony. Startled, he pulls back.]
Not much I can do about it, but— Sorry, you just caught me by surprise is all. I'm a by-the-book type, so...
Maria:
By the book?
Tony:
Try me again?
Luz: [offscreen]
¡María! ¡María! ¿Qué haces? ¡Sal de ahí ahora mismo!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
