Masiela and Maria

Masiela was an American actor, author and humanitarian who was born in Tirana Albania. She is a sole child for parents Max and Daniela Lusha. Lusha, then seven years older, relocated to Michigan where she began her modeling career. The Hollywood agent came across Lusha while Lusha was performing the two. Lusha has been published as an author after moving to Los Angeles, when she started acting. The first novel she wrote contains poems called Inner Thoughts. Her first role was as Lisa in Father's Love, a film that she was a part of in 2000. Her first role on television was on an episode of Lizzie McGuire. Lusha was the main character in the role of Carmen Lopez for the television popular George Lopez. In the role, Lusha received the honor of the award for Best Young Leading Actress in the Comedy or Drama at the Young Artist Awards in 2003 and 2004. Maria brink......................Maria Brink was born on December 18 1977 into a troubled family in New York. Her father had left the family as she was barely an adult. In the age of fourteen, Brink was pregnant, and she had to quit high school. Davion was born and Brink had to move into an apartment. To make ends meet, she began working as a washerwoman. Brink was in her initial band Pulse located in Albany, New York. They played mostly local gigs with Coal Chamber, Sevendust and other bands. However, the members of the group later broke up. When she was 25, she relocated to California and moved to Los Angeles, looking for an opportunity to make it big. Brink was a singer and worked in cafes and bars while she was looking for the perfect band. In an audition, she was reunited with Chris Howorth two years after first meeting Howorth two years prior. Howorth turned her down because she's a girl. He changed his mind and apologized after listening to her sing. With drummer Jeff Fabb they formed the group they dubbed Dying Stars. Later the guitarist Blake Bunzel joined the band together with Bassist Josh Newell. The name of the band has been changed to In This Moment after two performances.