‘One Life To Live’ on Gaytime TV…Or Maybe Not
June 30, 2009 by James Hipps
According to a post on Advocate.com:
According to numerous sources, One Life to Live actress Patricia Mauceri has been fired from her recurring role on the show because she opposed a forthcoming story line in which her character is supportive of gay rights.
Mauceri plays Carlotta Vega on the show. According to reports, producers wanted to go against stereotype and show Vega as a supportive Latina. Carlotta would have played a small part on the upcoming gay story line between Kyle (Brett Claywell) and Fish (Scott Evans).
Mauceri said she objected to Carlotta’s positive attitude because it conflicts with her personal beliefs.
The role has been recast with actress Saundra Santiago, who has previously appeared on the soap in another role.
The way I see it, if acting is your job, then you can’t let your “personal life” dictate what you will or will not do. If you refuse to do a job, your employer has every right to fire you. Later bigot!
Actually I have done research on this, and the reason she complained is because she felt that her character would not react the way the writters wrote about it. Coming from an Actor’s perspective, she did nothing wrong, voicing her opinion about the coming out. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HER PERSONAL BELIEFS, IT WAS HER CHARACTER SHE THOUGHT WOULD NOT REACT THE WAY THE WRITERS THOUGHT.