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UCLA grad student Yvonne DeLaRosa has found extracurricular success on a sitcom pilot and in scre

Yvonne deLaRosa Green thinks she just may be a part of history.

“The master plan behind everything as a Latina was that there weren’t a lot of things out there. Our time is coming and it’s really going to hit big soon,” said deLaRosa. “I want to be one of those people that make it happen.’

And a few months ago, deLaRosa got a chance which may bring her to the next level. She was cast in a sitcom pilot produced by 20th Century Fox, called “Sr. White.” Instead of the usual three camera sit-coms filmed in front of a live studio audience, the series is more similar to comedies like “Malcolm in the Middle.” In it, deLaRosa’s plays Inez Ortez.

 “She’s like the smart and sexy trouble shooter who runs a pottery factory for my boss,” deLaRosa said.

Any similarities with deLaRosa’s real life?

“I identify with the trouble shooter part, because the main thing I learned as a film student is that if something goes wrong or if you need something, you become really resourceful,” deLaRosa said.

While deLaRosa waits to hear if her pilot will get picked up by network executives this month, she will also be keeping herself busy by continuing to work on the weekly on campus production, “ucla:next,” as well as the development of her feature length screenplay, “Mr. Mojo Risin,” in which she will also star.

The movie, which stems from deLaRosa’s fascination with Jim Morrison, will be about a road trip with two girls in search of her father and the other in search of her idol.

“It’s based on the whole subculture and underground culture that Jim Morrison is still alive, a coming of age story,” deLaRosa said.

An alumnus of the undergraduate film and television program at UCLA, deLaRosa is also one of the few students in the program that has had the opportunity to finish both her undergraduate and graduate work at UCLA.

Although deLaRosa is currently finishing her last quarter in the graduate screenwriting program, she still makes time each week to help other youth who was in her same position not too long ago.

Mentoring inner city children, deLaRosa spends time each week to help young girls develop their writing skills, hoping that eventually they too, can experience her passion for writing, and not be limited by social constraints.

“I want to give back. I’ve been very blessed and I’d like to continue that and help other young girls pursue their passion for writing,” said deLaRosa.