Masiela and Maria

Masiela Lusha is an American author and actress born in Tirana Albania. Hers is the sole child for parents Max Lusha and Daniela Lusha. At the age of seven Lusha relocated to Michigan to pursue a modeling career. While playing in stage plays and modeling the Hollywood talent agent came across her. Lusha released her first book of poems, called Inner Thoughts, while acting on stage in Los Angeles. The actress played Lisa on Father's Love in 2000. Her first appearance on TV was on the show Lizzie McGuire. From 2002 through 2007 Lusha snagged the main character in the role of Carmen Lopez in the hit TV comedy George Lopez. While playing the character Lusha won Best Leading Young actress in the Comedy or Drama at the Young Artist Awards in 2003 and in 2004. Maria brink......................Maria Brink was born on December 18 1977 into a troubled family in New York. Her father left the family as she was a child. Brink was 14 when she became pregnant, then dropped out of high her school. Brink moved into her own apartment after the birth of Davion and then started work at a laundromat. The first group Brink was in, Pulse from Albany New York was established in the year 1995. They mostly played local shows for Coal Chamber, Sevendust and other bands. In the end, members of the band broke up. Brink went back to Los Angeles in 2002, when she was 25 and was looking for a break. Brink performed in coffee shops, bars and shops while looking for the right group. She met Chris Howorth, the band's present member, at an audition a year later. Howorth rejected her audition because it was female. After watching her performance and he decided to reconsider his decision. The band was named Dying Stars with Jeff Fabb, the drummer. Later guitarist Blake Bunzel joined the band along with Bassist Josh Newell. After two gigs the group changed its title in to In This Moment.