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Week of March 2 – 8th, 2020
Award Winning, Actress, Producer, Director Yeniffer Behrens seen here at the premiere of The Way Back in which she plays the character of Sofia.
The Way Back had its premiere this week and released theatrically Friday, March 6th, 2020. Behrens co-stars alongside Ben Affleck, who portrays Jack Cunningham a once high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he gets one last shot at redemption.
Behrens’ list of credits include Netflix’s Gracie & Frankie, ABC’s How to Get Away With Murder, and the films The Specialist, In Plain Sight, and The Contractor. Imdb.com.
Behrens is an award-winning actress, producer and director. She hails from Caracas, Venezuela and her grandfather, a diplomate, moved the family to Washington D.C. when she was just 4 years old.
Growing up bilingual, she trained in dance, modeling, acting and participated in beauty pageants in 1989, was crowned Miss Teen Miami, after graduating from high school. Her high school mentor, Ms. Sciolino, encouraged her to apply to conservatory drama schools.
Yeniffer has also worked in English and Spanish commercials, films, national and international primetime and daytime shows, and has produced independent films in Mexico and the United States. She is co-owner & CEO of True Form Films with husband Mauricio Mendoza. Behrens is repped by LB Talent Agency and AKA Talent Agency, and Jasmin Espada (Publicist). You can follow her on social media @yenifferbehrens (Twitter).
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