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This week on L.A. Land, we document a peek into the life of actress and mother, Marta Cross. We follow her on auditions as she works towards her come back into acting since giving birth to her son. Press play to follow Marta’s journey trying to make it as an actress in L.A.!

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Transcript
00:00I ask myself all the time if I'm doing the right thing. You know? I may be crazy, I may
00:12be delusional, but I don't care.
00:16Hi, baby. Hola, mi amor. Yeah, it's mommy. Hola. Hi, baby. Good job. Yay. Oh, no, no, he's got the
00:35bug. He's got the camera.
00:37That's my very first headshot ever. Look, that's mommy at 18. I think this was like maybe a little, this
00:48was right before L.A. another, like a photographer friend was like, you always have these photographer friends, they're like,
00:53I'm going to do photos for you. And so he's like, let's do pigtails. Mm-hmm.
00:58I was really scared when I first got pregnant. There's a lot of wonderfully talented actresses that are waiting on
01:06getting married and having kids.
01:08The stories they were telling me are about actors whose careers were over and actors who had a hard time
01:13coming back.
01:14The blue goes inside the green. The purple.
01:18There was a sense of urgency to come back, like ASAP.
01:23So I don't always have an actor to run lines with me or a husband to run lines with me
01:29or an acting coach.
01:29So I use an app. I can do it in my car while I'm doing the dishes.
01:35It just, it really helps when you have limited time to study.
01:38You know, now that I have Maxwell, I've really had to become more efficient, so.
01:43Thank God for technology.
01:45Okay. Okay.
01:50Hey, Mace, I need to show up one of these nights.
01:53What the fuck are you doing here, Eve?
01:56Headlining a show? What's it look like?
01:58You know what it looks like. I had to find your face in a club flyer.
02:02This is my head now. At least there's someone else in this room.
02:06We need to talk.
02:08That's my son. He was there when I was recording it.
02:11That's what you said last night, so.
02:13When the hell can...
02:19Hi.
02:20Hi.
02:39There's someone else here.
02:45Hey, Mace. I know you'd show up one of these nights.
02:48Eve, what the hell are you doing here?
02:51Headlining a show. What's it look like?
02:53You know what it looks like, okay? I had to find your face on a club flyer.
02:58More than I've seen your face the last 18 months.
03:03Perfect.
03:04Excellent work.
03:06Nice.
03:07Thank you. Oh my God.
03:08Love it.
03:08Thank you so much.
03:09I just appreciate this opportunity.
03:13Oh, I have the door.
03:19Changing, changing, changing, changing, changing, changing.
03:24There's a bathroom.
03:30Do I look like an attorney now?
03:33So, we are going to my second audition for the day.
03:36This one's a comedy.
03:37The other one was drama.
03:39We did a costume change.
03:41I forgot my makeup, so faded lipstick it is for this one.
03:56All right, Marta.
03:57Yeah, I'm ready.
03:59You're all set?
04:00I'm all set.
04:00All right, let's do it.
04:03Now, he is a man of integrity.
04:05I want to see those carcasses.
04:08No, I love that one.
04:10Okay.
04:10I love that one.
04:12You should feel good about that one.
04:13Awesome.
04:13That was great.
04:14Awesome.
04:14I have a crazy thought.
04:15Yeah.
04:16Can you do a Russian accent?
04:18Yes.
04:18So, we wouldn't ask you to do it today, because that's insane.
04:20Okay.
04:22That was it.
04:23That was the audition.
04:29Now, I have to go home and make dinner.
04:32Yeah.
04:34You know, it gets to the point where you go, can I do all this?
04:38You know, you're like, can I, should I be acting, pursuing another career, and taking care of him,
04:43and I'm exhausted, and this, but then you book something.
04:46while you're exhausted, and you're like, oh, it doesn't matter.
04:50No, you can.
04:55Hello.
04:56We're here to watch my Criminal Minds episode.
05:01I'm very close to that.
05:02Oh, yeah?
05:02Very nervous.
05:03Very nervous.
05:04Okay.
05:05Woo!
05:06Woo!
05:07I'm back and...
05:08Oh!
05:09Oh!
05:10Oh!
05:10Oh!
05:10I'm back and...
05:11Oh!
05:15Oh!
05:16Oh!
05:18I'm back and...
05:23What's happening?
05:39It wasn't so bad.
05:42You're gonna be alright.
05:45It happened like this.
05:48Pattycake, pattycake, bake.
05:54Feel me to sing a song.
05:58I love this one, you love me.
06:02We are a...
06:05Mommy's voice is the same without the box.
06:08Yeah!
06:10It's been a journey.
06:13I don't know what to expect.
06:15I am a little worried and I'm hopeful on both.
06:19I think that's my existence as an actor.
06:21I'm worried and I'm hopeful all the time.
06:24You have to take control.
06:26You're the one that got ready and drove all the way across town
06:29and you're the one that's been studying for days
06:30and, you know, missing time with your son.
06:32You only get a few seconds sometimes or a few minutes.
06:36People aren't gonna stop to watch you.
06:39You have to create a stage for yourself.
06:43You have to take control.
06:46Hey everybody!
06:47Thank you so much for watching.
06:48My name is Nina Letty and I'm the director of LA Land.
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