Masiela and Maria

Masiela Lusha is an American actress, author, and humanitarian was born in Tirana Albania. She is an only child of parents Max and Daniela Lusha. Lusha first began modeling in Michigan at age 7. She was discovered by a Hollywood talent agent spotted her when Lusha was acting and modeling. Lusha published her first work of poetry, The Inner Thoughts, while acting in Los Angeles. She played Lisa In Father's Love in 2000. Her first TV appearance was on the show Lizzie McGuire. Lusha played the role of Carmen Lopez from George Lopez between 2002 and 2007. In 2003 and 2004 Lusha was awarded Best Leading Young Artist in comedy or Drama for her portrayal of Carmen Lopez. Maria brink......................Maria Brink was born on December 18 1977 into a troubled family in New York. At the age of a young girl, her father abandoned their family. Brink was 14 when she was pregnant and she dropped out of school. To provide for her family, she was able to live with a friend and worked at the local laundromat. The first group Brink was in, Pulse from Albany New York was established in the year 1995. It was a local band that mostly opened performances for bands like Coal Chamber and Sevendust. The band's members eventually broke up. At the age of 25 she moved from California and moved to Los Angeles looking for her breakthrough. Brink did a lot of singing and working at bars and coffee shops while she sought out the perfect band. She was introduced to Chris Howorth, the band's current band member, at an audition in the year following. Howorth declined her audition due to the fact that it was female. But he quickly changed his decision and apologized to her following her performance. With drummer Jeff Fabb they formed the group called Dying Stars. They were later added to by guitar player Blake Bunzel and bassist Josh Newell. After two gigs The band changed their names changed to In This Moment.