74. Being a vehicle for an author's words and saying what you want with actor Ferdelle Capistrano

Episode 74 of the Stories to Love podcast is up! Here with me today is Ferdelle Capistrano, who is the audiobook narrator of WHEN JASMINE BLOOMS.

I know Ferdelle as an actor and audiobook performer, but the full story is that she is a multi-hyphenate creative — actor-director-writer-producer — and a first-generation Filipino-Canadian born and raised in Toronto. She instinctively understands the power of representation, since she grew up basically without it, so she set out to live her life to the fullest, to do and experience so much more than can be listed here (in this short bio), so that she could authentically tell the stories of others from a place of true understanding.

In this episode we discussed her path to acting and performing, to include the catalyst that encouraged for her to pursue film seriously, and her brave move to Los Angeles from Toronto. We talked about factors in books that make it harder to narrate and how she brings her characters to life. Finally we chatted about the starving artist narrative, her singing, and working on a short film.

Links
ACX
Iannotate
THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT  by Tracy Badua
HOW TO BE THE BEST THIRD WHEEL by Loridee De Villa

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New Release: LETTERS FROM THE TRAIL, February 25, 2025

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