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THA ORIGINAL GATA™Monique Dupree commented on Safety Pins's blog post Tattoo Of The Week: THA ORIGINAL GATA™, Feline Of All Trades
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- Tha Original Gata™, Monique Dupree
- About Me
- Newark, NJ native Monique Dupree (also known by the title ‘Tha Original Gata™' and in some circles is referred to affectionately as ‘The First Black Scream Queen.’) is without question a force to be reckoned with in the universe of fringe/genre entertainment.
Whether it’s in independent horror films, fetish, comic-book, catalog and/or alternative modeling, local and national reality television or even her occasional cross-over into mainstream television and cinema she has carved an enduring and prestigious legacy that persist and interjects itself into more and more fascists of the entertainment industry as well as popular culture with every passing day and accomplishment.
This would include; Music by way of her band Negro Childe, publishing, promotion, internet radio, fitness, production and pro-wrestling.
Monique shows no signs of stopping or slowing in her continuous media rise, while maintaining a marriage and mothering eight children in a family with more than a few promising careers at varying levels of evolution aside from her own. As well as being involved in several grass-root charities and social outreach organizations.
To date Monique (two time tromette) has completed upward of seventy films and television projects, inspired the creation of several comic-book heroines and consistently works and is for hire across the country and around the world.
you can see more of Monique on IMDB http://www.imdb.me/moniquegatadupree
Or on her Wikipedia at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Dupree
WHAT DOES "THE ORIGINAL GATA" MEAN?
"Gata" (spanish for cat) is used as a descriptive for my cat totem. The eternal spirit of the cat is worshipped by some ancient cultures, and seen as the ambassadors to the after life. Like the egyptian Goddess Bast or Sekhmet for example, I'm an aspect of that energy. Its present in many. It is, was and always will be Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar, Josephine Baker, Betty Page....Monique Dupree...
Monique Dupree was also interviewed on Maxim Radio for the "Hotties of Horror" in 2008
- You can be my friend if...
- you are drama free and realize that people can say ANYTHING on the internet..doesn't make it so.
- Website :
- http://www.twitter.com/thaoriginalgata
- Occupation:
- Actress/Alternative Model/poet/singer/Rockin mother 9 timesover
People often refer to me as the next Pam Grier
- Favorite bands:
- Nirvana, Wicked Wisdom, Juliette and the Licks, NPG, Aerosmith, Burn the fields and many more
Of course my band, NEGRO CHILDE goes without saying!
www.reverbnation.com/negrochilde
- Favorite movies:
- Ichi the killer, audition, true romance, natural born killers, the fog (original) nightmare on elm street
- Favorite books:
- 666 newark avenue, a-z serial killers, pocket tables:an everyday reference, dictionary
- Favorite Magazines:
- spanish GQ, fangoria, scars, sirens of cinema
- Favorite TV shows:
- leverage, fringe, 24, big bang theory, snapped, most evil
- Orientation:
- Straight
- Zodiac Sign
- sag
- Kids?:
- 9 beautiful children
- Smoke/Drink?
- no/yes
- Band Question - Genre:
- fusion
- Band Question -Band Members:
- Monique Dupree
Saint
Rev Dayou
Diva
Kevin
DJ FMG
- Band Question - Sounds like:
- here are some of our influences:
Public Enemy
Willie Nelson
Queensryche
Bobby Henderson
NWA
Mark Rivers
Rick Wakeman
Matthew Holness
Mr. Bungle
Brendon Small
Secret Chiefs 3
Jackson Publik
Frank Zappa
Ed Ferrara
Nils Lofgren
Zero Gravity
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Nirvana
Ice Cube
the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Aerosmith
Os Mutantes
Flyleaf
Crack the Sky
Fantomas
Doc Hammer
Richard Ayoade
Eminem
the Tuna Helpers
Janet Jackson
"My Lord Jesus Christ"
Dino Stamatopoulos
Blue Cheer
Jhonen Vasquez
Johnny Rebel
Run DMC
Steve Vai
the Black Dahlia murder
- Band Question - Musical Influences:
- as listed above
- Band Question - Record label:
- DIY
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Tha Original Gata in issue 10 of Diabolique Magazine
Posted on May 29, 2012 at 1:19pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Tha Original Gata on the Cooking Channel tonight!!
Posted on May 25, 2012 at 9:21pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Hey guys!!
Just letting you know that I will be on the cooking show tonight on the Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia. Its a crazy fun new cooking show.
Comes on at 11:30pm est. If you get the chance, check it out.…
Tha Original Gata in Fangoria Magazine
Posted on May 25, 2012 at 7:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hey guys.
I hope everyone is blessed and well. I woke up today, so that counts as a MAJOR blessing.
Anywho, I just wanted to share with you guys that I'm in fangoria magazine this month issue #314 with the Beautiful Debbie Rochon on the cover.
Its just a runner, but its there and I'm proud.
Thank you guys for reading…
THA ORIGINAL GATA on the cover of another comic called; THE VENGEANCE OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 1:16pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Coming soon...new comicbook called 
THA ORIGINAL GATA; Baltimore Tattoo convention & sci-fi in the valley convention
Posted on May 20, 2012 at 7:46pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hey all! I'd just like to thank everyone that came out and supported me at the Baltimore Tattoo Convention as well as Sci Fi in the Valley convention. Its always harder for someone like myself, who doesn't conform to what is "normal" for others to accept me for who I am.
For the most part, everyone at both conventions were pretty cool. I did have an incident at the sci fi in the valley con where the photographer for their local paper was taking pictures of…
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- At 4:24pm on January 7, 2012,
VOODOO JEEPEE said… RASPECT !!!!!
- At 7:16pm on January 2, 2012,
Spookycreep said…
Crap! Give me another second. I just typed out a message to you but the dumb machine wouldn't send it. Once again from the top (never thought I'd ever get to say that to an actress).
- At 8:01am on January 2, 2012,
Thank you for accepting my request and I look forward to talking to you too. The chance to talk to some one with your background in Horror (and alternative culture in general) reminds me of the line from the Iggy Pop song "Fun Time": Last night I was down in the lab/ talking to Dracula and his crew/ All aboard for fun time!
- At 4:12am on December 29, 2011,
Just listened to a couple of your songs. Yeah, you rock. I want to hear more.
- At 6:43am on October 5, 2011,
Duarry ganesh said… - Well, I was very interested in your work and I saw the short The Good Part , I like it , nice work, this is not my favorite kind of movies but I really enjoy the interpretation of the characters, Thanks
- At 10:53am on September 27, 2011,
Daniel Rose said… - hi and good morning Monique, how are things? also I had put up some of my artwork on Afro-Punk. Hope you like my graphic design.
- At 1:15pm on June 5, 2010,
Mark Clemons said…
- Hey babes!...How are U?
- At 8:24am on June 3, 2010,
- Good morning Monique.....How are U?
- At 8:19am on May 30, 2010,
- Ok.How many kids U have? I have 2.
- At 8:31pm on May 29, 2010,
- How old are your kids?
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