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Name: 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.liz.storenvy.com

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?:: 10 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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I AM NOT MY HAIR

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 1:48pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Greetings people

Well we all express ourselves in different ways. But no doubt, our hair is one of those forms in which we express ourselves. Recently, I came across afew really touching stories about little girls with cancer and how they deal with being bald. I saw on a facebook page that a parent said she had wished someone would come up with a princess in their image (her daughter and countless others like her) It was then I got the idea to put together a shoot for them.…

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My online shop

Posted on April 18, 2013 at 9:53pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

you can get this look in my online shop LIZ

www.liz.storenvy.com

I hope to maybe have some AFROPUNK related there in the future…

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My new store Liz

Posted on April 17, 2013 at 8:20pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Hello all.
I opened up a store in honor of my grandmother that recently passed away. Her name was Elizabeth but we called her Liz.i really felt I needed to do something with all of the sad energy I had and turn it into something productive like I know she would have wanted.
So I give you guys...LIZ
Www.liz.storenvy.com

Lots of updates!!!

Posted on March 16, 2013 at 4:48am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Hey guys! I have a ton of updates so you'll be seeing quite alot of blogs from me!

In honoring my grandmothers memory, I decided to open a store online.

I hope you guys check it out and let me know what you think.

The grand opening was March 10th so we're still adding alot of items daily.

Liz online…

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Monique "Tha Original Gata" Dupree added to ParaHorror convention

Posted on January 31, 2013 at 6:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes

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At 11:25am on August 27, 2012, Daniel Rose said…: hello and how are you and how everything with you?

At 7:40pm on August 18, 2012, Bert Hall said…: Back at you! I've been away for a minute! LOL Time for me to fix that!

At 2:10pm on August 14, 2012, Patrick Thunderbreath Chappelle said…: Thanks for the add, sis! I'm only now discovering your (*ahem*) body of work, and I'm impressed thus far with what I've seen. Soon I hope to have a collection of your film appearances.

At 10:32pm on July 27, 2012, Sub-Negro said…: I'm doing great :) how are you?

At 4:03pm on June 26, 2012, X-D-D-M*9 said…: Is that you & the tremedous Tony Todd?! (bows) We are not worthy! Respect.

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, Spookycreep said…: 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, Spookycreep said…: 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