The Sopranos (The Sopranos episode) Michael Santoro play Irina and Father Phil respectively. For future episodes, these roles were recast with Oksana Lada and Paul Schulze. Drea De Matteo was originally simply cast as a restaurant hostess for this one episode only. The filmmakers liked her performance, and her character was developed into the role of Adriana La Cerva in future episodes. The pork store used as a meeting place is Centanni's Meat Market, a real butcher shop in Elizabeth, New Jersey. However, because the shop had a steady business and because local business owners were annoyed with the incidental effects of having a television
Adriana Cataño Nickelodeon LatinAmerica's "Grachi," seasons one and two. This series was #1 in Mexico and 27 other countries. Grachi won "favorite show" at the Kids Choice Awards twice. She played Cristina Esquivel in the series. Adriana was also the anchor on VME Network's new show titled "Pase VIP." The show will air on Monday July 18 at 7:30 PM. "Pase VIP" is a 30-minute entertainment news show which is right up her alley. Adriana has acted in numerous television programs. She has co-starred in Latin soap operas, such as "Grachi" (Nickelodeon LatinoAmerica), "Belinda", "Secreto de Amor", "Morelia", "MariElena", "Amor Latino" and