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 Lavat Adriana Lavat Adriana Lavat Rodríguez (born September 7, 1974) is a Mexican actress and television host. Lavat is the daughter of Mexican actor Jorge Lavat. Her mother, Chuti Rodríguez, is also an actress. She plays small roles in Mexican telenovelas. In 1999, she hosted a television show called "A Que No Te Atreves" next to Sofía Vergara. Lavat married Mexican soccer player Rafael Márquez in December 2003, and had two children, Santiago-Rafael and Rafaella, before separating in early 2007 due to rumors of the soccer player having an affair with Mexican model Jaydy Michel, whom he married in 2011. According