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A B.C. stuntwoman is getting accolades for her extraordinary accomplishments, together with work within the newest Marvel blockbuster.

And nobody is prouder than her mom, who has her personal historical past within the business. The pair have been blazing a path for Black girls within the movie business.

At this level, Maya Macatumpag-Murray has taken on nearly each difficult stunt that comes her method.

“I’ve been thrown off a bus, I’ve flipped off walls, I’ve fought and I’ve flown,” the stunt performer and actor instructed Global’s This is BC.

It was the actually arduous knocks early in her profession that had been the large take a look at although.

“I remember my mom always said, ‘When you get hit and you get hit hard you’ll know if you really enjoy stunts, or if it’s not for you,’” Macatumpag-Murray recalled.

“I remember getting hit on the ground and going let’s go. Let’s go again.”

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Maya’s mom Deborah Macatumpag spent twenty years as a stunt performer. She’s skilled all of it, but it surely’s not all the time simple seeing her daughter in a few of these scenes.

“A hit’s a hit. Watching it sometimes makes me cringe,” Macatumpag mentioned.

This is a profession that’s been constructing ever since Maya broke into the business as an eight yr previous. Her work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is her proudest second to this point.

“It was life changing. Especially as a Black woman, to be part of the Black Panther franchise,” Macatumpag-Murray mentioned. “(My mother) came with me to the premier of Black Panther in L.A., which was amazing to share with her.”

And a really proud second for mother too, seeing how far her daughter has are available a altering business.

“Back in the day you had fewer opportunities as a Black stunt woman than you do now,” Macatumpag defined. “Her taking it to that next level is opening up the doors for so many more Black women to come through now.”

As fearless as Maya is relating to stunts, there’s not less than one her mother did that she could also be hesitant to attempt.

“The one where she jumps off a bridge. I don’t think I would aspire to do that,” laughed Macatumpag-Murray.

As for Deborah, not a lot has modified. She’s retired however all the time sport for something.

“Well I’d probably do it all, but probably not as well,” Macatumpag mentioned. “Her level of fighting is at another level.”

To contact Jay Durant with a narrative thought for This is BC, e-mail him particulars and phone info at thisisbc@globalnews.ca

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