SFBayTimes.com – Jacob Anderson-Minshall
When Mark Cummings first saunters on set in jeans and a carpet of curly black hair peeking from beneath his shirt, he strikes talk show hosts and audience members alike as just another Hispanic guy. Cumming?s appearance and approachable presence have made him the toast of Spanish-language television and endeared him to audiences. That this Cuban American is a transsexual man may just alter Hispanic American?s view of transgender people.
?I?ve been on over [a dozen] Spanish shows,? bilingual Cummings declares. ?From Cristina?which is like the Spanish Oprah?to international shows [like Sin Fronteras, Telemundo?s Dateline].?