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But maybe there are some more intriguing choices among the
obvious hypothetical front-runners:
• Jennifer López: Jenny From the Block comes from the same part
of New York as Sotomayor, and she's already played a real-life,
high-profile figure in ``Selena,'' the film the made her a star.
This take on Sotomayor's life would likely feature La López in
plenty of wardrobe changes, aside from the obligatory black
robe, and gratuitous cutaways to her flawless hair and makeup.
•
Rosie Pérez: Close your eyes and imagine how she would say the
following sentence in her distinctively heavy Brooklyn accent:
``Thank you, Mr. President, for the most humbling honor of my
life.'' The intentions would be honorable, but unintentional
hilarity factor could be high.
•
Penny Marshall: A Bronx native and lifelong Yankees fan like
Sotomayor, she's already made a baseball movie with the 1992 hit
``A League of Their Own.'' Here, Marshall could streamline the
process by directing herself.
•
Madonna: She's shown she can play a prominent Latina leader by
taking on Eva Peron in ``Evita.'' Plus she can draw on her
intimate relationship with Alex Rodríguez to inform the way she
plays the Yankee-fan side of Sotomayor's personality. And
perhaps she'd add a song or two.
•
Roselyn Sánchez: If you wanted to sex it up—perhaps for the TV
movie version—you could cast the gorgeous Puerto Rican pageant
queen and star of TV's ``Without a Trace.'' There's no reason
that dreary old judge's robe couldn't show a little more leg and
a lot more cleavage.
•
Judge Judy: She clearly knows her way around the bench and she's
not exactly shy on camera. As an added bonus, she can keep
budget costs by providing her own wardrobe.
•
Alyssa Milano: This version would focus on how Sotomayor might
juggle the constantly evolving demands of managing a fantasy
baseball team in between making important judicial decisions.
For serious stat geeks only, it would probably air on the MLB
Network.
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