Stay ConnectedJoin your host, Rubén Mendive, as he compiles a list of Latino/a/x/e writers you need to know. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a writer on where they’ve been and where they’re headed.
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A THREE-POINT SHOOTING PERO LIKE SUPER FUNNY MIAMI-BASED CUBAN-AMERICAN Latinx Writer
We had an amazing chat about his upbringing in Miami, his stint at Second City in Chicago, finding his voice as a Cuban American storyteller, and writing in a virtual room for a TV show set during lockdown!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A COLORFUL CURIOUS VIRGO BORICUA SALVI Latinx Writer
An incredible talk about her upbringing in New Jersey, leaving her dream job with Alicia Keys, taking Pero Like to the next level, and allyship in the Latinx community!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
AN ECCENTRICALLY OPTIMISTIC LATINX WRITER FROM TORONTO WHO LOVES CELIA CRUZ & PLATANOS
We talked about his upbringing in Toronto, pursuing filmmaking despite his parents' objections, challenging white institutions as a young artist, and Latinx identity in Canada!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A LATINX WRITER WHO DOESN'T WANT TO FUCK IT UP
Incredible chat about her evangelical upbringing in Los Angeles, quitting her job to pursue filmmaking full time, how NALIP helped her get staffed on VIDA, and crafting inclusive stories on The L Word: Generation Q!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A LATE BLOOMING UNDETERRED UNDERESTIMATED Latinx Writer
We chatted about his journey from supermarket manager in Florida to pitching on Star Trek, years spent as a script coordinator before finally staffing on Scandal, his Hulu blind script deal from the Latinx TV List, and writing on the upcoming Green Lantern HBO Max series!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A WORLDBUILDING MORPHEUS MEETS WALTER MERCADO AFRO-CARIBBEAN Writer Who Is Also Undefined
We talked about growing up in the Bronx, how NYU grad school prepped her for the real world, lessons learned working in development, and participating in the NHMC Series Scriptwriters Program!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A BIRACIAL QUEER GENRE JUNKIE Latinx Writer
An incredible talk about growing up in Hawaii & New Mexico, getting his start as support staff for East Los High on Hulu, the long road to his next TV job, and how he got staffed on Star Trek: Discovery!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
AN UNAPOLOGETICALLY FLAWED CHICANA Latinx Writer
An amazing chat about growing up in the OC, her political activism at Chapman University, finding a home with Chicanas, Cholas y Chisme & Breathe of Fire Latina Theater, and producing virtual theater!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A GENRE-BUSTING GEN X NUYORICAN Latinx Writer
We had an incredible chat about growing up in Brooklyn, writing noir & crime fiction stories, going beyond the 'pobrecito' narrative, and publishing a YA novel!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A BISEXUAL THOUGHTFUL Latinx Writer WITH A BIG VULNERABLE HEART
We had an amazing chat about growing up in New Jersey, participating in a writers room as a teen, attending USC grad school virtually, and making a feature film during quarantine!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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