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 GEN X-ICAN AMERICAN Latinx Screenwriter Dude
We had an awesome talk about his family's deep Texas roots, coming of age in Austin, moving to LA with a family, and his new film, Rich Kids!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A QUEER Latinx Writer
An amazing talk about growing up in Ecuador, joining the cycling & drum line team to afford SCAD, the visa process to stay in the US, and the film industry in Atlanta!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A HOT MESS FUNCTIONAL Latinx Writer
We had an incredible talk about growing up in Denver, the curse of assimilation, how auditioning for stereotypical roles lead to writing, and his queer Latinx web series, Functional!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A NICARAGUAN-AMERICAN DRAMEDY MOM Latinx Writer (Who Likes The Occasional Dick Joke)
We had an amazing talk about growing up in Nicaragua & the US, how she started producing films, learning to advocate for herself in Hollywood, and the transition to writing on A Million Little Things on ABC!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A LOUDMOUTHED ASIAN Latinx Writer
We had an amazing talk about growing up in Downey to Chinese/Mexican parents, studying TV writing at NYU Tisch, using playwriting to process his father's death, and writing for AJ and the Queen on Netflix!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A COCKY QUEER CHICANX Latinx Writer
We had an incredible conversation about her family's deep roots in New Mexico, growing up a LAUSD kid, creating a viral video, and writing on VIDA on STARZ & Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A SUPPORTIVE 1ST GEN Latinx Writer
We had an amazing conversation about growing up in Queens to Argentine parents, working as Kevin Williamson's assistant, what qualifies as a Latinx TV show, & writing on Rosewell, NM!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
An ART-OBSESSED BOOKWORM Latinx Writer
We had a great conversation about growing up in South Central LA to Guatemalan parents, attending USC as a 1st Gen student, the freelancer hustle, and disrupting the model minority narrative!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A ZANY NICARAGUAN FEELING THE BEAT Latinx Writer
We talk about growing up in the Bay Area to Nicaraguan parents, writing for Q Youth Foundation's Eastside Queer Stories, virtual programming with Meet Cute LA, and participating in Hollywood Here, Inc #raisethepercentage initiative!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A DRAMA CHARACTER DRIVEN Latinx Writer FROM URUGUAY
We had a great conversation about growing up in Uruguay, her Fulbright scholarship to attend grad school at Chapman, visa issues delaying her career, and writing on Z Nation & Charmed!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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