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 GLASS HALF-FULL OPTIMIST LATINX WRITER
We chat about his childhood in Miami & Honduras, struggling creatively as an LA actor before turning to screenwriting, living a happier existence in Austin, TX, and writing 'At Midnight' on Paramount+!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A PLEBE GOING TO THE EAST COAST LATINX WRITER
We chat about his childhood in LA's South Bay, going from business degree to studying journalism at USC, what inspired his LA Times article about a queer vaquero bar, and leaving LA behind for the East Coast!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
AN AFRO-LATINA MULTI-PASSIONATE MULTI-HYPHENATE WRITER
We chat about her childhood in NYC, how she built up the confidence to pursue writing/acting full-time, breaking in as a staff writer on an NBC comedy, and lessons learned from starring in Grand Crew on NBC!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
AN EMPATHETIC BLACK DOMINICAN WRITER-DIRECTOR-PRODUCER Who Uses TV & Film to Explore the Psyche Behind What It Means to be Human
Amazing chat about growing up in the South Bronx, his unconventional film education, coming up through the advertising world, and his experience directing commercials & live performances!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A GUATEMALAN AMERICAN COMEDY-OBSESSED WRITER
We chat about growing up in the San Fernando Valley, the inspiration behind her comedy short MÁS LATINA, embarking on her first film festival run during the pandemic, and building a stand-up comedy scene in Lake Arrowhead, CA!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A SÚPER INTENSO EXPLORER LATINX WRITER With Questions
We chat about his nomadic childhood, his experience working as the Writer's Assistant on HBO's Euphoria, we mourn the loss of 'The Gordita Chronicles' and breakdown the TV support staff hustle!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A WILDLY CHAOTIC CHICANA WRITER
We chat about calling Texas home, how finding early success on social media led her to the LA comedy scene, writing on TV shows with TBD release dates, and challenging the current state of Latinx representation in media!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A MEXICAN ENOUGH FUNNY ENOUGH COMEDY WRITER
We talk about splitting his childhood between LA & his family's Latino nightclub in Fresno, how he got his start working on Disney Channel sitcoms, and writing for ACAPULCO on AppleTV!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
AN EMPATHETIC SWEET BUT FEISTY MEXICAN AMERICAN STORYTELLER WHO BELIEVES IN MAGIC
We chat about growing up on the Tijuana-San Diego border, how brain surgery at 18 pushed her into the arts, getting her start working in reality TV, and the journey to writing on 'Home Economics' on ABC!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A RADICAL BROWN F****T FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO Latinx Writer
We had a fun chat about growing up on the South Side of Chicago, the 'war of art' in our consumer culture, their hit web series 'Brujos,' and the journey to writing on THE CHI on Showtime!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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