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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AN AFRO-BORICUA WRITER-DIRECTOR WITH A SPIRITUAL BEND
We chat about growing up in NYC & Miami, getting her start as a TV director's assistant, lessons learned while creating digital content for Buzzfeed's Pero Like, and her latest short film from the LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship with Netflix!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A QUEER HORROR-OBSESSED DRAG-LOVING BROOKLYN-BORN PUERTO RICAN Writer
A fun chat about growing up in Brooklyn, the NYC playwright hustle, juggling multiple timelines on Freeform's Cruel Summer, and going from staff writer to signing an overall deal with Amazon Studios!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A DAUGHTER OF THE BRONX RELENTLESS AF Latinx Writer
We talk about her childhood in the Bronx & Dominican Republic, how leaving LA led to her first staff writer job, our shared love for Judy Reyes, and working on the new scripted podcast, Sisters of the Underground!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A FUNNY IMMIGRANT Latinx Writer
We talked about his upbringing in Colombia, moving to NYC to pursue a career in comedy, finding humor in immigration struggles, and writing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A "MORE THAN JUST LATINX" Latinx Writer
We talked about growing up in South Florida, how she rose up the ranks on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend', going from staff writer to show creator with 'Diary Of A Future President', and the importance of representing girlhood on TV!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A QUEER MEXICAN WRITER WHO LIKES TO BIDI BIDI BOM BOM AND WEAR GLITTER
We chat about growing up in Mexico & Central CA, getting his start writing for 'American Crime' on ABC, lessons learned from the release of 'Selena' on Netflix, and Astrolucha, his new NFT venture designed to fund indie creators!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A BAY AREA BORN & RAISED CHINGONA Latinx Writer Mom
We had a fun chat about growing up in the Bay Area, getting her start writing on Sons of Anarchy, finding a home in Hollywood with VIDA, and her latest work on Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A FIRST GEN ARGENTINE-AMERICAN MAMACITA Latinx Writer
We had a fun chat about growing up in the Bay Area with activist parents, being a working mom in Hollywood, her experience writing for Close Enough on HBOMax, and her new short film, MAMA RETREAT!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
A DISRUPTIVE RULE-BREAKING MEXICAN AMERICAN Latinx Writer
We talked about growing up in an Arizona border town, his new comedy short about a cis man experiencing an unwanted pregnancy, screening a film about reproductive rights at this time, and activism in filmmaking.
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Note: We're two cis men talking about abortion so I'm sure everything we said wasn't perfect. We tried our best to unpack the misogyny and patriarchy behind these bans but the layers go deep. Our point remains that abortion should be legal and freely available to everyone who needs or wants one.
A CUBAN AMERICAN LATINO WRITER Who Escaped Being a Lawyer
We talked growing up in Tampa, going from DreamWorks lawyer to Disney screenwriter, lessons learned from the cancellation of Promised Land on ABC, and the writing inspiration behind 'Father of the Bride' on HBO Max!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
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