Episodes
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
Published 01/10/23
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
Published 12/27/22
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
Published 12/13/22
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
Published 11/29/22
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
Published 11/15/22
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
Published 11/01/22
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
Published 10/18/22
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
Published 10/04/22
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
Published 09/20/22
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
Published 09/06/22
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
Published 08/23/22
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
Published 08/09/22
A BAY AREA BORN & RAISED C******A 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
Published 07/26/22
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
Published 07/12/22
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...
Published 06/28/22
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
Published 06/14/22
A CRAZY AMORCITA CHICANA LATINX WRITER
A fun chat about growing up in San Diego, going from CBS Page to television writer, using joy & humor to send a message on ‘Saved by the Bell’ and her new adventure in South Africa!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 05/24/22
AN UNDOCUMENTED Latino Writer FROM SOUTH JERSEY
We had a fun chat about migrating from Puebla to Jersey, how becoming a farm worker at 14 fueled his storytelling, going viral on TikTok for his graduation video, and sharing undocumented stories in film!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 05/10/22
A MEXICAN FEMALE Latinx Writer
An amazing chat about growing up in Mexico, drawing inspiration from her medical examiner mom, juggling visa restrictions, and the crucial leadership changes that allowed ‘All Rise’ to be reborn on OWN.
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 04/26/22
AN OVERTHINKING CUBANITO FROM MIAMI Writer
An incredible chat about growing up in Miami, his first staffing meeting gone wrong, championing authentic & complex representation on ‘Love, Victor’, and confronting white latinidad!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 04/12/22
A MIDDLE CHILD JOKESTER WITH HOOPS AS BIG AS HER HEART Latinx Writer
We had an amazing chat about growing up in Miami, the journey from support staff to staff writer on ‘Diary of a Future President’, developing & selling a TV show, and the importance of mentorship!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 03/29/22
A CUBAN-GUATEMALAN SCI-FI COMEDY WRITER TURNED REGGAETON ARTIST
We had a fun chat about growing up in South Florida, shooting a short film in Cuba, studying film at USC, and using his alter ego ‘Platano Papi’ to deconstruct Latinx identity!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 03/15/22
A NEW JERSEY GOTH Latinx Writer
We had a fun chat about writing on ‘George Lopez’ & ‘Ugly Betty’, her new role on the WGA Board of Directors, tuning out the Twitter noise, and new challenges for TV writers in the Streaming Age!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 03/01/22
A SUPER NERDY OPEN TO EVERYONE Latinx Writer
We had an incredible chat about growing up on Staten Island, running a writers room at USC, the importance of #NewDeal4Animation, and writing for children’s animated television!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 02/15/22
A DOMINICAN & DOING IT ALL Latinx Writer
An amazing chat about growing up a military brat in the South, the Houston art scene, indie vs Big 5 publishers, and her two new books out later this year!
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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks
Published 02/01/22