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1 | Writer Name (first and last): | Latinx Ethnicity (check all that apply, specify additional identities under OTHER): | Genre: | TV Staffing Level: | Recent Credits: | TV or Features? | Half Hour or One Hour? | Contact Info - Direct or Rep (email and phone): | Availability (check all that apply): | Biography (150 words max): | Website (Find A Writer, IMDB, or Other): | Social Media: | A one-liner pitch for yourself. Describe yourself in one sentence: | Key Words to describe you / your interests as a writer (baseball, music, crime, gambling). |
2 | Aaron Serna | Mexican | Comedy and Drama | Co-Producer | Bridges (PIlot), Selena: The Series (Co-Producer; Netflix); Mr Iglesias (Story Editor; Netflix) | TV | Both | Self: aserna26@gmail.com Manager: Zadoc Angell, Echo Lake (zangell@echolakeentertainment.com, tel: 424-274-4926 | Self: aserna26@gmail.com Manager: Zadoc Angell, Echo Lake (zangell@echolakeentertainment.com, tel: 424-274-4926 | I'm a Mexican-American writer from a bordertown in Texas, with experience in both comedy and drama. As the son of a single mom, tv was my babysitter. I love telling stories about dysfunctional families and relationships — conventional and otherwise — that never sacrifice heart or humor. | twitter.com/aaronserna | I can write for a variety of characters because I had to assimilate in a South Texas bordertown; being Mexican-American, my duality is my superpower — the best of both worlds in one package. | Family/Ensemble, Relationships, Workplace, Coming-of-Age, Comedy/Drama | |
3 | Adrian A Cruz | Puerto Rican | Puerto Rican | Executive Story Editor | Ascension (Co-Creator) | Both | One Hour | Echo Lake Entertainment (manager) | I cut my teeth in the theater and excel at writing great emotional stakes for character. i've worked in comicbooks, sci-fi and love big ideas told through grounded intimate character perspectives. I love finding the humor in drama and the dramatic edge to humor and am particularly skilled at finding the beautiful, poetic and haunting visual/cinematic moments that convey more than any dialogue can. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1743408/?ref_=nv_sr_3?ref_=nv_sr_3 | @dumbshow327 | An idea machine, always the first in the room and the last to leave -- I love working in the room, offering solutions, great at high stakes emotion, cinematic moments and emotional grace notes. | Identity, Fate, Espionage, Future | |
4 | Adrian Vina | Mexican | Genre, Drama, Comedy, Supernatural, Superheroes | Staff Writer | Blurt! - TV Movie Nickelodeon. Cop and a Half: New Recruit - Universal Home Video. Liar, Liar Vampire - TV Movie Nickelodeon | Both | Both | Jeffrey Thal - jthal@ensembleent.com, 310-274-9090. Direct: adrianjvina@gmail.com | Adrian Viña is from border town in the tip of south Texas. Growing up mixed race where the Tex meets Mex, Viña saw firsthand how the two cultures intertwined and differed. Viña developed a love of genre early on. He enjoyed the monsters, mysteries and misfits. Eventually he was able to write some movies for Nickelodeon and a number of other things in the kids and YA space. Currently he is looking to transition to series staffing and is a part of the Disney Television Writing Program. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3002225/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 | When I was a kid, I had a lot of trouble learning how to read. When I finally cracked it, I fell in love with stories. Now I'm a writer, who loves to tell stories. | Playful genre, peril with a joke | ||
5 | Adriana Caballero | Caribbean, Cuban | Comedy | Story Editor | Staff Writer on Upcoming Tina Fey/Robert Carlock NBC Comedy (Untitled LA Mayor) | Both | 1/2 Hour | Natalie Covault (Brillstein) - n.covault@bep-la.com - (310) 205.5195 | Available to Staff/Develop | Adriana Caballero is an LA-based comedy writer who specializes in female-led, diverse ensemble and workplace comedies with hard jokes and heart. She often pulls from her life experience as a first-generation Cuban-American who was raised as an only child by her mom, aunt and grandmother in Miami, FL. She just finished writing on Tina Fey's upcoming NBC comedy starring Ted Danson and Holly Hunter. | www.adrianacaballero.com | Twitter: @adrianaisfunny / Instagram: @addiecab | First-generation Miami Cuban comedy writer who writes female-led, diverse ensemble comedies with hard jokes and heart. | Women, friendship, family, pop culture, rom-coms |
6 | Aixsha Hiciano | Caribbean, Dominican | Drama, Genre, Dramedy | Staff Writer | Power Book II: Ghost | Both | Both | aixsha.hiciano@gmail.com, (917) 861-5489 | Aixsha Hiciano hails from New York City generally, and Washington Heights specifically. She first learned to love stories listening to her aunts and uncles recount the ever-shifting family history during the weekly gatherings. Growing up in New York imbued upon her a strong sense of the absurd, as well as the very specific deep neurosis of one who spent their formative years in a city that was trying to kill them. She chose television because there is something wonderful about being invited into someone's home to take them on a trip. | https://directories.wga.org/member/fa42da5a-e5ca-4c88-9775-48524d582170 | https://www.linkedin.com/in/aixsha-hiciano-9535713b | During every near-death experience I’ve had, my first thought is always “Ma will be so annoyed to find out I died this way”. | Women, friendship, family, ensemble, workplace, pop culture, rom-coms | |
7 | Alan Dybner | South American | Multi-cam Comedy | Story Editor | "That '70s Show" | TV | 1/2 Hour | alandybner@gmail.com 323-356-1176 | Born to Argentine immigrants, I graduated Amherst College and worked in TV. I then explored my passion for interesting characters and their stories from a different angle by becoming a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1124309/ | Sitcom writer becomes psychotherapist (and returns to sitcoms?) | Human psychology, Music, Comic Books | ||
8 | Alan Trezza | South American, Colombian | Horror/Thriller | Staff Writer | Rosario, We Summon the Darkness, Burying the Ex | Features | Both | Jeff Portnoy/jeff@bellevueprods.com/818-207-8172 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Alan Trezza wrote and produced the zombie comedy “Burying the Ex” which premiered at the 71st Venice Film Festival and starred Anton Yelchin (“Star Trek”), Ashley Greene (“Twilight”) and was directed by Joe Dante (“Gremlins”). The film was awarded a Saturn Award for Best DVD/Bluray Release. Alan also wrote and executive produced “We Summon the Darkness” which starred Alexandra Daddario (“Baywatch”) and Johnny Knoxville (“Bad Grandpa”). The film made its world premiere at Fantastic Fest and has garnered extremely positive reviews. Alan just wrapped production on a LatinX horror film entitled "Rosario" which was filmed on location in Bogotá, Colombia. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1151425/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_2_in_0_q_Alan%2520Trezza | N/A | Extremely driven, hardworking LatinX writer dedicated to telling stories focused on marginalized peoples. | LatinX culture, family dynamics and immigration. |
9 | Alejandra Castro-Castillo | Mexican | Drama, Dark Drama, Comedy, Fiction | Staff Writer | Selena The Series | TV | One Hour | alejandracc.direct@gmail.com | I’m a Mexican immigrant who was raised in a cultural paradox by growing up in English but raised in Spanish, making me fluent in three languages: English, Spanish, and Drama. I can now pronounce Salmon with the ‘L’. | https://directories.wga.org/member/f5e9adf8-8bb4-4c1c-a84c-7eec5a4db5be | An immigrant who plays dress-up with her stories. | Immigration, Music, Action, Dark Drama, Supernatural | ||
10 | Alejandro Brugues | Cuban | Horror, comedy | Feature Writer | Satanic Hispanics, Bandidos | Both | Both | Jordan Lonner, lonner_j@unitedtalent.com | Available to Develop | Alejandro Brugues studied screenwriting at the International Film School in Havana. Shortly after graduating he wrote the screenplay for several films, including JUAN OF THE DEAD, which he also directed. It won the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film. Following that film, he moved to the US where he wrote and directed standout pieces in the ABC’S OF DEATH 2 and NIGHTMARE CINEMA. He directed the Florida episode of Sam Raimi’s Quibi series 50 STATES OF FRIGHT and directed POOKA LIVES! For the INTO THE DARK series for Hulu and Blumhouse. He has developed and written projects for Starz, Apple, Netflix, Paramount and Sony. He also produced and directed a segment in the anthology SATANIC HISPANICS, released in 2023 and was Executive Producer in the Netflix series Bandidos. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1486025/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_7_q_alejandro%2520brugues | None | I like to blend genres. I hate trying to fit in boxes. | Genre. Horror, comedy, sci-fi, thrillers, spy. |
11 | Alex Diaz | Mexican | Sci-fi, Fantasy, Thriller, YA | Supervising Producer | SURFSIDE GIRLS (Creator/EP, AppleTV+), ZORRO (CW miniroom), TRIBES (Sony miniroom), SHANNARA CHRONICLES (MTV), plus sci-fi and YA pilot sales | TV | One Hour | UTA, Alejandra Reyes (alejandra.reyes@unitedtalent.com) Manager: Michael Klein (michael@magnoliaent.com) | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Alex was once a young undergrad studying neuroscience. But he couldn’t shake the sneaking suspicion that his life-long dream of becoming a real-life mad scientist wasn’t meant to be. So he decided to create them for television instead. Which brought him to UCLA, where two things happened: he earned an MFA in Film & TV Directing, and he fell for a girl named Julie. The girl convinced him that even though the two of them weren’t exactly funny, they should definitely write a multi-cam tween sitcom. A year later, Alex and Julie sold their show What’s Up, Warthogs! to Canada’s Disney XD. Their series ran for 40 episodes and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (Canada’s Emmys) for Best Children’s Fiction Series. Then, Alex and Julie transitioned to their true passion: high-concept genre series about people striving to change their world. They developed and EPed the supernatural family series SURFSIDE GIRLS for AppleTV+ and sold the science fiction series GENERATION to Fox. Currently, they have a YA horror thriller in development with 20th TV. They excel at world building as well as creating meaty characters. They also have lots of on-set experience and are alums of the WGA Showrunner Training Program. | https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm3884039/?ref_=tt_fm_wrt | N/A | Mad scientist (for real!) turned writer who grew up on the US/Mexico border. | science, thriller, tech, future, AI, cryptids, conspiracies (real & imagined) |
12 | Alfredo Septien | Cuban | Drama | Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer | Midnight Texas S1/2, SALEM, Knightfall | TV | One Hour | Wickedmonkey2@me.com/323-829-4228 | Love strong, interesting, ethnically diverse characters, that we haven’t seen before, set in fascinating worlds (real or imagined) and energetic, twisting plots. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784682/ | @alseptien on Twitter, @alseptien1 IG | Senior level drama writer part of team, long list of tv and feature credits | Action, Horror, history, comic book, dark, gritty | |
13 | Alvaro Rodriguez | Mexican | Genre, horror, action, western, animation | Co-Producer | RUST (Showtime, 2020/21); SEIS MANOS (co-creator/EP, adult animated series, Netflix, 2019) | Both | Both | alrodz@aol.com; Chris Mills, Authentic Mgmt chris.mills@authenticm.com 310-838-3333 | AVAILABLE FOR STAFFING, AVAILABLE FOR OPEN WRITING ASSIGNMENTS | I’m that guy who grew up on the Tex-Mex border, was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school, got married, had kids then got divorced and came out as gay in his early 40s. In between I studied poetry and practiced journalism and scribbled short fiction in an attempt to uncover my voice. I wrote MACHETE with my cousin Robert Rodriguez then struck out on my own because find your gay voice and all that. Now I’m the co-creator of my own Netflix “Mexicanime,” writing on a premium dramatic series, and looking to make magic with cool, smart companions. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0736155/ | Twitter: @alrodz Instagram: @writeriguez | Lit nerd who loves genre but has never felt confined by it seeks opportunity to smuggle brilliant social commentary in shiny, bloody packages for mass consumption. | Crime, border issues, LGBTQ, historical drama, adult animation |
14 | Angela Treviño | Mexican | Drama, Dramedy, Procedural, Sci-Fi, Rom-Com, Fantasy, Supernatural, Thriller | Story Editor | Kung Fu | TV | Both | angela.trevino@gmail.com / 310-755-8929 | Available to Staff | Pulling from her own experience as an immigrant from a Mexican border town, Angela writes dramas and dramedies that often feature fish-out-of-water characters struggling to adapt. As a TV writer, she staffed on the CW show KUNG FU and the WBTV series OVER MY DEAD BODY. Previously, she was the Writers' Assistant on SACRIFICE starring Paula Patton for BET, and she also co-wrote an episode. Before that, she was a producer, writer, and director of digital series and branded content for a myriad of clients, including Meta, IBM, American Express, and Marriott. Her short film for Cornetto was nominated for a Shots Young Directors Award at Cannes Lions. Most recently, she won the Screencraft TV Pilot Competition in the Sci-Fi and Fantasy category for SEARCH. Angela holds a B.A. in Film Studies from Yale University and is an alumna of NALIP's writer's lab and NHMC's TV writing fellowship. | angelatrevino.com | angela3vino | I love writing about worlds plunging into chaos, the opposite ends of the socio-economic ladder colliding, and the drama and comedy that ensues. | Great rivalries, the smoke and mirrors of social status, journalism, politics, fast cars, poker, physics, legal quandaries, time travel, and the alchemy of love |
15 | Antonio Macia | South American | Drama | Staff Writer | Seven Faces of Jane - feature. Recently set up a TV drama “Cap Hill” w BVS productions and 20th | Both | One Hour | Antonio.macia1@gmail.com or Joe Fronk jfronk@independentartistgroup.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Antonio, a Latinx independent filmmaker, a Blacklist writer, Spirit Award nominee, Sundance alum, FIND Screenwriting Fellow, and a proud member of WGA. He has over fifteen years of experience with five feature films (Affluenza, Anne B. Real, Holy Rollers, BlackJack: The Jackie Ryan Story, Seven Faces of Jane) to his credit. His latest short film “What Bitch?!” can be seen on all HBO Platforms. Antonio recently set up “The Exile”, an immigrant revenge thriller, with Jaime Foxx’s Foxxhole Productions, and “The Dreamer”, the inspirational true story of Raoul. A. Cortez, the man who invented Spanish Language TV in the United States with Dreams Are Free Productions. Before the WGA Strike, Antonio was brought in by Spanglish Media to write and direct a modern adaptation of “The Great Gatsby”, set in Miami with an Latinx cast. On the TV side, Antonio recently set up “Cap Hill”, a serialized drama about a black lobbyist in D.C., with Bassett Vance Productions and 20th Century Fox. He also has “Halfway”, a gritty one-hour drama over at Universal TV with Queen Latifah starring and producing. He is also faculty member at the AFI Conservatory in Hollywood, where he teaches screenwriting, a course advisor for the Sundance Co//ab program for emerging filmmakers, and a judge for Humanitas Prizes. | https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1169207?ref_=hm_prof_name | @antoniomacia | Immigrant hustle and the drama stays on the page. Certified professional soccer scout | Latinx, Crime, sports, rural culture, politics, religion, hip hop, family drama |
16 | Ariana Quiñónez | Mexican | Comedy/Drama | Staff Writer | ABC's Home Economics, CW's Roswell, New Mexico | Both | Both | acquinonez@yahoo.com, 661-345-4765 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Ariana Quiñónez is a Chicana dramedy writer and mariachi performer from Bakersfield, California. As a second-rate violinist, she has spent the past couple decades working hard to entertain drunk Mexicans during the most magical moments of their lives. Ariana studied English Lit and Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University, where she later helped produce, write, and direct the series of plays CROSSWORDS as an alum. She earned her fandom cred moonlighting as an entertainment journalist and podcast host for the website Hypable, and spent several years working as a teacher, before selling a rom-com feature to PixL. A 2022 fellow in the Disney General Entertainment Writing Program, Ariana has written on the CW’s ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO and ABC’s HOME ECONOMICS. Her pilot, TO ALL THE DEAD BOYS I’VE SLAYED BEFORE was selected for Coverfly’s 2022 Best Unproduced Pilot List, and her series AUSTENTATIOUS is being produced by Idina Menzel’s Loudmouth Media. | https://www.arianaquinonez.com/ | https://x.com/Ariana_Qz | Ariana Quiñónez is a Chicana dramedy writer and mariachi performer from Bakersfield, California who has written on the CW’s ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO and ABC’s HOME ECONOMICS. | music, adaptations, Jane Austen, genre/fantasy, YA, education, travel, family, animals, true crime |
17 | Arielle Diaz | Mexican | Comedy | Executive Story Editor | TV | 1/2 Hour | michelle@mxnentertainment.com | Arielle Diaz, a former Googler, current pro comedy writer, meditator & novice Burlesque dancer, is a Chicago native, born to two ridiculously good looking, young, dumb & broke teenagers with big hair (It was the 80's). As a brown woman healing from mommy/daddy issues, and centuries of suppression caused by patriarchal ideals, colonization, and a cannibalistic capitalist society, Arielle is committed to telling stories that are vulnerable, center underrepresented communities, and make people laugh their butts off. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9326999/ | Twitter: @arielledesirayd IG: @ariellediaz | ESE-level comedy lady; I'm very passionate about creative self-expression & eating fiber. | comedy, character driven, female driven, high-concept, fart jokes, high-concept fart jokes, workplace, tech, relationships, ensemble, sex, money, power, butt stuff | ||
18 | Ashlei Hardenburg-Cartagena | Puerto Rican | Drama, Crime, Action, Suspense, Soap | Story Editor | THE GIRLS ON THE BUS | Both | One Hour | Rep: Jason Lubin at First Story Entertainment, jlubin@firststoryentertainment, 248-229-3060 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Ashlei is a queer Latina and Jersey Girl who writes fast-paced crime dramas with bite. She's drawn to characters that explore identity through casual violence, head-strong resilience, and the occasional tug at the heartstrings. After graduating Vassar College and UCLA’s Professional Program in TV Writing (Drama), Ashlei worked as a Producer’s Assistant on ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and as a Field Producer in true crime docu-series such as MARK OF A SERIAL KILLER. Ashlei's screenplays have been honored at various festivals and competitions including the Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest, Skydance x Impact, and the RoadMap Writers Diversity Initiative. After being accepted into the Warner Bros. Writers’ Workshop, Ashlei was staffed on THE GIRLS ON THE BUS (MAX). | https://directories.wga.org/faw-pro/member/ashleihardenburgcartagena/ | Insta: @hashtagashbash | Jersey Girl raised by cops writes about Latin women who love sex and violenc.. | drama, crime (organized and chaotic), action, suspense, musicals, cheerleading, |
19 | Ashley Soto Paniagua | Mexican, Afro-Puerto Rican, Caribbean | Comedy, dramedy | Staff Writer | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Vida, Fast & Furious: Spy Racers | TV | 1/2 Hour | Alan Rautbort, Circle of Confusion, ar@circleofconfusion.com | Available to develop | With five siblings, a mom with sixteen siblings (you read that right), and a grandma with schizophrenia, Ashley’s got stories for days. A Mexican and Afro-Puerto Rican military brat from El Paso, Texas and a former high school teacher in Mississippi, Ashley aims to showcase that there is no singular Latinx experience but those filled with nuance, resilience, and crazy grandmas—both literally and figuratively. She just hopes this is all real because she heard schizophrenia might be hereditary. | Ashleysoto.me | @sotospeak8 | Ashley once made eye contact with Beyoncé, and she hasn’t been the same since. | Female-driven, music, identity, female friendships |
20 | Benjamin-Shalom Rodriguez | Mexican, Israeli | Comedy, Drama | Staff Writer | Stoned Breakups | Both | Both | Ikigai Management / Carlos E. Hernandez (323) 394-6297, carlos@ikigaimgmt.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | BENJAMIN-SHALOM RODRIGUEZ (or simply, “Ben”) is a queer, Mexican-Israeli-American, Jewish writer, director and comedian. #Humblebrags: 2020 Sundance Screenwriters Intensive Fellow, Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation grant recipient, Ryan Murphy HALF Directing Mentee, NHMC TV Writers Fellow, Fox Writers Intensive Fellow, and alumnus of Film Independent’s Project Involve and CBS Showcase. As a writer/director Ben’s had 20+ comedic shorts/webisodes produced and 2 dramatic, award nominated/winning shorts produced. Prior to coming out as an artist, Ben assisted the producers of DJANGO UNCHAINED, was a talent manager in Miami for telenovela stars, and a features exec for the Lionsgate-backed, 3Pas Studios. And before coming out as gay, Ben nearly became another closeted statistic: he (accidentally, he swears!) stumbled into a meth addiction, struggled with bulimia, and was a serial monogamist - all before 18! He was basically Rue before it was HBO cool. But he got clean by simultaneously taking up surfing and becoming captain of his high school’s boys’ dance team. (Naturally.) | imdb.me/thebunrodriguez | Twitter/Instagram: @thebunrodriguez & facebook.com/thebunrodriguez | Into long walks on the beach and puppies. | Young adult, education, comedian, drugs, Miami, telenovela, entertainment, Jewish, Israeli, Mexican, American, bicultural, blended |
21 | Bente Engelstoft | Mexican | Comedy | Staff Writer | Unstable (Netflix) and The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Both | 1/2 Hour | Maude Reilly (APA) 847-271-1658 | Available to Staff | Bente Engelstoft is an Emmy award winning writer and multihyphenate based in Los Angeles. She began her career in comedy performing improv and sketch on the stages of Second City and iO Chicago. Once in LA, Bente wrote and performed for the 2016 and 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase. She was a writer on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” for three years before moving into the narrative world. Most recently, Bente wrote for the Rob Lowe Netflix comedy “Unstable”. | www.BenteEngelstoft.com | @BenteIngrid | I am a 4-time Emmy winning comedy writer and nice person with roots in Mexico and Denmark. | Comedy, LGBTQ, Latine, Sex Workers, Art, Painting, Travel, Denmark, Mexico, Houston, Texas, Chicago, Improv, Sketch, Adult Animation, High School |
22 | Bernardo Cubría | Mexican | Comedy/Dramedy | Staff Writer | Acapulco on Apple + | Both | Both | Maya Rodrigo at M88 mrodrigo@staym88.com or Daniel Federman at WME dfederman@wmeagency.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | A Mexican-born playwright and screenwriter, Cubría penned the feature screenplay Like It Used to Be, which Gina Rodriguez is attached to direct, star in, and he was a 2023 Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow for the screenplay Kill Yr Idols which he cowrote and that Carlos Lopez Estrada is attached to direct. He was also a writer on Season 3 of Acapulco on Apple +. His play The Play You Want premiered at L.A.’s Road Theatre in 2022, garnering Cubría both a Stage Raw Award and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nomination for Playwriting. It received its regional premiere at Milagro Theatre in Portland in 2023. In 2019, Cubría was nominated for the Ovation, Stage Raw and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Best Playwright awards for his play The Giant Void In My Soul. | www.bernardocubria.com | @pinchecubria on Instagram | "Don't get mad, get funny" | Satire, Heartfelt, Family, Sports, Blending of Tones |
23 | Brandon Burkhart | Mexican | Comedy | Staff Writer | The Tonight Show | Both | 1/2 Hour | brandon.burkhart@gmail.com (213) 944-4606 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Brandon is an award-winning Tex-Mex comedy writer originally from San Antonio. From 2023-2024, Brandon was staffed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he wrote sketches, games, and jokes and learned how to produce segments. He was one of only seven writers chosen for the 2020 NBC Late Night Writers Workshop from over 900 applicants. He's won the Moth storytelling competition four times, and his humor writing has appeared in The Onion, The Musk Magazine, McSweeney's, and Points In Case. Brandon has been a Finalist in several screenwriting contests; his half-hour workplace comedy Minimum Rage won the 2021 ScreenCraft Comedy TV Pilot Screenplay Competition. He lives in Burbank with his fiancée and a small boy who eats all their food and doesn't even pay rent. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1095582/ | IG: @brandon.burkhart | Half-Mexican, All-Hilarious | comedy, sports, horror, sci-fi, Texan, basketball, football, baseball, father, sketch comedy, karaoke, tequila |
24 | Brian Jett | Mixed, Mexican | Drama. Dramedy. | EP, Co-EP | Fallen Stars, Let Go | Both | Both | brian@thousandmilesent.com 323-401-2351 | The son of a career diplomat, Brian Jett spent much of his youth abroad, living in places such as: Argentina, Israel, Malawi and Mozambique. An accomplished writer/director, he is often drawn to stories about misfits and characters trying to figure out their place in the world. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2758687/ | @brian_jett | The bastard son of John Hughes and Wim Wenders | Character driven, offbeat, poignant | |
25 | Cameron Alexander | Mexican | Drama & edgy Comedy | Staff Writer | Vermin Rising, Heart of the Beast | Both | Both | Sidney@rosaentertainment.com | California native. Equally fascinated by intense heady drama and biting humor. Lots of on set experience (directed 30+ music videos). | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3541409/?ref_=pro_nm_visitcons | @CameronAlxander | Pragmatic, easy going, problem solver that loves writing in any genre aimed at an adult audience. | Directing, Music, Traveling, Politics, History | |
26 | Carlie Mantilla-Jordan | Mexican | drama, comedy, dramady | Feature Writer | Following Yonder Star - Hallmark, Christmas Bucket List - MPCA, Journey to You - Hallmark, Shinjiro Atae Documentary | Both | Both | Cindy Gesner - cfgesner@lgnlaw.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Carlie Mantilla-Jordan is a Mexican-American writer, actress, and director whose multifaceted career bridges stand-up comedy, film, and television. As a writer and director, Carlie has garnered acclaim for her award-winning series Your Mom Says Hi! and penned multiple TV movies for Hallmark and Amazon, including Groundswell (co-written with her husband John Eliot Jordan), which broke new ground as the first Hallmark film to feature a Spanish-speaking LGBTQ character. Beyond scripted projects, Carlie is also co-directing a highly anticipated documentary J-Pop star Shinjiro Atae, the first Japanese pop star to come out as a gay man, executive producers Fisher Stevens and Peter Farrelly. A regular at renowned venues like The Comedy Store and Hollywood Improv, she has performed alongside comedy legends such as Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, and Patton Oswalt. Whether on screen or behind the camera, Carlie remains dedicated to telling bold, diverse stories that resonate with audiences worldwide. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7289300/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_4_in_0_q_carlie%2520mantilla | https://www.instagram.com/carlieandrea/ | I’m a Mexican-American writer, actress, and director who blends humor with heartfelt stories, constantly striving to break new ground in Latino storytelling across film, television, and stand-up comedy. | comedy, British mysteries, families and family dynamics, Blink-182, Mexico, cooking and cooking shows, dramady, Selena, lifelong vegetarian, twist endings, Paris, music festivals, telenovelas, Los Angeles, LCD Soundsystem, unique, strong female characters, Slow Horses on Apple T.V., The Mindy Project |
27 | Carlo Perez Allen | Mexican | Drama | Staff Writer | Home Sweet Hell Feature film co-writer 2015 | Both | Both | Direct (661)212-4252 cell | I am Mexican American writer with decades experience in Equiy, SAG, AFTRA, WGA. American Film Institute grad. Berkeley educated. Recently finished a memoire and a three part mini-series on California Gold Rush history from a Mexican Woman's perspective. | imdb.me/carloallen | Carlo Perez Allen Facebook | Authentic Latino NOT a Bad Hombre | Positive Latino expression | |
28 | Carlos Foglia | Caribbean, South American | Genre / Historical Fiction / Drama | Co-Producer | Co-Producer - Lore - Amazon | Both | One Hour | cfoglia@gmail.com 617-970-6635 | Well here we are together, in a rudderless boat. Best part about that is that we're together. Let's get in a room and pitch some awesome stories. I've been fortunate enough to work on some amazing shows, The Exorcist and Lore as well as 5 projects in development right now. Let's tell the human side of Historical Stories, the human side of Latino Stories (read: not cartel or gang related because there are plennnnty of those and we could a little reversing of stereotypes) Come say hi, I love to learn and create. Together. | https://directories.wga.org/member/b6b3ad8c-2502-4d78-8f7e-13b248e6d4f1 | @LACarlos | Hello! Midlevel Latino Writer here, who loves being in the room creating all kinds of stories from Genre/Historical Fiction to Latinx Stories. | Historical Fiction / Latinx Stories / Drama / Thriller / Action / History | |
29 | Carmen Corral | Mexican | Comedy | Staff Writer | Lopez Vs. Lopez | Both | 1/2 Hour | Self: carmencorralfilms@gmail.com/310-490-1146, Rain Management: Andrea Simon, asimon@rainla.com/310-954-9520 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Carmen Corral is a bilingual, Mexican-American comedy writer from Chicago. Carmen got her start acting at the prestigious UCLA School of Theater Film and Television and dreamed of becoming the next Meryl Streep. She didn’t… but she did play a chola on TNT’s Southland. Realizing she needed to write nuanced Latina roles that didn’t end their sentences with “ese” and wanting to get financial compensation for her childhood trauma, she became a comedy writer. Her web series, BFFs, has over a million views on Youtube and her comedy series, Our Lady of the Nerds, was developed by AGC Studios. Carmen proudly wrote for the hit NBC sitcom, Lopez vs. Lopez and most recently, she was a finalist for the Tribeca Untold Stories Competition with her feature film, For Your Own Good. She occasionally moonlights as a salsa dancer and choreographer for TV and film. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2048345/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | @thecarmencorral | Wait, but I can't describe myself in one sentence, oh no, the sentence is almost over and I still haven't described myself, shit!! | salsa dancing, rom com lover, world traveler, retired serial dater, daughter in a musical family |
30 | Carmen Marrón | Mexican | Dramedy | I sold a dramedy pilot to ABC and it's still being circulated | I'm doing more directing now but just got new reps and started pitching plots again | Both | One Hour | Chelsea Benson (310) 789-4790, cbenson@echolakeentertainment.com | Available to Develop | Carmen Marrón is a self-taught writer, director, and producer. Filmmaking became an aspiration for Carmen while working as a guidance counselor for high-risk elementary school children. Carmen’s vision was to write and direct stories with characters of color that her students could relate to and be inspired. This was the total inspiration behind her debut hip-hop feature Go For It! that is based on her experiences growing up as an inner- city street dancer in Chicago. It won four Film festival Audience Awards and was theatrically released by Lionsgate. The New York Times hailed the movie as “an unpretentious rite-of-passage drama, thanks to the supple script and capable direction of Carmen Marron, the force behind “Go For It!” Marrón’s second feature, ENDGAME, premiered on HBO. It stars Rico Rodriguez (Modern Family), Justina Machado (One Day At A Time) and was based on true events about middle- school students playing chess in Brownsville, Texas. Carmen holds a BA of Science from DePaul University and an MA in Educational Psychology from the University of Arizona. Carmen sold and wrote a pilot for ABC Studios. She made her TV directorial debut on QUEEN SUGAR, created by Ava DuVernay and recently directed the season six premiere. | https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm3164568/?ref_=recent_view_1 | @marron_carmen | A Mexican-American ex-dancer who was born and raised in the streets of Chicago and became a guidance counselor | Dance, inspirational, underdog, coming-of-age, music, psychology |
31 | Carolina Paiz | Central American | Drama / Comedy | Executive Producer/Showrunner | Orange is the New Black, Narcos | Both | One Hour | Allison Binder - allison@ggssc.com | Not Available to Staff, Not Available to Develop | Growing up in Guatemala during the civil war, Carolina spent much of her time indoors, reading and watching TV, escapes which later provided the foundation for her career as a screenwriter. Carolina recently served as a writer and Executive Producer on Orange is the New Black, and previous TV credits include Narcos and Grey’s Anatomy. On the feature end, she co-wrote and produced La Hora Cero, a top grossing Venezuelan film directed by husband and frequent collaborator, Diego Velasco. The pair recently finished the script for the The Whistler, a psychological thriller currently in preproduction and scheduled to shoot in 2021 — if the world hasn’t ended by then. Currently under an overall deal at Netflix, Carolina is developing a historical dramedy with Executive Producer Jenji Kohan. She lives in Los Angeles with her aforementioned husband, their two kids, two dogs, and a cat who thinks he’s a dog. | https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1977228/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=Carolina%20Paiz | https://www.instagram.com/carolapaiz/ | Hoping to get some good work done before the world ends. | historical drama, political, true story |
32 | Carolina Rivera | Mexican | Drama/Comedy/Dramedy | Co-Executive Producer | Roswell NM, Jane the Virgin | Both | One Hour | Agent: Paradigm - Andy Patman - apatman@paradigmagency.com. Manager - George Salinas - george@bridgeworksentertainment.com Direct - Carolina Rivera - riga62@yahoo.com (310)560-1821 | I was born in Mexico City and wrote more than 20 films before moving to telenovelas. I then created my own shows and sold the Mexican format of Devious Maids to Mark Cherry, which got me an agent in the US. I moved to LA when I was offered to work on Jane the Virgin and have been working in the US since then. I have an overall deal @ Netflix right now and I've created 2 original shows for them that will air in 2021. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0729202/ | No social media | Upper level bicultural writer with tons of experience running rooms and creating shows, who's not affraid of new challenges. | Bicultural, friendly, mom, workaholic, yoga, dramedy, dance. | |
33 | Celeste Vasquez | Mexican, Guatemalan | Drama | Story Editor | The Bold Type, Shadowhunters | TV | One Hour | Ken Freimann / Circle of Confusion 310-691-7020 | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4794777/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | Twitter -- @trashquez | I'm a half-Latina, bisexual drama writer who writes complicated characters with a lot of heart. | Family, Friendship, YA, Young Adult, LGBTQ, Supernatural, Genre, Soccer, | ||
34 | Chad Gomez Creasey | Mexican | Drama/Comedy | Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer | NCIS: New Orleans, Castle, Mistresses, Pushing Daisies, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip | TV | One Hour | Felicia Prinz, VERVE (fprinz@vervetla.com, 310-558-2424) & Chris Noriega, VERVE (cnoriega@vervetla.com, 310-558-2424) | Upper-level writer/producer and Peter Stark Producing Program (USC) grad with experience in features and television. I'm the walking IMBd and room-running is my staff superpower. Great multitasker who can juggle all of the moving parts of keeping the show running. Multiple seasons of 24-episode network procedurals under my belt, but have sold quirky, character-driven originals to streamers. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1548657/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 | @chadgcreasey | Senior level writer and room-runner will keep the trains running (and ensure the snack room is well-stocked). | Crime, politics, rom-com, teen comedy | |
35 | Chase Baxter | Mexican | Drama / Dramedy | Executive Story Editor | THE BOLD TYPE (freeform) | Both | Both | Chase: chasebaxter3691@gmail.com, (520) 861-4525 Reps: Greg Iseron -- isersong@unitedtalent.com, (310) 273-6700 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Chase Baxter is a Queer Screenwriter born and raised in Tucson, Arizona where he grew up surrounded by a chaotic, dramatic, and loving Mexican-American family. He was momentarily sidetracked by Wall Street when he attended The Wharton School at UPenn, but quickly realigned his sights on his true passion: storytelling. | https://directories.wga.org/member/chasebaxter | https://www.instagram.com/chasebax/ | A sarcastic, structure-driven, work horse with a lot of deep emotions. | Music, Family, Belonging |
36 | Chelsey Lora | South American | Drama, Dramedy, Features | Co-Executive Producer | Untitled Feature (Warner Brothers), Untitled Feature (A24), The Mysterious Benedict Society (Hulu), Wu-Tang: An American Saga (Hulu), Vida (Starz) | Both | Both | Kaplan Perrone / Michael Wilson - (310) 285-0116 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Chelsey Lora is a screenwriter who works in TV and film. She was most recently the number 2 and Co-Executive Producer on THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY at Hulu. Her credits include Hulu’s WU-TANG: AN AMERICAN SAGA, Starz’s VIDA, and OWN’s GREENLEAF. She’s currently developing a television show for Chernin and a biopic feature for Warner Brothers. Chelsey’s story is fascinating, first developing an interest in writing while working as a court administrator on the midnight shift in a Florida county jail. A former amateur boxer, she has worked as a bouncer at a bar, a legal secretary, a local newspaper reporter, and a preschool teacher. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7092221/ | n/a | character-driven drama/dramedy TV and feature writer | boxing, injustice, biopic, character driven |
37 | Cheryl Puente | Cuban | Drama/dramedy | Staff Writer | Frederick in The Future - Independent Web Series | TV | Both | Clearglasscup@gmail.com (323) 470-1803 | Substance is my style. I don’t mince words and neither do my characters, yet we both choose joy as our GPS. I have a mind for violence and a heart for love. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1884290/ | Twitter: @CherylPuente IG: Cheryl_Puente FB: Cheryl Puente | I love deep, fight and laugh hard and still don’t like to clean. | Urban and suburban blue collar. The blues, old school hip hop, bluesy punkLiquor, music, rage, bad words. Loss, trauma, grief. Fights, laughs, parties, heart | |
38 | Chloe Castellón | Puerto Rican, Cuban, Caribbean, Dominican | Thriller, Horror, Action, Action-Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama | Feature Writer | BLOOD - in development, Paramount and Ace Productions, NO GOOD GANG GIRLS - in development, Vertigo Entertainment, CITY OF SAINTS AND THIEVES - in development, Universal, THE ATLANTIS GENE - in development, CBS FILMS, GALLAGHER GIRLS - in development, Paramount | Both | Both | Nina Shaw, nshaw@delshaw.com, 310-979-7988 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop, Seeking producer for indie, elevated horror thriller | Chloe Castellón is a writer/director working in both film & television. Castellón graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a short film and a degree in Cinema, English, and Gender Studies. With zero contacts in Hollywood, and despite the formidable obstacles of being a female creative of color, she found her seat at the table when her work was recognized by The Black List, The Hit List, The Hollywood Young and Hungry List, The Tracking B Screenplay Competition, and the Nicholl Fellowship following her breakout first script, AN AFRICAN WESTERN. From there, she went on to pen multiple studio feature screenplays. She was tapped for GALLAGHER GIRLS for Paramount, THE ATLANTIS GENE for CBS Films, and CITY OF SAINTS AND THIEVES for Universal, with Melina Matsoukas attached to direct and Kerry Washington attached to star. She then developed an original feature to direct with Vertigo Entertainment, NO GOOD GANG GIRLS. Most recently she returned to Paramount to write the horror-thriller, BLOOD, for Ace Productions and Paramount Players, and has ventured into the television & streaming space with an adaptation of La Diablesse for Fugitive Films. She is currently focused on her directorial debut, an independent horror-thriller entitled NEW FRIENDS. Her philosophical mission is to give life to heroes, and antiheroes, that represent those marginalized by society. She envisions diverse characters that match the level of myth, complexity, and importance of their white, heteronormative, male counterparts within stories that present the unique challenges of existing in this world under oppression. With her work, Castellón strives to ensure that women, the LGTBQ+ community, and people of color become an essential part of the Hollywood experience by creating engaging, impactful stories that inspire, provoke, educate and entertain. | https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm6241829/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-castell%C3%B3n-8aba8131/ | I'm an award-winning writer/director/international-woman-of-mystery ready to smash a chrome pink wrecking ball into The Patriarchy with elevated, femme-driven genre films that are so kickass and compelling, the audience will actually put down their phones. | anti-heroines, anti-heroes, misfits, outcasts, subcultures, mystery, crime, noir, dystopia, cults, religion, gaming, virtual reality, technology, feminism, relationships, sex, psychology, the paranormal, cerebral, world-building, elevated genre, espionage, conspiracy, kink, corruption, oppression, LGBTQ, diversity, social justice, revolution, revenge |
39 | Chris Gabo | Colombian | thrillers / high stakes drama | Co-Producer | HBO Overal Deal - Drama - 2 years. The Idol - Original Creator - Consulting Producer In Treatment - Six Episodes - Writer Mo Season 2 - Two Episodes - Writer Sold Feature w/ Safdie Brothers to MGM Bong Joon Ho / Adam McKay - HBO Co-Pro "Parasite" - Co-Producer in Room Two of development Sold Original Detective Pilot to HBO, four episode scripts ordered, then purchased a second time for pilot re-write | Both | One Hour | drubin@gersh - 310 887 3724 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | I am a rapper from Tampa, Florida who ended up in Hollywood. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11682973/ | instagram.com/mirachrisgabo | I am a dramatic formalist who writes deep funny character based shit with legitimate insight into the human condition. | crime, left wing politics, rap shit |
40 | Christina (Chrissy) Piña | Cuban | Drama, Dramedy, Procedural, Genre | Producer | M.I.A., LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME, CHARMED | TV | One Hour | Agent: Lucy Tashman (IAG) -- ltashman@apa-agency.com Managers: Lauren Dineley & Melisa Baloglu -- ldineley@writ-large.com & mbaloglu@writ-large.com Attorneys: Carolyn Conrad & Nikita Lamba -- cconrad@srda.com & nlamba@srda.com | Not Available to Staff, Available to Develop | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5167766/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | Twitter: @aka_mselectric IG: aka_ms.electric | First-gen Cuban-American. Produced every episode I've written -- prep meetings to being on location for weeks at a time. Shadowed some of my previous SRs in post. | Female-driven character dramas, soapy dramedies, crime procedurals, and genre (fastasy and/or supernatural). Witchcraft/Magic, the Occult, Folklore, Mythology, Santeria, Dysfunctional Families, Crime, Fishing, & Gardening. | |
41 | Christina Hjelm | Cuban, Dominican | Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance | Story Editor | Never Have I Ever (Netflix) S1 - S4 | TV | Both | Cehjelm@gmail.com / (786)556-3833 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Christina Hjelm is a Cuban American television writer and playwright from Miami, known for writing on Mindy Kaling’s Netflix series Never Have I Ever. She writes off-beat comedies, dramas, and Horror about messy families and sisterhoods, inspired by her own rollercoaster growing-up queer in a conservative Cuban community with South Beach beauty standards. She is passionate about creating modern, complex, moving queer stories and characters to expand queer representation in media. Christina was proud to be selected as a writer for the Queeroes short film program, curated by Emmy winner Jill Soloway and commissioned by Condé Nast's LGBTQ+ platform "them." It was designed to elevate storytelling from queer, trans and POC voices. As a childhood survivor of sexual abuse, Christina has a special interest in storytelling as escapism, but also as a tool to explore the effects of trauma on individuals and their community, using dark humor and heightened genres like horror and the supernatural. She is also the recipient of the Kennedy Center ACT Festival's Latino Playwriting Award. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9009342/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk | https://www.instagram.com/hamburgerhjelmer/ | A silly queer writing about silly outcasts in sleazy romances and messy families | Music / opera (former opera performance major), the gays, the traumatized / coming of age romance / coming of age horror / witches / good guy-bad boy love triangles / 90s era / sisterhoods |
42 | Christina Quintana (CQ) | Cuban | Drama, Dramedy | Staff Writer | The Baker and the Beauty (ABC) | Both | One Hour | Manager: Steven Selikoff, Shuman Company <sselikoff@shumanco.com> / (310) 841-4344; Agent: Manal Hammad, Verve Agency <mhammad@vervetla.com> / (310) 558-2424 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Drawn to mysticism and our shared histories -- especially the lost and in between -- CQ's work is stirred by the mantra: "you are not alone." | @cquintanatown | An easy-going queer playwright with Cuban and Louisiana roots. | queer stories, immigrant/first gen narratives, history, magic/mysticism | |
43 | Christine Torres | Puerto Rican | Drama | Staff Writer | Law & Order: SVU | Both | One Hour | Self: CTorres1017@mac.com (310) 721-8759 | Former Brooklyn prosecutor, well-traveled, speaks several languages, obsessed with corruption of all kinds from personal to local to global. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1308578 | @CMTorres1017 (Twitter), CTorres1017 (FB), @CTorres1017 (IG) | Friendly, easy-going, and always curious. | Drama, Crime, Intrigue, Spy, Thriller | |
44 | Christopher Encell | Mexican | Comedy | Producer | Producer on HouseBroken, Co-Producer/ESE for On My Block, SE/SW on The Good Place. | Both | 1/2 Hour | Jesse Hara email: jh@haven.la phone: (323) 272-3433 | I'm a Mexican-American comedy writer from a 31 (I counted) horse town. I tend to write character driven scripts about love, loss, vigilantes, and the occasional exploding head. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4476205/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | @chrisencell | As a child, I was abandoned in Mexico for three months, so I can handle rejection and stress very well. | fish out of water, underdog, comedic violence and banter. | |
45 | Claudia Forestieri | Afro-Latinx, Caribbean, Dominican (born in Puerto Rico) | Comedy, Dramedy & Drama | Executive Producer/Showrunner | Gordita Chronicles (Creator, EP, & Co-Showrunner Season 2 mini room); Selena The Series (S1 ESE, S2 Co-Producer) | Both | Both | Leah Yerushalim, CAA, leah.yerushalaim@caa.com, 424-288-2698 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop, I have two months left on a 1 year overall deal with Sony that's currently suspended due to strike | Claudia Forestieri is the Creator and EP of GORDITA CHRONICLES, a critically acclaimed family comedy which premiered on HBOMax in 2022. She comes from a long line of people who love to move — AKA immigrants. Her grandfather immigrated from Italy to the Dominican Republic, her parents immigrated to Puerto Rico, and in the 80s, Claudita became an immigrant herself with a move to Miami. Her storytelling career began at Telemundo, where she worked as a TV journalist for 12 years. She crossed over to fictional TV by staffing on Freeform’s GOOD TROUBLE, followed by stints as Executive Story Editor and Co-Producer on Netflix’s SELENA THE SERIES. After years of telling stories about other Latine characters, Claudia got the chance to share her own with GORDITA CHRONICLES, a series inspired by her colorful Miami childhood. These days, she keeps busy by transforming other mortifying parts of her life into new scripts. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3688118/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_q_claudia%2520fo | IG: @claudiforest, X (formerly known as Twitter): @PlanetClaudia | Reluctant gordita, proud Aries, and unrepentant fan of Jamiroquai. | comedy, dramedy, light drama, bio pic, biography, inspired by true events, Latinx, Latine, Latina, Latino, immigration, journalism, social issues, racial politics, body image, family, female centric, coming of age, Miami, South Florida, Dominican, Latin music, merengue, salsa |
46 | Cristina Boada | Puerto Rican, Central American | one hour / drama / thriller / genre / horror / sci-fi / fantasy | Staff Writer | The Endgame (NBC /1-hour) / Sweet Navidad (Lifetime/feature) / Valley of the Boom (NatGeo/1-hour) | Both | One Hour | Direct: CristinaProduction@gmail.com / 954-240-5493 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Cristina Boada is currently staffed on NBC’s THE ENDGAME. She received her first credit on Nat Geo’s series VALLEY OF THE BOOM and recently completed a feature for MarVista Entertainment which will be airing on Lifetime in 2022. Cristina graduated from UCF’s Film BFA program and was in NBC’s Writers on the Verge’s 2020 class. Cristina was raised in South Florida in a blended Puerto Rican/Argentine family. Always fascinated by Catholic lore, she noticed something important missing from its stories: strong women like her mother and grandmother who raised her. Cristina enjoys writing about women whose lives were shaped by dominant forces like masculinity, religion, or societal norms, but who found ways to break down these walls of oppression and resistance in order to thrive. In her free time, Cristina volunteers at Young Storytellers and is raising her own little mythical being… a tiny, hairless Chinese Crested. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10117266/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | N/A | Puerto Rican, Argentine, South Floridian, genre writer | |
47 | Cristina Nava | Mexican | Comedy/Dramedy | Staff Writer | "In Other Words" | Both | 1/2 Hour | Sandra Avila (Manager) 323.850.2760 | Born and raised in Los Angeles, I am a first generation Mexican-American, and lately I’ve gravitated toward writing comedies about the evolving relationships that women have, especially because I got married in my 30s while many of my friends married in their 20s, and they are now single and divorced. I love writing about the conversations women have when we finally do get together, where we are honest about shit like how after children, dancing Zumba means your ass is dancing in a whole other direction than your feet, and you now need a sports bra just to go dance Salsa ‘cause on the dance floor your boobs are accosting your face. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1860477/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 | @iamcristinanava | I am the kind of woman who gave birth to her daughter, and a week later was on set for principal photography of her first feature film, and the baby only ruined one take. | Comedy, Dramedy, Romance, Relationships, Underdogs, | |
48 | Cristine Beato | Cuban | Comedy, Drama | Staff Writer | Only before the millenium | Both | Both | cris@crisbeato.com, (323) 259-0116 | My voice is loud when required, and soft when it's the best choice, but always unique, clear, entertaining and compassionate. | IMDB though it has some errors | None | Boundless intellectual curiosity, wide versatility, hilarious, and always unflappable | Crime, musicians, theater, dance and choreography, Buddhism, poisonous plants, literature, prison, languages, medicine, New Orleans, voodoo, ethics, painting, biographies, science, physics | |
49 | Dagny Atencio Looper | Mexican | Sci-fi | Co-Executive Producer | Outer Range S2, The Resort, Strange Angel | TV | One Hour | Dagny.film@gmail.com | Reps: Jiah Shin @CAA & Amar Hansen @Anonymous Content | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Dagny is Mexican-American and grew up in rural Arkansas. As a high school senior, she studied at the Research Science Institute at MIT and co-won the prize for Artificial Intelligence at the Intel International Science Fair. She earned her BSc in Astrophysics at Caltech studying extrasolar planets and captained a microgravity flight team onboard the KC-135 jet out of NASA's Johnson Space Center. She went on to get her PhD in Astronomy, observing on the summit of Mauna Kea, in the Atacama desert, and on the Hubble Space Telescope. A longtime fan of Asimov and Sagan, she took up her love for writing and went to NYU for an MFA in filmmaking. She moved back to LA to work on the sci-fi/occult show “Strange Angel” with Mark Heyman and continues to write on sci-fi and genre shows. Most recently, she has developed & co-developed shows for Showtime & FX. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3991314 | N/A | Personally nerdy, mischievous and darkly funny, I believe that writing great characters comes before anything else (including the laws of physics). | Astronomy, space, time travel, fantasy, historical fiction, witches, and magick |
50 | Dailyn Rodriguez | Cuban | Drama/Dramedy | Executive Producer | Queen of the South, Lie to Me, Ugly Betty, etc... | TV | One Hour | Attorney Darren Trattner (310) 553-0305 DTrattner@jtwamm.com | I'm a new Showrunner who is really enjoying the challenges of the job. I swear I really am! I started in half hour comedy and I miss writing lighter more comic stories. It's really more my voice. For me, it's all about strong female characters who defuse the difficulties of life with humor. I really like to explore the psychology and inner lives of my characters. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1335519/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 | https://twitter.com/dailynrod?lang=en | I'm Cuban-American, originally from NYC/NJ with the sarcastic humor that comes with all of that! My father was the head of an illegal gambling syndicate, so basically I'm the Cuban Meadow Soprano | Music, Comedy, Complex female protagonists, Politics, Crime, Romance, Latinx stories, Quirky characters | |
51 | Dan Parada | Mexican/Italian | Drama | Never been staffed | n/a | Features | One Hour | Ron Levin, Levin Law Group (877) 879-8776. | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Born in Hollywood. No College. Started in the film business the day after I graduated from high school. Worked in the business as a casting director for over 17 years, producing a couple features along the way. Started screenwriting in 2005. Sold one script and had other optioned right before the WGA Strike of 2007/08. Lost my representation after that and haven't had an agent since. Produced my 4th film in 2012 and I've been writing on spec ever since. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0660805/ | n/a | Hooker with a heart of gold, without the hooker part. | Film, Sports, Literature |
52 | Dani Fernandez | Mexican | Comedy/Drama | Co-Producer | Girls on the Bus at HBO Max, MORE at HBO Max | Both | Both | william.brown@caa.com | Available to Develop | DANI FERNANDEZ is a Mexican-American writer and actress who has written for HBO Max, Netflix, and DC Comics. She sold a comedy pilot about her life in the mental healthcare system “1% Happy” to HBO Max. She contributed to US edition of The Good Immigrant—a book of essays written by respected writers and actors of color. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7321425/?ref_=ra_gb_ln | @msdanifernandez | Queer Chicana who is somewhere between Wonder Woman and Poison Ivy | sci fi, Texas, horror, comedy, thrillers, chicano, gay shits |
53 | Daniel Dominguez | Mexican | Comedy, horror, action, sci fi, fantasy | Executive Producer | SEIS MANOS (EP, adult animated action-horror series, Netflix, 2019), GEN-LOCK (Adult animated sci-fi action, Season 2, HBO MAX, 2020), DREAMWORKS (co-creator, animated theatrical, original feature) | Both | 1/2 Hour | bagladydave@gmail.com | Whether I am writing comedy or genre, I take a special pleasure in telling stories that lift up the underdog, or humanize the villain. From pulp to prestige, whether the character is a cyborg detective who finds out he was programmed to feel pain because it amused his creator... hey I just made that up nobody steal that... shit... | https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2122762/filmotype/writer?ref_=m_nmfm_1 | I run a fun, chill room that gets shit done on time. Ask anyone! I am as stress free and focused in the room as I am surprising on the page. | Anime nerd, sci fi nerd, horror nerd, grant morrison nerd. | ||
54 | Daniel Edgardo Gámez | Salvadorian | Drama, Dramedy | Staff Writer | HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA (HBO) UNITED STATES OF TARA (SHOWTIME) | Both | Both | 917 626 0031 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | During the Salvadorian Civil War, along with his single mother and older sister, Daniel fled from El Salvador to California—where they were taken in by a holocaust surviving Jewish couple who taught them all about the assimilation process… and some Yiddish. By the age of twelve, Daniel showed artistic promise but was discouraged from attending Art School upon realizing the perils that came with being an immigrant when his best friend (and at the time, secret boyfriend) was deported. Fears of deportation lingered well into Daniel’s disillusioned high school experience, where he was enrolled in a Law and Government Magnet Program, ironically learning about the rights to which he wasn’t entitled. At seventeen, Daniel was granted legal status through Reagan’s Amnesty Act, empowering a new opportunistic direction in his life. Now, as a college educated American citizen, Daniel writes stories rooted in trauma, yet explored through humor. | Twitter: @valleyslum | Daniel is a proudly maladjusted homosexual with otherness stories. | Warlock ancestry, Salvadorian coffee plantation heir, failed oil painter, bad hombre, naturalized citizen, catholic high school teacher, crier. | |
55 | Daniel F. Pérez | Cuban | Drama/Adult animation | Staff Writer | Euphoria (HBO) | TV | One Hour | Jonathan Knight, Silver Lining Entertainment - jonathan@silverliningentertainment.com (323) 370-1570 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Daniel F. Pérez is a Los Angeles-based writer with an interest in global perspectives and mythologies. Born to Cuban-American parents in Texas and raised in Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Florida, he received his BFA in Theater at NYU. He then then moved to Madrid to teach English in Spain’s public school system, living first with a congregation of surly nuns, and then with an even surlier expat American rentboy. He returned to the US to attend UCLA's MFA Screenwriting program. Daniel was a researcher on Netflix's The Movies That Made Us, and most recently worked as Writer’s Assistant on HBO’s Euphoria for seasons 1 and 2. He is a founding member of The Clubhouse, a collective of gay Latinx writers. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11534814/ | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11534814/ | Fully Spanish/English bilingual; global perspectives (lived in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Spain); fluent in genre storytelling (sci-fi, fantasy). | Literary adaptation; fantasy; big ideas |
56 | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | Mexican | Comedy | Executive Producer/Showrunner | Development | Both | 1/2 Hour | Dave Park, Mickey Berman, Keya Khayatian - UTA (310) 273-6700//Howard Klein - 3Arts (310) 888-3200 | Available to Develop, Not Available to Staff | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel is a television and feature writer. She served as showrunner and Executive Producer for three seasons on NBC’s critically acclaimed The Carmichael Show. Danielle has worked under overall deals at 20th Television, CBS Paramount and NBC Universal. Her credits include New Girl and My Name is Earl. In addition to her television work, Danielle has been active in feature films, including work on Paramount’s Dora the Explorer and Like a Boss. Danielle is a graduate of Stanford University, where she was heavily involved in sports, broadcasting and media, working as a baseball play-by-play announcer. Additionally, she received her M.F.A. from the UCLA Graduate School of Film and Television and serves on the Stanford Los Angeles Arts Council. She excels at staying home with her husband and dog and perfected this skill long before it was mandatory. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1294678/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | @danisanwitz | I was once described as a confusing combination of highbrow and lowbrow. | sports |
57 | Danny Fernandez | Cuban | Comedy and Drama | Executive Story Editor | Love, Victor on Hulu | Diary of a Future President on Disney+ | Grand Hotel on ABC | TV | Both | mr.dannyfernandez@gmail.com | rep: Robyn Meisinger - Anonymous Content | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | An NYU acting graduate turned writer after seeing the lack of Latinx representation in media. He quickly fell in love with writing and telling stories that were authentic to his experiences as a first-generation Latino-American. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3600024/ | IG: mrdannyfern | I also write and produce music! I would love to work on a show that needs original music. | Musicals, comedy, dark complex dramas, gay stuff. |
58 | Danny Tolli | South American, Argentinean | Drama, family, soap, teen, grounded character dramas | Producer | Keep This To Yourself (Peacock), Roswell NM (The CW), Love After Love (Netflix), Home Among Strangers (pilot), The Catch, Stalker (Freelance), The Ropes (Freelance) | TV | One Hour | Melissa Darman, Verve: mdarman@vervetla.com + Garrett Greer, Haven Entertainment: gg@haven.la | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Danny Tolli was born and raised in Queens, the son of Argentine immigrants. Shortly after graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked for Vin Diesel's production company, One Race Films, before moving on to assist Kevin Williamson on the hit series THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and THE FOLLOWING. He was promoted to writers' assistant on Williamson's CBS series STALKER, where he wrote and produced a freelance episode. He spent two seasons writing on ABC's Shonda Rhimes-produced series THE CATCH, and has developed with Freeform and eOne. At present he is a producer on ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (CW). He is also the current Co-Chair of the WGA's Latino Writers Committee. | https://directories.wga.org/member/e69b110e-7410-4b5a-a441-883d612c4994 | @dctolli | A queer Latinx writer who wears his heart on his sleeve and leaves it on the page, brings positive energy and tons of on set experience. | Family, high school, college, coming-of-age, secrets, double lives, con artists, LGBTQ+ |
59 | Davah Avena | Mexican | Drama & Dramedies, family, soaps, character | Co-Executive Producer | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, Grand Hotel, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Daytime Divas, Devious Maids, East Los High, Medium | TV | Both | Sheree Guitar, Sheree Guitar Management, (310) 286-1900, sheree@shereeguitarent.com | Available to Staff. Available to Develop. | Davah Avena is the industry's first and only Can-exican (Canadian-Mexican) television writer/producer. Not only can she break story and write scripts, she can also tap her own maple tree and make a killer margarita. Because Davah’s work straddles drama and comedy, she thrives in the one hour dramedy world. She grew up working in the family company and often uses that experience in her writing. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1419400/ | @davahavena | I love to make you laugh and cry... sometimes at the same time. | Family company, family drama, magical realism, romance, dramedy |
60 | David Aguilar | Chicano, Indigenous | Drama | Staff Writer | S.W.A.T. | Both | One Hour | Gerardo Machado / Marathon Management / 310-860-5529 / gerardo@marathon-mgmt.com | Available for Open Writing Assignments | David Aguilar was born in L.A. but spent his formative years in a place called Hangtown which earned its nickname during the California Gold Rush for its violent reputation of lynch mobs who would target Mexican and Indigenous people. As one of a handful of Chicano kids, Aguilar successfully navigated bullying and bigotry by finding his liberation through writing. After graduating from UCLA Film School, he traveled to Chiapas, Mexico to teach filmmaking to the Zapatista guerrilla army as well as to Havana to study Cuban cinema. Aguilar is a former high school teacher who also moonlighted as a private investigator in East L.A. He writes socio-political dramas, spy thrillers and historical fiction, often through the eyes of characters who are battling a high-stakes identity crisis. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1995151/ | https://www.instagram.com/yearofthetiger74/ | I usually have no interest in the truth, I’d rather explore the psychological truth. | politics, espionage, racism, activism, history, sports, healthy masculinity, Chicano identity, Los Angeles roots |
61 | David Ramirez | South American, Colombian | Comedy | Staff Writer | Gabby Duran and The Unsittables | TV | 1/2 Hour | ramird@gmail.com, (786)-972-2816 | Available to Staff | David Ramirez is a Colombian born writer, who most recently staffed on Disney's Gabby Duran and The Unsittables. Ramirez was one of the thirteen scribes chosen for the 2020 Walt Disney Writers' Program. Prior to this, he worked with Robert and Michelle King on CBS' Evil and The Good Fight. He has held internships at SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON. A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts' BFA program in Film and Television, David has lived in Bogota, New York City, and Pembroke Pines, FL. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10460554/ | Twitter/Instagram: davidrawmirez | An average pendejo who writes identity stories as he simultaneously discovers his. | Immigrant, Coming-of-Age, Family, Teen, College, Identity, Music, LGBTQ+, Religion |
62 | David Ramirez | South American, Colombian | Dramedy | Staff Writer | Sold an original show to Disney, served as a Staff Writer on *Gabby Duran and the Unsittables* for Disney Channel, and contributed as a Staff Writer on the reboot of *Rugrats* for Paramount+. | Both | Both | Kate Hart (khart@anonymouscontent.com) Direct: ramird@gmail.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | David Ramirez is a writer who lives life with each foot planted firmly in different ponds. Hailing from Colombia and raised in the United States, he embodies a unique blend of cultural influences that infuse his storytelling with excitement and depth. This bi-coastal, bi-sexual, bi-lingual writer finds inspiration in his multi-faceted identity, effortlessly navigating between genres to craft both gripping dramas and comedies. Most recently, Ramirez wrote a horror-comedy pilot script for Disney General Entertainment titled, “Los Leyendas.” Prior to this, he wrote for the reboot of the iconic American animated television series "The Rugrats," and also served as a staff writer on the hit Disney show "Gabby Duran and the Unsittables." In 2020, Ramirez was selected to participate in the highly regarded Walt Disney Writers' Program. With previous experience as a writer's assistant on CBS' "Evil" and "The Good Fight," as well as internships at renowned shows such as "Saturday Night Live" and "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," Ramirez brings a wealth of experience to his craft. A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts' BFA program in Film and Television, Ramirez has lived in Bogota, New York City, and Pembroke Pines, FL. With a dynamic voice that effortlessly blends humor and heart, David Ramirez strives to make a lasting impact on audiences and pave the way for a more inclusive future. | https://m.imdb.com/name/nm10460554/ | @Davidrawmirez | I'm David Ramírez, a Colombian-American writer whose multi-faceted identity fuels my passion for crafting stories that seamlessly blend humor, heart, and a dash of the unexpected. | Supernatural, folklore, thrillers, procedurals, horror-comedy, mythology, Latino culture, salsa, soccer, LGBTQ+ stories, multi-generational family dynamics, dark secrets, suspense, identity and belonging, cultural heritage, drag culture, fraternity life, brotherhood, coming-of-age, emotional resilience, myth vs. reality, adventure |
63 | Davy Perez | Mexican | DRAMA, Sci Fi, Horror, True Crime | Co-Executive Producer | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Supernatural, American Crime | Both | One Hour | Steve Smith, Stagecoach Entertainment: (310) 395- 9600, steve@stagecoachent.net | Available to Develop OWAs | I write stories about everyday people who fight against the darkness that is both inside and outside of themselves. To do this I draw from my own experiences as a kid from the East Side of Los Angeles who pulled himself up from nothing and was lucky enough to grow beyond my own struggles. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3053945 | https://twitter.com/davyperez | East LA Native from a big Mexican family who worked his way up from High School dropout to Producer through hands on learning and hard work. | Comics, Noir, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic the Gathering, Folklore, Crime, Legends, Myths, Religion, Horror, Science Fiction, Character Development, Tattoos, Director, Producer |
64 | Debby Wolfe | Central American | Comedy | Co-Executive Producer | Conners (Co-EP), One Day at a Time (Co-Producer) | TV | 1/2 Hour | Katie Newman @ 3arts (310) 888-3200 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | DEBBY WOLFE grew up among the gators and gator-skinned seniors in Hollywood, Florida. Raised by a Jewish Father and a Salvadorian mother, after she cleans her house, she pays herself. She graduated from the NBC Writers on the Verge program and landed her first staff writing position on NBC's "Whitney" Season 2. She then spent two seasons at Disney Channel where she wrote for the Emmy nominated "Dog with a Blog" and sold an original comedy titled "House of Beatz". Afterwards, she joined Netflix’s "One Day at a Time", produced by Norman Lear, for three seasons. During that time, she sold an original CBS Latinx family comedy titled "Just Like Us", supervised by "One Day at a Time" showrunner, Gloria Calderon Kellett. Last year she sold a supernatural comedy to Netflix titled "Basic Witches". Currently, she is a Co-Executive Producer on ABC's The Conners. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1723197/ | https://www.instagram.com/debbywolfe/?hl=en | A Salvadorian-Jewish writer who loves to write about sex, wolves, and magic. | dark comedy, crime, witchcraft, dating, teens, mental illness |
65 | Diana Mendez | Mexican | Drama, Procedural | Co-Producer | Co-producer, THE ROOKIE (ABC) | Both | One Hour | Carlos Bobadilla (manager) Carlos@valorentgroup.com (o) 323.677.4570 | Available to Develop | The first person in her family to go to college, Diana went from Inglewood to New Haven where she earned a B.A. in Film Studies and Latin American Studies from Yale. She had to teach her mother to pronounce the letter “Y” in English, because people thought she was proud that her daughter had gone to “jail.” She is an alum of the NHMC TV Writer's Program and the Fox Writers Intensive. She writes police procedurals and character-driven mysteries. She is currently a co-producer on ABC's THE ROOKIE. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2248326/ | https://twitter.com/dianamen | Good writer of bad women. | crime, police, murder mystery, thriller, politics |
66 | Dominic Abeyta | Spanish | Animated Adult, Drama, Fantasy | Staff Writer | CSI:Miami, Yo Gabba Gabba!, The Aquabats Super Show | Both | Both | dominic.abeyta@gmail.com (562)310-4232 | Plays well with others. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212337/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | Concise. | Crime | ||
67 | Eddie Mujica | Cuban | Comedy, Dramedy, Sci-Fi | Story Editor | Gordita Chronicles (HBO Max), True Story with Ed Helms & Randall Park (Peacock), Connecting (NBC), HBO Writing Fellowship | Both | 1/2 Hour | Direct: eddie.n.mujica@gmail.com; Manager: nc@artistsfirst-la.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Eddie is a Cuban-American writer, actor and Emmy-winning producer from Hialeah, Florida. An alumnus of Chicago’s The Second City, Eddie wrote and performed in two critically acclaimed revues, toured the country, and has 10+ years of improv/sketch experience. After testing for SNL (they laughed, never heard back), he moved to L.A. for the CBS Diversity Showcase. Tired of auditioning for Latino roles while being questioned about his identity, Eddie began creating his own content. His short “Dreamer” was an Imagen Award finalist and named one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Videos of 2018; “Uno Por Uno: The Cuban Missile Crisis” won Best Web Series at HBO’s NYLFF and Cine Sony’s New Voices. Eddie has written for Broadway Video's Más Mejor and was selected for HBO’s Access Writing Fellowship. He recently returned to the ViacomCBS Showcase as a writer/director and plays basketball every Saturday because BALL IS LIFE. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3166084/ | @mooheekah | A funny, bilingual Cuban-American from South Florida who leads with humor and heart. | Cuban, comedy, improv, sketch, performer, Second City, Chicago, Miami, Florida, sports, basketball, nerd |
68 | Eddie Quintana | Mexican | Comedy | Supervising Producer | Public Defenders (ABC pilot), Not Dead Yet (ABC), Grace (ABC pilot), Acapulco (Apple TV+), Duncanville (Fox) | Both | 1/2 Hour | Dan Brecher (RBEL), Sheree Guitar (Sheree Guitar Entertainment) | Available to Develop, Not Available to Staff | Over the last decade, Eddie has written for multi-cam, single-cam, and animated comedy. He has also written two pilots for ABC, including Public Defenders starring Anthony Anderson. He sold a feature to Lionsgate with Eugenio Derbez attached to star and produce. You may have seen Eddie as a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. (Spoiler alert: He is not a millionaire.) He grew up in the suburbs of L.A. as the oldest of eight kids, he spends most of his free time chasing after his toddler son, and he is an ardent lover of the Dodgers, maps, and Korean BBQ. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1710075/ | https://twitter.com/eddiequintana | As a kid, Eddie spent every other weekend at his dad's Spanish-language nightclub in Fresno, California (the worst city in the state). | Comedy with heart |
69 | Edgar Pablos | Mexican | Comedy & Drama | Staff Writer | Optioned Feature Horror and Coming of Age Comedy | Both | Both | Echo Lake Entertainment (310) 798-4790 | Born and raised in El Paso, Texas/Cd. Juarez, Mex, I am passionate about exploring the concept of belonging to two or more cultures and the conflicts/triumphs that come from those worlds. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0655047/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | @tribesmenpix | I am a writer/director interested in exploring characters who transcend what others expect of them. | Love music, westerns, coming of age, film noir, fish out of water | |
70 | Elena Crevello | Mexican | Comedy & Dramedy | Executive Story Editor | The Thing About Lulu (ABC Pilot), Grace & Frankie, Vida | Both | 1/2 Hour | celenago@gmail.com | I love writing characters and stories that will help make someone else feel less alone, and in turn, help me feel less alone. For me, writing isn't worth it unless I am taking risks and exposing parts of myself I'm too embarrassed to admit even exist. I love female relationships and digging into the emotional underbelly of my characters, and then finding the comedy in the pain of the situation. | I'm the person waving at the person who's waving to somebody else. | Female focused, and emotionally driven narratives with a comedic bite | |||
71 | Elena Perez | Cuban | Grounded Sci-Fi, Crime Procedural, Drama | Executive Story Editor | Chicago PD | TV | One Hour | Direct: perez.elena@gmail.com Manager: Stephen Marks, DialedIn Entertainment (323) 531-7999 Agent: Brad, Shirley, Paul at Culture Creative Entertainment 818-722-3034 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Elena Perez is a TV writer best known for her work on Chicago PD. She gravitates toward dark, heartfelt and sometimes strange drama and grounded sci-fi, taking inspiration from her background in marketing/tech startups and her multicultural heritage. A world-builder and strong dialogue crafter, Elena loves to explore big themes like identity and grief and perception, often through female-centered stories. She also deeply enjoys procedural storytelling. A poet and published young adult novelist, Elena lives in Los Angeles after relocating from New York City’s Lower East Side. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13004682/ | https://bsky.app/profile/thisiselena.bsky.social | A TV writer and "idea machine" with a love for grounded sci-fi, drama and procedurals, most recently staffed on Chicago PD and previously worked in tech industry in NYC. | Drama, sci-fi, grounded scifi, procedural, thriller, coming of age, broadcast, alternate world, family, female-driven, action, women, dark, hopeful, creepy, mysterious, young adult, mixed heritage, crime, identity, perception, grief, New Jersey, New York City, poetry, period, 20th century, speculative fiction, high concept, tech, innovation, future, strange, marketing, workplace |
72 | Elias Benavidez | Mexican | Grounded Sci-Fi / Drama | Co-Producer | Resident Alien (SyFy), Siren (Freeform), Beyond (Freeform) | Both | One Hour | Danny Sherman - danny@thruline.com | Available to Staff and Develop | Elias hails from Mesa, Arizona, otherwise known as America’s “hot flash.” The youngest son in a Chicano family, he retreated to Los Angeles and gained production experience on films like COWBOYS & ALIENS, RAMPART, and RUBY SPARKS, eventually transitioning into television as Ann Biderman’s assistant on the first season of RAY DONOVAN. He cherishes her mentorship as well as his exposure to drugs, murder and adultery (all on the page, of course.) He’s currently down a random pseudoscience rabbit hole… please send take-out. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2629535/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 | @EliasMBenavidez | The Latinx J.J. Abrams | Science / Science-Fiction / Grounded Genre |
73 | Eliza Cossio | Mexican | Comedy, Dramedy | Staff Writer | One Day At A Time (PopTV), Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas (HBO) | Both | 1/2 Hour | Direct - Elizabeth.cossio@gmail.com / 909-618-8100 | Hi! I’m Eliza, I grew up in LA and went to school at UC Berkeley. I moved to New York where I learned rules at UCB and then learned how to break them at The Annoyance. I like the spaces that exist between genres; where funny moments live in drama, where rom coms meet the Twilight Zone; where the mob movie meets a sex comedy. Also I wear sunscreen every day! | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7712609/ | @elizacossio | I like comedy with good drama and drama with good comedy. | comedy, magical realism, absurdity, California, NYC, sex comedy | |
74 | Elliott Feliciano | Puerto Rican | Drama | Staff Writer | Tom Swift | TV | One Hour | Martin To, (310) 656-5167, martin.to@iala.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Elliott Feliciano is a trans Puerto Rican writer/director from East Chicago, Indiana. He studied Creative Writing at the University of Central Florida. Elliott has written short horror films for CryptTV. His short film To Be With You was an official selection at the 2019 OutFest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival and the 2020 Bentonville Film Festival. His goal is to create and develop more inclusive projects with LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and female centered characters. Elliott has worked as a Writers’ PA on Starz’s Vida, FX’s Pose and American Horror Story. He was recently a Staff Writer on the CW’s Tom Swift. | https://directories.wga.org/member/elliottfeliciano/ | IG: @feliciano.elliott | I’m a queer Puerto Rican writer who loves writing dramatic stories with multilayered queer and Latine characters struggling with love, family, and friendships. | Puerto Rican, swimming, basketball, baseball, avid reader, Rom Com, cooking, crime, music, coming of age stories, pop culture, the occult, mysteries |
75 | Emilia Serrano | Mexican | Comedy Dramedy | Co-Executive Producer | High School Musical : The Musical : The Series, Boomerang, GENTEFIED (Netflix), ALL FANCY (NBC pilot script,2018), THE DOUBLE DOWN (Columbia Feature) | Both | 1/2 Hour | 3 Arts: KCarver@3Arts.com | TV and feature writer with a collaborative, blue-collar work ethic and a tomboy sense of humor that helps me deal with motherhood, being married to a geek, and constantly living in two cultures...Mexican-American and bougie Californian. I'm basically Cali-Mex, and yes, the guac costs extra. I'm a fast draft writer, strong story pitcher, and a comedy writer who knows the next joke is the better joke. | https://bit.ly/2vto8B6 | @MexEmilia | TV and feature writer with a collaborative, blue-collar work ethic and a tomboy sense of humor that helps me deal with motherhood, being married to a geek, and constantly living in two cultures...Mexican-American and bougie Californian. | Comedy, soccer, blue collar, guera, parenthood, mariachi, quinceañera | |
76 | Emmylou Diaz | Caribbean, South American, Indigenous | Drama, Dramedy | Co-Executive Producer | Untitled Amazon Thriller, The Watchful Eye, Monarch, Station 19 | Both | Both | CAA - 424-288-2000 (Olivia Blaustein & Leah Yerushalaim) olivia.blaustein@caa.com, leah.yerushalaim@caa.com. CIRCLE Mgmt - 310-691-7020 (Ken Freimann) ken@circlemp.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Emmylou Diaz is a first-generation Colombian-American writer, producer, and emerging director who got her start on the critical smash CW dramedy Jane the Virgin. She joined the fledgling JTV staff as writers’ assistant and was quickly hand-picked by the showrunner to co-write/produce two freelance episodes during the show’s award-winning first season. A promotion to staff writer for JTV season two soon followed, and since then Emmy has launched a career working for some of the most acclaimed, prolific creators and showrunners in television. Emmy’s love of storytelling began with performance, and she received her MFA in Acting from the American Repertory Theatre Institute at Harvard. | https://www.imdb.me/emmyloudiaz | @emmyloudiaz | I’m a writer/producer with 10 years of staffing and on-set production experience. My POV is strongly informed by my experiences as a first-gen Latina in recovery. | family, pop culture, true crime, relationships, trauma, recovery, music, musicals, theatre, first-gen, cults, soap, edgy comedy, biopic |
77 | Eric Reyes Loo | Mexican | Dramedy/Drama | Co-Producer | A.J. AND THE QUEEN (Netflix) - ESE (2018-19); GUIDANCE (Hulu) - Co-Producer (2017); Staff Writer (2016) | TV | Both | Adam Peck - Synchronicity Management - theadampeck@gmail.com; 310-383-1453 | Availability to Staff and Develop | I'm a gay Chexican playwright with a loud voice in person and on the page. I'm irreverent, emotional, fun, funny, bold and stylish - in person and on the page. | https://directories.wga.org/member/16e2b017-42db-42c5-9b6f-f65bfe61f99f | @looloolicious | I'm a witty, character-driven, serialized one-hour drama writer. | family, culture, art, theatre, music |
78 | Erica Harrell | Cuban | Comedy, Genre, video games | Supervising Producer | Alien: Rogue Incursion (VR GAME) Lopez vs Lopez | Both | Both | Lars Theriot larst@industryentertainment.com 310.500.9984 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | After bonding over the fact that they were both raised in Florida by a Cuban mother and a red-state father, the writing team of Desirée Proctor & Erica Harrell went on to co-write a variety of projects including the NBC sitcom Lopez vs Lopez (Producers), single-cam dramedies like Ultra Violet and Black Scorpion (Disney, Executive Story Editors) and Happyland (MTV). Their unique background writing video games and other branching narratives led them to the interactive multi-camera comedy Just Roll With It (Disney Channel). Other interactive writing includes The Walking Dead Saints & Sinners VR Experience (Skydance), and The Walking Dead narrative game series (Telltale Games), Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games), Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (Telltale Games) and the forthcoming Aliens VR Game (Survios, Disney). On the feature side, the ladies are working on a feature project with Netflix as well as an animated film produced by Laurence Fishburne. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1725055/ | @errricanicole9 IG | Erica Harrell was born and raised in Florida (please judge her) she writes things but more importantly she made that Shia LaBeouf is a cannibal music video that everyone loves. | multi-cam, family comedy, genre, sports |
79 | Erica Meredith | Mexican | Drama, Dramedy, Serialized, SciFi, True Crime, Procedural | Producer | Criminal Minds | TV | One Hour | erica.meredith@gmail.com, 970-217-1138 | 1-hour drama writer. I went to Brown University to become the first doctor in my family but instead fell in love with storytelling and it's power to create empathy. I tend to look for the universal in the specific and build sympathetic characters from all walks of life. I think the right story, told in the right way, at the right time can nudge the world a little. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2599843/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 | @e4meredith | Biracial, well-traveled, writer with a strong eye for character and structure. | Science, Sports, Politics, Medicine, Social Justice, Religion | |
80 | Erick Galindo | Mexican | Grounded comedy, Character driven drama | Staff Writer | Mexican Beverly Hills mini-room | Both | Both | erick.geee@gmail.com 562-299-7667 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer and producer whose work spans film, television, podcasting, and journalism. Known for his unique ability to blend cultural authenticity with compelling storytelling, Erick has developed and led numerous acclaimed projects across multiple platforms. He is the creator and executive producer of The Mexican Beverly Hills (CBS Studios), a sitcom in development based on his widely published cultural essays featured in The New York Times, NPR, LA Times, and LA Taco. The show captures the complexity of Mexican-American life through humor and a sharp cultural lens. In podcasting, Erick has created multiple award-winning shows. WILD (LAist Studios) was a hit podcast that aired on KPCC and was recognized for its cultural relevance and innovative storytelling. Erick also helmed Idolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez (Futuro/Sonoro), a deeply reported and critically acclaimed investigative podcast about the murder of an iconic Mexican singer. Additionally, he co-created Out of the Shadows (iHeart Podcasts), which explores the U.S. immigration system with a focus on the 1986 Amnesty Bill and DACA. Erick’s storytelling has earned him several accolades, including awards from the Podcast Academy, recognition on Apple and Spotify’s Best Podcasts lists, and multiple local Emmys for his documentary series A Laker Life. His work has been featured on numerous “Best Of” lists, and he was named Best New Novelist by the Hollywood Book Festival in 2012. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Erick is driven by a passion for telling stories that resonate with audiences across cultural and linguistic divides, making him a powerful voice in the entertainment industry. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5162874/ | instagram.com/erickgalindo | A versatile writer blending character-driven drama, thrillers, and sharp, emotionally grounded comedy that explores complex human relationships and societal themes. | sports, crime, comedy, family, music, journalism |
81 | Ernie Bustamante | Mexican, Puerto Rican | Comedy | Story Editor | FLIPPED (Quibi), LIV & MADDIE (Disney), BEHIND THE SEAMS (ABC pilot script) | TV | 1/2 Hour | Sandra Avila, Inclusion Management, 818-630-7975, sandra@inclusionmgmt.com | I am a proud Mexican-American/Puerto Rican writer from Tucson, Arizona. I received my BA in political science from Stanford University and MFA in screenwriting from UCLA. Before pursuing writing, I worked on Capitol Hill for then-Senator John Kerry. My creative work is inextricably linked to my activism and pursuit of representation and social justice. Most recently, I wrote & produced a half hour-satirical comedy pilot BORDER PATROL -- which premiered to a sold out audience at the Comedy Central Stage. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2543209/ | www.VoteBustamante.com | I began my career as a Writer Assistant and have since staffed on a range of comedies (animated, multi-cam, single-cam) and written pilot scripts for broadcast, cable, and streaming networks. | Comedian. Connoisseur of nachos. Political junkie. | |
82 | Eva Aridjis | Mexican | Sci-fi, horror, drama, historical, fantasy | Story Editor | Staff writer on Narcos: Mexico (co-wrote EP 202 with SR Eric Newman, airs in Nov 2019), Staff writer on CDMX (Televisa-Amazon), I've also written several feature scripts including two that I directed "The Favor" (drama) and "The Blue Eyes" (supernatural suspense) | Both | One Hour | Eva Aridjis: evasophia@mac.com, (917) 741-0149 Manager: mmanus@zerogravitymanagement.com (310) 694-3800 | I grew up in Mexico City and came to the United States when I was 18. I attended NYU Grad Film but before that I studied Comparative Literature and Anthropology at Princeton, which led me to make both narrative and documentary films- I wrote, directed and produced five features. I've been writing for Narcos and have two episodic shows of my own. The theme my own movies and shows have in common is that of the outsider, misfit, or people who live on the edges of society or suffer from some form of discrimination. I like giving a voice to the voiceless, making the invisible visible, telling stories about individuals whose stories aren't usually told, whether those characters be fictional or real, living or dead, human, animal or monster. | Please note the two shows I staffed on haven't posted their credits yet and Find a Writer won't let me add them until they're on IMDB. https://www.wgaeast.org/mo/indexed_writers/61130, https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0034754/?ref_=search_search_T1_result_1 | https://www.instagram.com/evaaridjis/?hl=en | When I watch/write a movie or show I want to be transported (or transport you) to a different world: whether that be an imaginary world, the past, or the future. For the real world in the present day I prefer a documentary. | Interests: The occult and paranormal, religion, spirituality, cults, mythology, Native American Indians, ancient civilizations, history, human rights, civil rights, animals, animal rights, the environment, nature. Music, musicians, art, artists, literature, writers, film, filmmakers, photography, fashion. Subcultures, misfits, outsiders, medical oddities, mental illness. Circuses, haunted houses, ghosts, aliens, witches, zombies, second sight. | |
83 | Evangeline Ordaz | Mexican | Drama/Dramedy | Co-Executive Producer | Rebel (ABC), 13 Reasons Why (Netflix), Vida (Starz), Seven Seconds (Netflix), In Contempt (BET), East Los High (Hulu), EYES (ABC) | Both | Both | Katy McCaffrey - kmccaffrey@gersh.com | My work is often set in the Latinx and POC space, but I have written for all communities, including LGBTQ, White upper class, etc. I write drama that is sometimes funny with an emphasis on a character's internal journey, the intimate moments between characters, and the small details that make everyday life interesting. Specificity is universality. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2800988/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 | www.linkedin.com | Attorney and activist turned writer. | law, youth, music, food, East L.A. | |
84 | Evette Vargas | Puerto Rican | Thriller, Crime, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism, Supernatural, Action, Drama | Feature Writer, Staff Writer, Director | Confessions, Diniz vs Naouri: Rise and Fall of an Empire, The Mara, WorldOne | Both | One Hour | Manager: Jeffrey Thal, Ensemble Entertainment (310) 274-9090 jthal@ensembleent.com | Direct: vargasgrl@gmail.com (323) 841-6889 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Evette Vargas is an award-winning writer/director/producer and entrepreneur of film, television and immersive media, featured in Forbes and named by the New York Times as an “Artist to Watch.” Evette wrote/directed/produced her award-winning short, Confessions, winning the Audience Award in Cannes, which she is packaging for television. She sold her drama series, Muses, to TNT and developed series for MGM, eOne, Shout! Factory, among others. Evette served as the TV Development Executive at Hidden Empire Film Group, developing their TV slate. She produced content for Amazon, MTV, Bravo, DirectTV, Vivendi, Fast And Furious, Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Madonna, Wu-Tang Clan, Activision, and EA. Evette executive produced/wrote/directed her digital series, Dark Prophet, starring Henry Rollins, which was in contention for two Emmys. She served as the showrunner and writer for WorldOne, a narrative videogame. Evette was born in the Bronx and learned to tell stories at the dinner table with her family, where imagination ruled. She collects action figures, typewriters, and shoes; has past lives as a DJ, a fashion designer; and is a recovering New York City advertising Art Director. Evette earned her BFA in Film and Television from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and her MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4741597/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | https://www.instagram.com/theevettevargas | A Puerto Rican Latina from the Bronx writing and directing genre stories with social impact. | tennis, hiking, pilates, traveling, music, politics, finance, culture, Europe, history, fashion, genre, thriller, crime, sci-fi, magical realism, supernatural, action, drama |
85 | Felicia Hilario | Mexican | thriller/crime/action | Staff Writer | Lethal Weapon | Both | One Hour | Self: Feliciahilario@gmail.com 305.890.3841 Manager: Thomas Carter, Artillery Creative 3109233058 | Born in East LA. Teen mom. Later sold yachts in Miami. A slew of adventures in between. I specialize in writing strong, complex woman of color pushing against boundaries of convention, often in male dominated worlds. | https://directories.wga.org/member/6b0383b2-90db-4f22-80ce-f5071d3c0a35 | https://twitter.com/FeliciaHilario | I'm a reservoir of positive energy in the room, known for pushing the boulder up the hill, pitching grounded solutions, especially for female characters or crime storylines, and remaining upbeat after long days and seasons - an all star team player. | crime/thriller/action/strong female protags | |
86 | Felipe Vargas | South American, Colombian, Bolivian | Horror, Fantasy, Science-Fiction, YA | Co-Executive Producer | ROSARIO, BOB THE BUILDER, LOTERIA, LEPRECHAUN | Features | One Hour | Felipe Vargas (Direct - felipe@vargasf.com / 954-630-5301), Michael Klein (Manager - michael@magnoliaent.com), Stephanie Smalling (Agent - stephanie.smalling@caa.com) | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Colombian-American filmmaker Felipe Vargas is a DGA and Imagen award winner, selected as a Latino Content Creator to Watch by Variety. His films focus on the supernatural and macabre. Felipe directed the upcoming horror-thriller feature "Rosario" for Mucho Mas Media and Jaguar Bite (starring Emeraude Toubia, Paul Ben Victor, and David Dastmalchian). Felipe is currently developing genre projects for Paramount Pictures, Exile Content, and Broken Road. His latest horror short film "Hive" stars Xochitl Gomez. As a writer, Felipe is penning "Bob the Builder" for Mattel Films and MGM, produced by Jennifer Lopez and starring Anthony Ramos. He was previously the Pilot writer on a fantasy-adventure series based on Mexico’s beloved “Loteria” card game for Sony Television, Amazon FreeVee, and the late Norman Lear. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8995191/ | IG: @felipe_vargasf | Colombian-American filmmaker Felipe Vargas is a DGA and Imagen award winner, selected as a Latino Content Creator to Watch by Variety, whose films focus on Latino characters facing the supernatural and macabre. | Horror, Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Magical Realism, Colombia, Monster movies |
87 | Gabriel Brugni da Cruz | South American, Brazil | Drama | Staff Writer | Bola pra Frente; Tornado Radikal (In Development); Goulash; Rio Heat | Both | Both | Nina Bellotto (Atena Agenciamento) +55 21 99387-3978 - ninabellotto@atena.art.br | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | GABRIEL BRUGNI da CRUZ is a Latinx film and TV writer hailing from a small town in the state of Bahia, Brazil. He spent his childhood riding dirt roads to go to school and playing soccer in a swampy field that he and his friends often had to share with the neighbor’s cow. Gabriel has written for the Emmy-nominated show O Infiltrado, Bola pra Frente - an anthology drama series for TV Brasil, Jon Cassar’s international co-prod Rio Heat, and is currently writing a coming-of-age feature for Brazil's Mymama Entertainment. A USC alum, Gabriel is one of the founders of Maquinário Narrativo, a Brazilian company that wrote original and commissioned stories. For two years, he was also Chair of the Committee of Credits and Compensation in the Brazilian Association of Screenwriters. He currently lives with his wife on the outskirts of Los Angeles. | https://www.linkedin.com/in/brugnidacruz/ | @brugnidacruz | A Brazilian writer and Italian citizen, living in the US with his Filipino spouse, Gabriel writes universal tales of love, darkness, and wonder, drawing from the rich, untold stories of his multiple cultures. | Sci-fi, Crime, Dark Coming of Age, History, International. |
88 | Gabriela Revilla Lugo | Caribbean, Central American, Nicaraguan | Dramedy | Feature Writer, Story Editor, Pilot Creator (multiple sales) | Feature Writer: Mattel film, Christmas Balloon,15 Candles (UCP/Peacock), Co-Creator, EP, Brujas, Article 14 Writer (UCP), A Million Little Things (ABC), Staff Writer | Both | Both | Talitha Watkins & James Shani, Color Creative | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | A dramedy writer/director/producer and daughter of formerly undocumented immigrants, Gabby Revilla Lugo started her career in physical production then ventured into the independent feature space where she worked with names like Damian Chazelle on his award-winning short film, Whiplash. She had success with films including the award-winning Palm Springs, The Starling, and Fox Searchlight's Next Goal Wins, written and directed by Taika Waititi. Gabby was staffed on ABC's hit drama, A Million Little Things, and taught screenwriting at the Script Anatomy school. In 2021 Gabby sold multiple projects landing a feature film writing job for Mattel. She also sold 15 Candles, a TV pilot based on John Hughes' 16 Candles, to Peacock, alongside UCP and OJALA, led by award winning screenwriter, Tanya Saracho. She worked on the TV series Brujas and completed the 2022 WGA's showrunner training program and the 2022 Starz Program for underrepresented writers. Gabby has several TV projects in development, including one yet to be announced with Linda Yvette Chavez and is set to direct her first feature film this fall. She is repped by Talitha Watkins and James Shani @ Color Creative and Chris Abrahmson at Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan. | www.gabbyrevillalugo.com, www.imdb.me/gabbyrlugo | @gabbyrevlugo (twitter) @gabbyrlugo(insta) | A dramedy writer exploring new beginnings at all stages of life and how that affects self identity. | music, identity, LGBTQIA issues, second changes, parenting, women, reading, surfing, exercising, weightlifting, dancing |
89 | Gabriela Uribe | Mexican, South American | Drama | Co-Producer | Power, Power Book II: Ghost | Both | Both | Brecheen, Feldman, Breimer, Silver & Thompson LLP Ashley Silver - asilver@bfbstlaw.com | 310.859.6863 | The cadence of my writing can be sharp and dissonant but I wear my emotional experience on my sleeve thanks to a childhood hearing Juan Gabriel, Rocio Durcal, Mo-Town and Depeche Mode on repeat. Born in Los-Angeles, raised in Mexico City and came into adulthood in New York, I’m an only child. My two eldest sisters and older brother supplemented my parenting — as if my highly involved immigrant parents didn’t parent me enough — but unfortunately for them, they failed: I’m a childless, unmarried, college educated cis-feminist who elected to gamble with the health of her 401K by becoming a professional writer. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3011308/ | instagram: La_Gabriela_Uribe twitter: @Mexilobiana_GU | For my 36th birthday, my Colombian father gave me a dowry in doubloons from the Franklin mint as marriage incentive — promising favored nations with my sisters upon marriage — while my Chilanga mother tried to get me to move back home by replacing the venetian blinds in my childhood bedroom; I’m using their offer to up another negotiation. | Crime/Procedural; Spy; Thrillers; Action; Family; Historical; Political; Science Fiction; Surreal; Comedic; Identity Crises; Young Women | |
90 | George Suarez | Caribbean, Spanish | non-fiction, news | Supervising Producer | ABC News, Al Jazeera America, CNN, Good Morning America | TV | Both | georgesuar@gmail.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | New York City native veteran broadcast journalist and documentary maker | n/a | Twitter: @fgeorge IG: @nycaganer | Bilingual New York-based writer producer with a background in science, crime, and breaking news | crime, history, science, climate, policy |
91 | Georgie Aldaco / Georgianna Aldaco | Mexican | Comedy | Story Editor | Miracle Workers, Alternatino | Both | 1/2 Hour | Chris Burns, AGI - CBurns@AGI-Entertainment.com / 646.780.5049 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Georgie Aldaco is a writer/performer living in New York City. She recently worked on Comedy Central's ALTERNATINO, Netflix's Mike Myers limited series, and she was a staff writer on Simon Rich’s MIRACLE WORKERS (TBS). Georgie also wrote for THE ONION video team and is a member of Whale Thief, the comedy collective that produces Sketch Cram (a sketch show written and produced in a single day). In the past, she has contributed material for Disney’s animated sketch show RIGHT NOW KAPOW!, worked as a writer for Funny or Die's scripted podcast, SCIENCEOLOGY, and she wrote an episode of the narrative podcast, THE TRUTH. Other places Georgie’s writing has appeared include: Clickhole, the Latino digital network Flama, and The Brooklyn Comedy Festival. Georgie was born and raised in the bordertown of El Paso, TX and can speak Spanish if you want her to! | https://findawriter.wgaeast.org/member/005c7212-4211-4e29-9e6c-30f989878f0e | https://twitter.com/GeorgieAldaco | Georgie is a writer who loves writing the surreal and the absurd, twists on a genre, and confident dummies/weirdos with a heart. | animation, surreal, basketball, ghosts, history, sci-fi, women, friends |
92 | GiGi Rios New | Central American | Female | Staff Writer | The Garcias - HBO Max | Both | 1/2 Hour | newgigi11@gmail.com 323.203.5423 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop, After July 9th when my contract ends for The Garcias | GiGi began her career as a personal assistant on Everybody Loves Raymond and shortly after she became a finalist for The Disney Fellowship. She quickly moved on to writing for the award winning Nickelodeon family series The Brothers Garcia and the ground breaking FOX series The Ortegas. Currently she has an original television series in development with award winning producers, Killer Films. In 2019 she was commissioned to write an original Lifetime movie about the epidemic of teen anxiety in high school as well as a Christmas movie for the prolific, Paulist Productions. She is currently writing on the upcoming HBO Max series, The Garcias. | IMDB | I'm enthusiastic about life and play well with others. | Dark Comedy, Comedy, Heartfelt, Family dynamics, Coming of age (at any age) | |
93 | Gisselle Gonzalez Legere | Cuban | Drama -procedurals, medical, espionage, thrillers, soap, family drama | Story Editor | Quantico, New Amsterdam | TV | One Hour | Ian Greenstein at Gersh igreenstein@gersh.com and John Tomko at The Cartel john.tomko@cartelent.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Gisselle grew up in a garment factory in Hialeah among Miami’s Cuban exile community. Her family’s tumultuous history as political refugees led to an interest in politics and human rights. Gisselle lost most of her hearing to a childhood vaccine. Growing up deaf in a hearing world gave her many opportunities to hone her observational skills, which helped her as she moved through various careers...as a ballerina, then as a judo competitor on her college women’s team, and eventually, as a scientist. As a field epidemiologist, she spent a decade working in biodefense and chasing disease outbreaks across the globe before transitioning into writing. As a writer, she draws a lot of inspiration from the conflicts she wrestled with in her previous line of work. She brings sleuthing skills to procedurals but writes character driven drama and morally ambiguous female leads. She staffed on ABC’s QUANTICO, where her episode “No Place is Home” was nominated for a Women’s Image Award. Earlier this year, Gisselle wrote for Cocomelon’s ASL spinoff, MYGO, and also landed a year long paid development deal at Telemundo. Currently, she’s writing for NEW AMSTERDAM. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3922399/ | @GisselleLegere on Twitter, Instagram, FB, Hive | A former biodefense epidemiologist soothing a guilty conscience by writing about the things that keep me up at night. | Scientist, epidemiologist, medical, crime, spy, espionage, disability |
94 | Gladys Rodriguez | Mexican | Drama | Co-Executive Producer | Vida | TV | Both | Elana Barry eb@circleofconfusion.com | I love exploring the inner truths of a character, their whys and why nows. I love dark, moody, cinematic stories with heart and emotion. Simple but compelling stories that stay with you for a long time. My characters make unusual and unpredictable choices because nothing is ever black and white. | https://directories.wga.org/member/42baf941-6c8d-4f15-aeb9-ff56be27f582 | Twitter: @grod_lo_08 | From the Bay to LA, 17 years in the business, mommy, chingona, boss | Serialized drama, crime drama, musical dramas | |
95 | Gloria Calderon Kellett | Cuban, Caribbean | Comedy, Dramedy, Drama | Executive Producer/Showrunner | One Day At A Time | Both | Both | Marc Provissiero, Manager Mickey Berman, Agent UTA· (310) 273-6700 | Not Available to Staff, Not Available to Develop | Gloria Calderón Kellett is the Executive Producer and co-showrunner of One Day at a Time, currently streaming on Netflix (Seasons 1-3) and POP TV (Season 4+). Before that she wrote and produced on such shows as CW's iZombie, ABC's Mixology, Lifetime's Devious Maids, CBS's Rules of Engagement & How I Met Your Mother, for which she won an Alma Award for Outstanding Script. Gloria graduated from Loyola Marymount University and was awarded a Kennedy Center/ACTF Award for her first play, Plane Strangers – which also went on to win the Del Rey Players Playwriting Award, and the LMU Playwright of the Year Award. Gloria has a Masters degree in Theatre from the University of London. She is a founding member of the sketch comedy group And Donkey Makes Five, and has written and performed stand-up comedy at The Improv and The Comedy Store. Her book, Accessories, has been translated into Italian and is published by Small Fish Studios in the U.S. and Cassini Press in Italy. As an actress she has appeared on stage in London, Madrid, New York and all over Los Angeles. TV Credits include: How I Met Your Mother, Angie Tribeca, Trophy Wife, One Day At A Time and Dead To Me but her proudest on camera moment thus far was appearing as a narrator on Drunk History (New Orleans). | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1260853/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | Twitter: @everythingloria, Instagram: @gloriakellett | Writer, Director, Actor with successful track record. | Latinx, Comedy, Drama, Dramedy, Music, Dancing, |
96 | Gonzalo Cordova | South American, Ecuadorian | Comedy, Drama, Animation | Supervising Producer | Tuca & Bertie, Undone, Fired on Mars, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Academy Awards, Adam Ruins Everything | Both | Both | cnoriega@vervetla.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Gonzalo Cordova is a South Florida native of Ecuadorian descent who moved to the United States with his family when he was six-years-old. After Graduating with a BFA in film from Emerson College, he moved to New York City where he developed his writing and directing skills from eight years of creating stand-up, sketch, and comedic plays. | https://directories.wga.org/member/gonzalocordova | https://twitter.com/GonzaloRCordova | A good writer who loves keeping his WGA health insurance. | comedy, stand-up, history, politics, animation, stop-motion |
97 | Grace Parra | Mexican | Comedy, Dramedy, Political, Animated | Co-Producer | BROKE (CBS), The Nightly Show (Comedy Central), Glory Daze (TBS), Beyond the Wall with Grace Parra (TBS pilot) + Unt. Grace Parra Project (MTV). Currently developing an all-female animated show called DRUNK ASS BITCHES. | Both | Both | mmandel@mosaicla.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | GRACE PARRA is a writer, host, and actress best known as the only Latina correspondent in late night television on Comedy Central’s THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE. She’s also the co-host of HYSTERIA, Crooked Media's female-driven political podcast. As a writer, she's recently written for the bilingual comedy BROKE on CBS and has written for a number of shows on TBS, ABC, Comedy Central, and more. As an actress, you can see her on NBC’s SUPERSTORE, FUNNY OR DIE, MASTER OF NONE, BOJACK HORSEMAN, and more. She's also an activist, working with groups like Human Rights Watch, Undocufund, and politically with the DNC (hosting events such as the 2018 I Will Vote gala featuring Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Hon. Sally Yates, and many others).She also hosted the 2019 economic consortium Bretton Woods 75, and moderated several panels at the 2020 Texas Democratic Convention for her home state of Texas. | https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2936403?ref_=nm_nv_usr_prof | @graceparra360 (on both Twitter and IG) | Planned my father's funeral, rescheduled my wedding, taught myself the Suzuki method of piano, hosted a major economics conference, and learned how to dye my roots in the last nine months. AMA. | Politics, multigenerational family stories, siblings, economic disparity, high concept, animated, food, music, grief, identity |
98 | Grasie Mercedes | Afro-Latinx, Caribbean, Dominican | comedy/dramedy/drama | Staff Writer | staff writer, NBC's Perfect Harmony | Both | Both | Katie Newman at 3 Arts knewman@3arts.com // Ilana Goren at CAA ilana.goren@caa.com | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Grasie was a staff writer on the first season of the NBC comedy, PERFECT HARMONY. Past filmmaker credits include JUST THE TWO OF US, a dark comedy short that she wrote, co-directed and starred in that won the Audience Award at the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival. A COVID-19 LOVE STORY, a short film shot entirely on iPhones in two separate locations with co-collaborated Matthew Law. Shot and completed in March 2020, just weeks into quarantine, it garnered some viral attention plus a story on ABC7 Los Angeles. POSTMATE, a quirky, COVID-inspired short she wrote and directed that was available for viewing on American Airlines flights from 2022-2023. EGG DAY, a dark comedy short based on her personal experience with IVF. It was screened at the Atlanta Film Festival to a sold out audience with an encore presentation. It was Grasie’s directorial film debut. She also co-wrote and co-directed MY WHITE BOYFRIEND, a comedic web series about interracial dating. Currently, she is developing a TV series based on her life as an Afro-Latina who never quite fits in with Le Train Train. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1840615/ | @grasiemercedes (IG/Threads/Twitter) | Grasie Mercedes is an Afro-Dominican writer, actress and filmmaker from NYC living in LA, who believes vulnerability is the privilege of our generation and expresses hers through storytelling. | character driven, ethnically specific dramedy, women's issues |
99 | Hailey Chavez | Mexican, Cuban | Comedy/Dramedy | Story Editor | Diary Of A Female President, Grown-ish | TV | 1/2 Hour | Haileyarielc@gmail.com, (818) 668-7717 | Born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m the child of Mexican and Cuban immigrants and have dealt with being a queer woman in those cultures. I got my start in sketch comedy so I love finding the the comedic game in each scene. I know we do not live in a vacuum and so I try to write with cultural responsibility and also humor! | https://directories.wga.org/member/3eee8815-1712-42b5-880b-0b65228ca837 | Twitter: @hailstormchavez | Queer latinx writer with a good sense of story structure with affinity for silly/dumb jokes. | Sketch comedy, musical theater, LGBTQ, traveling | |
100 | Henry Robles | Mexican | Drama | Co-Executive Producer | Rebel (ABC), Selena the Series (Netflix) | Both | One Hour | Geoff Silverman (The Cartel); geoffs@cartelent.com; 323-654-3333 | Available to Staff, Available to Develop | Henry Robles is a screenwriter and playwright from the tiny West Texas town of Eldorado, population 2000. He is a first generation Mexican-American. When he won an academic scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, Henry not only escaped a life of serving burgers and swirl cones at the local Dairy Queen (actually, it was a Dairy Queen knock-off called the Eagle Dairy Mart) he also became the first of his nine siblings to go to college. It was at UT that Henry began writing plays. After UT, Henry moved to Los Angeles to teach first and second grade through Teach For America, a national service program. He later graduated from Stanford Law School and returned to Los Angeles to work as a litigation associate at various corporate law firms. In 2004 he finally broke from the law and adapted his playwriting skills to work as a television writer. His first job was on the CBS drama "Cold Case." He has since written on a variety of one-hour dramas and developed original pilots for Lifetime, You Tube Red, and Starz. | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1818250/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 | Instagram: @dodgerblue69 | One-hour drama writer with room-running experience. | playwright, former lawyer, sports fan, history buff, voracious reader, news junkie, gay |