Picture it.

The humid asphalt of Long Island, New York.

A young girl raised in a multi-generational Puerto Rican and Jewish family where God was in charge (aka, my abuela).

I left Long Island and religion a while back (praise be!)

yet their imprints have lasted through moves to Mexico City, DC, and Los Angeles,

where I've worked as a teacher, in social justice non-profits, and now, in filmmaking.

Filmmaking has been my vehicle to explore emotional truths

via magical realism, animation, and sometimes booty jokes.

I've been fortunate to have projects selected for labs with Sundance,

Cine Qua Non (sponsored by AMPAS), and the Stowe Story Labs.

My first short (shot on film!),

was the story of a first communion day gone down the shitter,

called THESE COLORS DON'T RUN.

IT was supported by Kodak and the Arlington Commission for the Arts.

and was distributed by HBO/HBO Max.

My latest project, POST COMEDY, 

about a stand-up comic living in the shadow of her past,

received a camera and lighting grant through DC-Camera/WIFV DC,

and is currently on the festival circuit.

Producing other filmmaker's projects brings me a lot of joy,

and I've gotten to work on some great ones like:

LA JUANA (Dir: Anayamel); BRIDGE (Dir: Cristina Wolf);

and PETIOLE (Dir: Meghan Brown).

I recently produced a Netflix/LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship short called

DEVELOPMENT (Dir: Chloe Caudillo),

starring Haskiri Velazquez (Saved By The Bell);

Sal Lopez (American Me; Full Metal Jacket);

Raquel McPeek Rodriguez (NCIS: Los Angeles); and Jeff Lorch (Our Flag Means Death).

On the writing side,

I co-wrote a cursey holiday rom-com called CHRISTMAS HANGOVER,

which was optioned,

and I have a porfolio of live-action and animated episodics, features, and shorts

that explore religion, race, memory, and gender roles but with a comedic lens

(and the aforementioned booty jokes).

If you're looking to staff your show or have writing assignments, hit me up!