Picture it.

The humid asphalt of Long Island, New York.

A young girl raised in a multi-generational Evangelical Puerto Rican and Jewish family where God was in charge, and by that, I mean my abuela.

 

I learned a lot in those days.

How to cut an avocado; how to memorize a Bible verse by turning it into a rap;

and how to mix English, Yiddish, and Puerto Rican slangs into one devastating diss.

Most people never knew how deep those disses went, but I knew... I knew.

 

I left Long Island and religion a while back yet their imprints have lasted

through moves to Philadelphia, Mexico City, DC, and Los Angeles,

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

 

Through filmmaking, I've been able to explore the emotional truths from my past

by creating heightened realities, using animation, and sprinkling in magical realism.

I've been fortunate to have projects go through labs with Sundance, Cine Qua Non (sponsored by AMPAS), and the Stowe Story Labs.

 

My first short (shot on film!),

THESE COLORS DON'T RUN,

about a little girl's first communion gone down the shitter,

was supported by Kodak and the Arlington Commission for the Arts,

and was distributed by HBO.

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 on the festival circuit.

 

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

and in the works are four shorts -

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

PETIOLE (Dir: Meghan Brown); and DEVELOPMENT (Dir: Chloe Caudillo),

which is part of a Netflix/LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship :)

On the writing side, I co-wrote an absurdist holiday rom-com called

CHRISTMAS HANGOVER, currently in development with a production company.

 

My dream is to staff on a 1/2 hour comedy or dramedy,

so if you're looking for folks to add to your room, hit me up for my original pilots in the 1/2 hr comedy and dramedy spaces (animated and live-action);

or if you'd prefer tv specs, shorts and features, I got those too - just gimme a shout!