I was born and raised in Miami, surrounded by a loud Cuban family, Santería, and telenovelas. My mother fled Cuba in the 1960’s. My father, of mixed indigenous descent, was born in Ecuador. As a Latina writer and director, the immigration stories of my parents are a source of inspiration. Being born in the United States gives me a unique perspective, a first generation American point of view. It’s this straddling of two cultures, speaking two languages equally fluently, that gives me the tools to represent a diverse world authentically while discovering universal themes that keep all audiences engaged.