150 episodes

Join your host, Rubén Mendive, as he compiles a list of Latinx writers you need to know. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a writer on where they've been and where they're headed.

Follow us @lalistapodcast on Instagram and Twitter!

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LA LISTA: A Latinx Writers Podcast Rubén Mendive

    • TV & Film
    • 4.7 • 52 Ratings

Join your host, Rubén Mendive, as he compiles a list of Latinx writers you need to know. Each episode features an in-depth interview with a writer on where they've been and where they're headed.

Follow us @lalistapodcast on Instagram and Twitter!

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    149. MIKE DIAZ

    149. MIKE DIAZ

    A NEUROTIC LATINX WRITER
    Mike Diaz talks about his childhood in central Florida, his transition from working in unscripted to scripted TV, writing for procedurals like Magnum P.I. & NCIS: Hawai'i, and the current Hollywood contraction in this post-Peak TV era!
    @mikediazfilm
    Instagram & Twitter/X - @lalistapodcast
    Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

    • 53 min
    148. RANADA SHEPARD

    148. RANADA SHEPARD

    A DOPE ASS AFRO-LATINA WRITER
    Ranada Shepard talks about growing up on the South Side of Chicago, being born to a Cuban family & adopted by a Black family, going from nursing student to TV showrunner, and crafting the upcoming Netflix ‘Good Times’ animated reboot!
    Instagram & Twitter/X - @lalistapodcast
    Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

    • 55 min
    CALLING ALL LATINX WRITERS!!!

    CALLING ALL LATINX WRITERS!!!

    🚨Calling all Latino/a/e/x Writers!!! We're looking for folks to interview for Season 5!🚨 
    DM us on our socials to introduce yourself or give an update!
    Share the news with a friend!  New episodes out starting March 5th!!!
    Instagram & Twitter/X - @lalistapodcast
    Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

    • 1 min
    147. JAZMIN AGUILAR

    147. JAZMIN AGUILAR

    AN ILLITERATE LATINX WRITER
     
    We chat about growing up in South Gate, CA, her unconventional college path to filmmaking, her thesis film 'The Letter' starring Xochitl Gomez, and her experience making 'Kid Ugly' for McDonalds’s #SpotlightDorado contest!
     
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    Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

    • 52 min
    146. GIOVANNI M. PORTA

    146. GIOVANNI M. PORTA

    A GLASS HALF-FULL OPTIMIST LATINX WRITER
     
    We chat about his childhood in Miami & Honduras, struggling creatively as an LA actor before turning to screenwriting, living a happier existence in Austin, TX, and writing ‘At Midnight’ on Paramount+!
     
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    Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

    • 36 min
    145. FRANK ROJAS

    145. FRANK ROJAS

    A PLEBE GOING TO THE EAST COAST LATINX WRITER
     
    We chat about his childhood in LA’s South Bay, going from business degree to studying journalism at USC, what inspired his LA Times  article about a queer vaquero bar, and leaving LA behind for the East Coast!
     
    https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2022-10-27/club-tempo-in-los-angeles-celebrates-queer-vaqueros
     
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    Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
52 Ratings

52 Ratings

ritzy p ,

Dope

When I asked on twitter how one goes about finding Latine/x writers I was pointed in this direction. Ruben does an amazing job of extracting the essence of their guests in a short amount of time. Gracias for providing a platform for dope writers.

JaiMexicano ,

Such a great resource, for discovering brown writers!

I’ve been listening to this podcast for a few years now, since Ep. 1. Can’t believe Ruben’s interviewed over 100 Latinx’s. Congrats! I’ve learned so much listening to these episodes. #latinxpodcasts

teddyalexis ,

Excellent

Thoughtful, educated, caring and fun. This podcast is one to subscribe to as it narrates many Latinx stories and the shades of very different stories. Arriba LA Lista!

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