Kaila

Gutierrez

Filmmaker Mentorship Program | Season 2

Nana Carmen

Sofia

Ayerdi

Filmmaker Mentorship Program | Season 2

Aguamadre

Manuel

Villarreal

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Colibrí

Matthew

Serrano

Filmmaker Mentorship Program | Season 2

Pick One

Justina

Machado

Actor / Producer

Filmmaker Mentorship Program | Season 2

Machado will star in the upcoming Netflix series PULSE created by Zoe Robyn and Carlton Cuse and starred in the Amazon/Blumhouse series THE HORROR OF DELORES ROACH.

Machado starred in the hit comedy ONE DAY AT A TIME opposite Rita Moreno and produced by the late great Norman Lear. Machado is well-known for her role as ‘Vanessa Diaz’ in HBO’s SIX FEET UNDER.

Machado recurred on JANE THE VIRGIN and was a series regular on QUEEN OF THE SOUTH as fan favorite ‘Brenda Parra.’

She recently starred in REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES at American Repertory Theatre.

In film, Machado starred in THE THROWBACK directed by Mario Garcia opposite Will Sasso, Lifetime’s SWITCHED BEFORE BIRTH, and in Netflix’s ALL TOGETHER NOW.

Additional television credits include SUPERSTORE, GREY’S ANATOMY, UGLY BETTY, ER, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, PRIVATE PRACTICE, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, DEVIOUS MAIDS, SWITCHED AT BIRTH, THE FOSTERS, MURDER POLICE, and Max’s TUCA & BERTIE.

Oz

Rodriguez

Director

Filmmaker Mentorship Program | Season 2

Oz Rodriguez was tapped in 2012 for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, where he directed Digital Shorts, became the Head of the Film Unit, and won an Emmy for his behind-the-scenes series CREATING SNL.

Rodriguez most recently directed the pilot NEON for Netflix and multiple episodes of BUPKIS for Peacock.

He did the pilot for AMC’s KEVIN CAN F***K HIMSELF as well as EPing and Directing all episodes of THAT DAMN MICHAEL CHE, the Michael Che Sketch show for HBO Max.

He directed pilot and multiple episodes of AP BIO for NBC and Peacock, the pilot for the Kal Penn/Mike Schur project SUNNYSIDE for NBC and 3 Arts, as well as episodes of LAST MAN ON EARTH for FOX, DETROITERS for Comedy Central, SHRILL for Hulu, and MIXED-ISH for ABC.

He also directed NBC & Peacock’s 30 ROCK reunion. On the film side, Rodriguez wrote and directed VAMPIRES VS. THE BRONX for Universal and Broadway Video, which premiered on Netflix. His latest film, the action-comedy, MIGUEL WANTS TO FIGHT written by Shea Serrano was released on Hulu on August 16th 2023.