164. MARCELLA OCHOA

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10/15/24 • 51 min

A PROUD TEJANA HORROR-OBSESSED LATINA WRITER & DIRECTOR

Marcella Ochoa shares her childhood in San Antonio, starting her career on the PR side of the industry, drawing writing inspiration from real life horror stories, and co-writing the social justice horror film, Madres, as part of Amazon’s ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse' series!

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Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

A PROUD TEJANA HORROR-OBSESSED LATINA WRITER & DIRECTOR

Instagram & Twitter/X - @lalistapodcast

Music: Arriba Mami - Jingle Punks

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163. JOSE VICENTE CHAVEZ

A SPIRITUAL CHICANO HORROR SURREALIST LATINO WRITER

Jose Vicente Chavez shares his super Catholic upbringing in Santa Fe, building a community of horror writers with The Latinxorcists, diving into the fears of TV/film creatives on his podcast ‘Shared Nightmares’ and we preview our upcoming spooky writers mixer in DTLA!

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165. KEVIN MADRIGAL GALINDO

A DECOLONIALISH LATINX WRITER

For our Season 5 finale, Kevin Madrigal Galindo shares his journey from his childhood in South San Francisco to Stanford University bioengineering student, food justice advocate, and chef, detailing how transformative experiences in nonprofit work inspired him to write poetry and publish his first chapbook, Hell/a Mexican!

Season 6 of the pod starts back up March 2025!

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