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They say women arent funny. okay, im gonna do standup. i did standup for a year and a half, went up in all the rooms, i was the only woman. forget latina, i was the only woman. theres all these white guys and me, that was it. - thats gonna be your biography. - thats the name of my-- [laughs] both: "all these white guys and me." - "the gloria story." - thats really true. and then i was doing monologues, i was writing for women of color. cause were nowhere, right? - right. - ill do that, and ill p...

- its a taco árabe. - oh, a taco árabe. we got it. oh, awesome. - and this one, this isnt supposed to be hot. this is more, like, mild so everyone can enjoy it, but ive seen people drink this. - what do you mean everyone? what do you mean? white people? - pour me some, man. dont leave me out. - even some white people. - [indistinct] - is it too strong for white people? - this is--oh, wow, man. - sometimes. but this is a recipe-- - its a little spicy? - mm-hmm. - oh, there you go. - only a litt...

I love that hes always keeping everyone checked with all the stats that uncover the inequity in this industry. i invited you all because i wanna deal with one topic here, and thats latin representation in hollywood. i know you all come from different aspects of it, which is so great. so lets talk about representation. how has it been, being a latin woman, writer, director, in the biz? - it was funny. when i was a little kid, i used to watch tv and movies and everything, and i thought, "maybe the...

"you know, people always ask me, like, "were you responsible for finding george? "i said, yeah, you know, i found george, "and i brought him to people that needed to see him, "but also, the thing im proudest about george is that i didnt create a monster." - right, right. - but i think i was aiming toward being a monster in my early life. but i think every day that you get to look around, i mean, i can see city hall, downtown, from my house and all the things that meant so much about being from l...

- he said, "well, were thinking about doing a latino version." i was like, "i dont know, norman. i dont know if you should." and he was like, "well, why not?" i said, "cause people try to do it, and we as an audience, were a hard audience." - yeah, yeah. - because theres been such a starvation for representation that when one thing exists, were like, "it better represent all of us." - no, yeah. because all we have is one show! - one! hes like, "so what do you think would change it?" and i said, ...

And until black lives matter and covid hit, the studio system realized from all of us speaking out, all of us, and giving stats, why are we missing? cause its not for lack of trying or talent. its lack of access. - yeah. - because were not in the pipeline. white shows, white movies, white plays are in a pipeline. - mm, yeah. - hundreds of stories being developed, half of them dont make it, three-quarters of them will get canceled, but theyre allowed to fail. its only, like, one-offs like myself,...

I love that. i love a funky horn. - dont slam that door! - i didnt, i didnt, i didnt. im mad careful. [george laughs] - [speaking spanish] - here we go, man. - all right. - lets eat! - this is the truck, huh? so why this truck, bro? - these are the best tacos. theres great tacos-- - all my friends tell me, who are foodies, say this is the spot. - thats right. this is the spot. so i think we try a little of everything. - sure, sure, lets do it. im down with that. - i think we get you a little pat...

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As a star of one of the very few shows that put latino stories on television back in the 70s. - [speaking spanish] - i wanna know what hes saying. - youll find out as soon as i leave. [studio audience laughter] - he made us believe that maybe one day, we too could crack that code. - so in the summer of, like, 75, 76, one of my friends started to drive and almost every day we would go to hollywood boulevard, and wed stop and wed get out, and wed walk up and down the hollywood walk of fame, then y...

Yeah, because its for all the times ive been told no as a latin actor. now, los angeles, surrounded by beautiful mountains, palm trees, magnificent sunsets. and without a doubt, the best mexican food in the country. this is a melting pot with a little bit of all of us latinos. even its name is latino, cause it aint los angeles. nuh-uh! its... [in spanish pronunciation] los angeles. ♪ now, hollywood has become a global mecca for film and a place that many of us wanna reach. but what if i told y...