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They say women aren't funny. okay, i'm 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. there's all these white guys and me, that was it. - that's gonna be your biography. - that's the name of my-- [laughs] both: "all these white guys and me." - "the gloria story." - that's really true. and then i was doing monologues, i was writing for women of color. 'cause we're nowhere, right? - right. - i'll do that, and i'll put up a show in hollywood, and i'll book a theater. - boom. - "la weekly." they will revie...

- it's a taco árabe. - oh, a taco árabe. we got it. oh, awesome. - and this one, this isn't supposed to be hot. this is more, like, mild so everyone can enjoy it, but i've seen people drink this. - what do you mean everyone? what do you mean? white people? - pour me some, man. don't 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-- - it's a little spicy? - mm-hmm. - oh, there you go. - only a little bit. no, no-- - it's spicy for him. [laughs] darme otra. - [strained voice] i'm okay. - not ...

I love that he's 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 that's latin representation in hollywood. i know you all come from different aspects of it, which is so great. so let's 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 they just don't know we exist." - right. - right? like, maybe they just haven't heard of us. and 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 i'm proudest about george is that i didn't 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 los angeles is just, you know, i'm bless-- i mean, people say it, i'm blessed, but this place...

- he said, "well, we're thinking about doing a latino version." i was like, "i don't know, norman. i don't know if you should." and he was like, "well, why not?" i said, "'cause people try to do it, and we as an audience, we're a hard audience." - yeah, yeah. - because there's been such a starvation for representation that when one thing exists, we're like, "it better represent all of us." - no, yeah. because all we have is one show! - one! he's like, "so what do you think would change it?" and i said, "i'll tell you what i think would change it. "for me, its i'm gonna tell one story "about on...