1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Oyami Hinda. I just want to give you a heads up. 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: The program you are about to hear may have some 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: explicit language, it may not. It also depends on where 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: the vibes and the spirit leads us. Hope you enjoy 5 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: Welcome to Monita, a deep dive into the Latin X experience. 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 1: With Monita, we want to create a community and a 7 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: shared space with you while sharing knowledge and inspiration. This 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: show is about celebrating our culture with guests who exemplify 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: the best of us. I'm Darrylene Gastillo Ethane Vito. Today 10 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: we have Jeanette Bavoy, a first generation Mexican American filmmaker 11 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: and storyteller from California. She has been a choreographer and 12 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: a dancer who then transitioned into the prominent role of director. 13 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: She's direct did a plethor of stories, but also commercials 14 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: like Nike Bumble and Pet Smart and so many many more. 15 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: Her work is everywhere. If you've sat in front of 16 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: the TV, you've probably seen it. She has just recently 17 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: directed her first feature film, Diamond in the Rough, a 18 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: Latino lead rom com that can be found on the 19 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: streaming platform Creator Plus on Creator plus dot com. It 20 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: stars many familiar names like Samantha Boscarino, TikTok influencer, Griffin Johnson, 21 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: and David Keckner. She's also directed an episode for the 22 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: HBO Max show The Guts c Us, featuring a predominantly 23 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: Latina cast, So you get it right, Jimma is a 24 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: badass in the TV film industry, but she's also so 25 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: so much more. We talked about the industry and her 26 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: incredible projects that she's done and has been a part of, 27 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: but we also discussed how she navigates her professional life 28 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: and her personal life. She is the mother of two 29 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: twin girls. That's right, you heard me too, twin girls, 30 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: and this threw me for a loop because I was 31 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: incredibly captivated by the way she balances her lifestyles. I 32 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:19,279 Speaker 1: think balance is something that we all struggle with, especially 33 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: us women, and the battle of can you have it all? 34 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: Can you have a family? Can you have a career? 35 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: Can it all be done? In episode twenty two, Maternal 36 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: Desire with my dear friend Cordovaia, we hit so many 37 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: topics about motherhood and the insight of having it all. 38 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: It's a rich and a very necessary listen for the 39 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: modern working woman. Jeanette touches on her maternal desire and 40 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: her different kind of process that led her to motherhood, 41 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: and how motherhood has impacted her career, and how she 42 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: navigates all that she shares with us, her secrets on 43 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: how she does it all. Now, I don't want to 44 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: oil anymore of Jeanette's secrets, So Saane Beetle Jeanette, welcome 45 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: to the land of Morenita. Wow, thank you, thank you 46 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: for having me. I appreciate it. I'm excited. I feel 47 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: so honored, um, and just excited to get to like 48 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: introduce you to our community and what the amazing things 49 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 1: that you are doing and have been doing for years 50 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: and years and years. Um. I mean, Jeanette, you're a director. 51 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: What brought you into the world directing? Because I know 52 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: that you are a choreographer and you know you choreographed 53 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: some epic things, But what was that transition for you, 54 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: like from choreographer, dancer, performer into director world? You know. 55 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: I mean, my dad will always say, Mika, you are 56 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: always really bossy. So apparently I've been directing people since 57 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: I was a little kid. Um, But I think choreography 58 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: is directing obviously, right, and so It wasn't really a 59 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: hard transition for me. I mean, I felt very comfortable 60 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: moving into the director's chair. But um, I will say 61 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: that I did have a lot of encouragement from some 62 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: of the directors that I did work with, because I 63 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: always had an opinion on all of it, not just 64 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: the dance aspect of it, right, and and many of 65 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: them said, like, you see the big picture, you should 66 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: consider going into directing. I guess what, I didn't even 67 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 1: know directing was a career growing up. I didn't know 68 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: anything about the entertainment business. You know, my family comes 69 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: from Mexico, Like, we didn't come up in this um 70 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: and so like, what was the introduction for you into 71 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: this industry. I grew up mainly in Pomona and Riverside, 72 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: which are suburbs of Los Angeles, you know, an hour 73 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: hour and a half away. And and um, I took 74 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: ballet lessons growing up, so I trained in a classical 75 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: ballet theater. But I was always sort of like that 76 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: kind of like funky little girl who you know, I mean, 77 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: at every garden I saw the that we're playing, you know, 78 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: Columbia's soul music. My dad was, you know, a Chicano 79 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: and and a hit Mexican hippie when he was in college. 80 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: That's when I was born, and I was a trained dancer. 81 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: I came out to Los Angeles to go to school 82 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: u C. L A. And you know, my father really 83 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: wanted me to be a lawyer. That was his plan. 84 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm the first child born in the US and my family, Um, 85 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,239 Speaker 1: that was the American dream. You have to do something 86 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: like that. And of course, almost like so many of 87 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: my cousins ended up doing that, by the way, but 88 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: I worked at a law firm to help pay for 89 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: my tuition to you know, to go to school, and 90 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: the lawyers, you know, would say to me, if you 91 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: have something else that you love, you should pursue that. 92 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: So I started taking class in l A. You know, 93 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,799 Speaker 1: some of the big dance studios in l A. And 94 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: one day I just I saw a you know, a 95 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: flyer that said audition for a dance agent. So I 96 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: did and that's just you know, I got that agent. 97 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: And that's how I just, you know, I started to 98 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: learn and climb and you know, I mean I really 99 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: knew nothing. I knew nothing industry like business wise, you mean. Correct, 100 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: So you're a dancer and you're doing a dance and 101 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: you're doing a thing dance. I you know, I booked 102 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: some gigs. I didn't book a lot of gigs. I 103 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: was you know now that I've been thinking about it 104 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: a lot, like I was terrible at it. I was 105 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: so bad I would get so nervous. Auditioning is a skill. 106 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: It is a skill. Yeah, it's a whole separate Like 107 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: there's I know so many talented people who are incredible, 108 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: but like auditioning, when they get in the room, it's 109 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: just they go out of their bodies or it's just 110 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: the nerves or what was it for you? That was 111 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: the nerves It was heard and I couldn't I couldn't 112 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: wrangle them. I would lose my confidence. And so I know, 113 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: I don't think I ever really could perform, you know, 114 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: at the highest level of what I was capable of. 115 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: And that was something I realized like pretty early on. 116 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: Like oh and I just one audition I went in 117 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: for was for a commercial and I remember it was 118 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: forgotten Milk, remember those, And so they wanted the women 119 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: to go in in a bikini and like dance like 120 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: we're at like some you know, half named party and 121 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: we're going to drink milk in our bikini. But the 122 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: guys in the commercial were not in bikkini's. They were 123 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: like in regular clothes. They were like in shorts and 124 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: t shirts or buttoned down shirts or whatever. And I 125 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: I remember being in the room and a whole group 126 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: of agency people in front of us and the director 127 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: or whatever, and I'm in a bikini and everyone else 128 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: is in clothes, and I was just like, yeah, I 129 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: don't want to do this anymore. I can't do this anymore. 130 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: I just made that decision like pretty early on, you 131 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: know what am I going to do? And I I 132 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: had assisted some choreographers on jobs, and I just thought, 133 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,480 Speaker 1: you know what, I'm going to pursue choreography like I 134 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: always did it in high school, I did it in 135 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: elementary school. So I just decided I'm going to do this. 136 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: And I I just started building a real doing free gigs, 137 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: you know, reaching out to producers. Hey, I'm trying to 138 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: build a choreography reel. Do you have a gig? Do 139 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: you have a gig? And people started calling me, and 140 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: then you know, one job that gets another job, that 141 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: gets another job. So that's sort of how I built 142 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: my reel. And started working, and then directing came. You know, 143 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: I wanted to direct for a long long time, and 144 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: then you know, I had my daughter's I have twin 145 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: girls have twins. Yeah wait, I love that. So you 146 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: come from a family of twins who were twins on 147 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 1: your on your side of your family. Actually was like, 148 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: was it your husband? I was medically helped into getting twins? Wait? What? Well, 149 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: I mean you know I had to do fertility treatment. Okay, yeah, wait, 150 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: I love that. We just like leaned into this conversation. 151 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: I had no idea that you had twins. Yeah. I 152 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: struggled for years to get pregnant. Um, so I ended 153 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: up doing fertility treatments and thank god I had my 154 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: twins finally. Yeah, and that was my focus. That was 155 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: my priority for a long time. I mean I always worked. 156 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: I never worked, and I was really lucky that one 157 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: of my grandmother's was able to help me care for 158 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: my twins while I was working, so that was amazing. 159 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: But when they got to be around elementary school age, 160 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: and I felt like, Okay, you know what, I can 161 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: take on the responsibility of being the director now because 162 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: you have all the departments to oversee, you oversee the 163 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: whole project. Um and I just I wanted to wait 164 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: until I was in a mental and creative space to 165 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: take that on. Um. So, then when my girls were 166 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: an element three school, I decided to direct a commercial 167 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: spec spot. I wanted to go into commercials. I felt 168 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: like that was sort of more manageable space to work 169 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: in because the projects aren't super long, right, you have 170 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 1: thirty to sixty seconds to fill and exactly, um and 171 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: and you know, and you work on them for two 172 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: two weeks to maybe a month, you know, mac Kintafa. 173 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: So I could still be mom taking her daughter to ballet, 174 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:30,079 Speaker 1: mom taking her daughter to tennis, you know, snack mom 175 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: and also work, um you know, because that's equally is 176 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: important to me in life, you know, are my children. 177 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: So yeah, I made a spec spot for bridgetone tires. 178 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 1: It ended up like getting all these accolades, winning awards, 179 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: went to the can Advertising costal, the top spots in 180 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: the world. Um and that sort of launched my directing career. 181 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 1: I'm so fascinated with you because you know, as a 182 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 1: fellow artist, as a fellow woman who desires the want 183 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: for motherhood and things like that, it's always like, how 184 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: can we how can we have it all right? And 185 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: how in this industry can we do that all? And 186 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: it seems like you've found a lane that works for you. 187 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: And it's a blessing that you were able to find 188 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,199 Speaker 1: out these things early on as well, and then being 189 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 1: able to fulfill yourself and fill your cup in what 190 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: you wanted becoming a mother and balancing all those things. 191 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: What is the secret to like continued success and in 192 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: that for yourself? How have you been so confident to 193 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: like lean into all of that Because I struggle with 194 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: that as an artist, as a young woman who wants 195 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: to be a mother, who wants to have a family 196 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: one day and all of that. Yeah, I understood what 197 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: capacities had at what periods of my life, right, So 198 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: when my girls were little, there's so many milestones that 199 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: happened in their lives. And so that's why directing commercials 200 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: was really great for me, because I wasn't going to 201 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: be away on a movie for three months and missing 202 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: the Nutcracker recital, the big Tennis tournament like those are 203 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: things like those are memories that are more important to 204 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: me in my life than my career, and so I 205 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: was never in a position to not work right, like 206 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: I always had to work, not only for financial reasons, 207 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:38,479 Speaker 1: but like for my own creative fulfillment. Um, just understanding 208 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,239 Speaker 1: like where I was in my personal life with my daughters, 209 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: and what how could I be great at the things 210 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to be great at. I wanted to be 211 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: a great mom. Okay, I wanted to be a great director. 212 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 1: And so commercials served me well because these are these 213 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: kind of small projects that I can sink into and 214 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: then jump out up right. And then when my daughters 215 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: were in high school, I was like, Okay, I'm ready 216 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: to evolve my creative career. I want to expand into 217 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 1: longer format, you know, narrative work. So first I made 218 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: a documentary about dancers with down syndrome. I shot that 219 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: look while my girls were in school on weekend, you 220 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: know that kind of stuff. Then I wrote and directed 221 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 1: a short film about families, but mainly about teen girls 222 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: and how social media is affecting them and the phone 223 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: and all that, because that was very real to what 224 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: I was experiencing raising my daughters in the age of Instagram. Um. 225 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: So I wrote that I directed that. That got me 226 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 1: into the Sony TV directing program. So again, girls were 227 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: in high school they were starting to you know, take 228 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: over their own lives. Um, so then I could have 229 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: the mental and creative space to can expand you know, 230 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: just keep expanding where it fits in your shape at 231 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: that moment in your life. That's what I say, right, Like, 232 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: sometimes your shape is really narrow, and I can only 233 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: fit so much in that space, Like I can fit 234 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: motherhood and financial responsibility and a little creativity here, and 235 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, my girls, you know, get older, 236 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: they're driving, they can drive themselves to ballet and tennis, 237 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: and then you know, the lane opens up for me 238 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: to expand my creative space. But it's it's worked out 239 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: well because I've been on set for thirty years. So 240 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: I've been on every kind of set. I've been on 241 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: cruise ships, I've been on you know, TV shows, music videos, 242 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: concert towards like all the stuff, and so it's just 243 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: informed my filmmaking storytelling education, so that when I get 244 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: into a situation like I did this last year where 245 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: I'm making my first feature film and we're shooting the 246 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 1: whole thing in fifteen days, I walked in like, Okay, yeah, 247 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: I can do this. I got this. I've been doing 248 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: all this other stuff all these years, I can do 249 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: this and like adapting to the space that you have 250 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: and like understanding what that is and it's going to 251 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: make your process going through that space. It's like less stressful, right, 252 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: It's not always. I know it's probably the same for 253 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: you and most artists, but I think especially women, because 254 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: we have to fight so hard to get through each 255 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: barrier that comes in front of us. So it's always like, oh, 256 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: I wish I was ten steps ahead of where I 257 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: am now, you know. And I have to give my 258 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: husband credit because he will remind me you wanted to 259 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: be this kind of mom and still work, but that 260 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: was important to you. What you decided was your priority. 261 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: And so I have been able to do that. And 262 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: I am really proud of the fact that it's okay 263 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: that I'm just made my first feature film when my 264 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: daughters are about to be seniors in college. As a 265 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: matter of fact, thank god I waited until now because 266 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: I could do it at a high level because of 267 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: all the experience that that I have gone through. And 268 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: you also did a bumble campaign, correct, Yes, what called 269 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: your attention to that specific project, especially with your having 270 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: two daughters and like and then now seeing social media 271 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: and and obviously you've been on sets for thirty years, 272 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: so you've really seen the transition of how social media 273 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: is reacting with this industry. Um, I can even go 274 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: further on with the movie that you're speaking of. I mean, 275 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: you have an influencer in the movie. Well okay, so yeah, 276 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: it helps that I have, you know, daughters that I'm 277 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: very close to, and so we have a lot of 278 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: dialogue and a lot of communication, and I know so 279 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: much about what's going on in their lives because you know, 280 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: texting and social media and all those things, which I 281 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: always like really especially when they were younger, like really 282 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: had to oversee, which I think I really do with kids. Right. Um. So, 283 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: I originally did a commercial for Bumble Biz, which is 284 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: about people you know in the business on the busy angle, 285 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: which I think is super cool and I love bumble 286 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: and that it's sort of sort of like a female 287 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: driven you know, sort of women have the control. Yeah, 288 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: we have the power, right, So I love that about it. 289 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,399 Speaker 1: So I had done this this spot for bumble Bizz, 290 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: and then they wanted to move break Out into sort 291 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 1: of longer form creative content for the brand, and I 292 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: pitched this idea, which ultimately ended up being pure corason 293 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: because I felt that, you know, the Latin A community 294 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 1: has been completely ignored in the mainstream well everything, but 295 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: obviously in the dating world. And I was like, you 296 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: guys are missing out on a huge population of people 297 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: that you were not paying attention to. And so I 298 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,239 Speaker 1: pitched that idea and they said, yeah, let's go. I'm 299 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: mine was the one they chose, and it was so 300 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: much fun. It was really great. They really gave me 301 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: a lot of latitude to sort of create what I 302 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 1: wanted out of it. And I was trying to create 303 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: the not only just the sense of what the Latin 304 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: A community are dealing with on the dating front, but 305 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: how culture plays into it all that, because culture is 306 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: such a huge part of our lives. And then again 307 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: just staying on top of what's happening in the world. Um, 308 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: just trying to be an informed person. But then you know, 309 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: kind of ending up with a movie that with an 310 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 1: influencer in it, you know that is what's going on 311 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: in the world. They are having a huge impact on media. 312 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: I was lucky to work with Griffin Johnson, who is 313 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: one who is was super cool, very enthusiastic about our project, 314 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:24,879 Speaker 1: very committed to it and work ethic that the professional 315 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: actors are bringing to the set. I was really you know, 316 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: I was really lucky on that front. That's awesome. And 317 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: also like it's like, yeah, Latino people can fall in 318 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: love also like right exactly, they're like what love know? 319 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 1: But you guy, And let's talk more about this movie 320 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: because I am first off, the trailers like so cute. 321 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: It's such a great story. I don't want to give 322 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: too much away, but maybe if you want to kind 323 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 1: of discuss it a little bit and talk about it. 324 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: I'm super proud of it because we just don't get 325 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: to see ourselves very often in this sort of like 326 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: first of all, everyday life, like where everyday people we 327 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: fall in love, we have friendship breakups, we have issues 328 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: with our family members, we don't you know. I'm like, 329 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: we can have messy, chaotic lives that are like mainstream, right, 330 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: that's that's what you look at like, and when do 331 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: we get to see ourselves that way? So that was 332 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: the thing about this movie, which you know, we want 333 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 1: to say is like happy Gilmore meets mean girls kind 334 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: of right, and we really get to see a Latin 335 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: a lead play that kind of role. It has to 336 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: either be the big superstars or the rest of our 337 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: content is you know, immigration, narcoes, you know, and those 338 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: are all important, super important stories. I come from those stories, right, 339 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 1: So those are important stories to be tell. I'm not 340 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: knocking those at all. I want to tell that story someday. 341 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: But when I got the opportunity to just tell just 342 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: this like funny, straight ahead, chaotic, messy Latina lad story, 343 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 1: I was like, hell, yes please. The lead of my film, 344 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: Samantha Boscarino, her mom is from Ecuador, right, Like what, 345 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: I who's the other Ecuadorian actress you know? Of? Like, 346 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:12,719 Speaker 1: I don't money. I mean, of course they're out there. 347 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they are. I'm just saying like, we don't. Obviously, 348 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: we have so many of our cultures that need to 349 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,680 Speaker 1: be represented. So for me, that was really fun. Um. 350 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 1: I got to work with Carlos Lacama again. I had 351 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: just worked with him on an episode of The Garcia's 352 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: for HBO Max, So that was really fun, like to 353 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 1: bring him back in and just bring in like the 354 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: whole movie didn't have to be about her culture, but 355 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: just the little touches of our culture that we're in 356 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: everyday life. I mean, I don't know about you. Some 357 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: days I'm like super Mexican and I've got like Mariaki 358 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 1: music all day long, and other days I'm blasting radio ahead. 359 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:51,719 Speaker 1: That's what I was gonna say that. I love that, 360 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,719 Speaker 1: Like in this movie, it's not You're not like throwing 361 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: it down her throat, like our throats, like we're Latino, 362 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 1: we're latiness, Like no, we get it. We're let know 363 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: and where this, and we're that and we're that and 364 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: we're that and we're that and we're allowed to be 365 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: all of those things. And that absolutely comes out full throttle. 366 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: So I appreciate that because that's also like the generation 367 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: of the American athannists who are now coming up and 368 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: who are now like, oh, that's me. I can relate 369 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: to that story. I can see myself in that story. 370 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: I know that you have mentioned that you've done in 371 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: a lot of sets, You've done a lot of things. 372 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 1: What is your favorite thing to direct? Like, if you 373 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: had to choose one, that's hard. I loved making my movie. 374 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:35,959 Speaker 1: I like the collaborative space that you get in with 375 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: the whole crew, like we're all there in every set 376 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: is like that, right, Like where this is what's great 377 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: about the filmmaking community, Like we're there, we're all there 378 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: to make a product, So that is really great. But 379 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,479 Speaker 1: when you work with a group of actors through the 380 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: course of a whole movie, an entire story, and you're 381 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: talking to them about this is so in terms of 382 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: like just making that movie was just I felt like 383 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,440 Speaker 1: I was flying. It was just such a long creative 384 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: project that you saw from start to finish a whole story. 385 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 1: It was a goal I had had in my life, 386 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: like I have to make a movie. I want to 387 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: make a movie so badly. Um So I just really 388 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: loved it. But I love every opportunity. I mean, not 389 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: to be ridiculous, but again with women, I think women 390 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 1: have to be multi hyphenans. I think, look at you, 391 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: look at all the things you do, right, I think, 392 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: and I think we're interested in a lot of things. 393 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 1: And I'm not I'm not going to put myself in 394 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: a box and just say, oh, I only direct features, 395 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 1: I only direct TV, I only direct doc use or commercial. 396 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: I just want to continue to expand creatively. That's what 397 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: I want to do because that's how we learn, and 398 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 1: that's how we grow, and I think you I was 399 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: just mentoring a class of young Latina actors yesterday and 400 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: the one thing I was seeing is like, just go 401 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: out and try things and like challenge yourself, because if 402 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: you're not something for me, I'm like when I'm in 403 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: one place, like you won't catch me in a show 404 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: for longer than a year or two. I can't do 405 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 1: it because I just feel like, where are my creative juices, 406 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: what's happening. I need to like be here, you'd be there. 407 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,760 Speaker 1: I need to be growing and feeling new things and 408 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 1: challenging yourself. And I just and I think that that's 409 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 1: really important. Even though it's a very scary industry and 410 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: as an actor, a lot of people are like, you're crazy. 411 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: I can't believe you left that job and you didn't 412 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: have a job next. And it's like, I'm gonna be okay, 413 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: We're going to figure it out. This is why we 414 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: have a manager, this is why we have a team, 415 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: and this is why we audition and we try new 416 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: things and we take a leap of faith and challenge ourselves. 417 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 1: I think that's so important something that you keep bringing 418 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: up that I think is important to highlight and discuss 419 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: with you, is the evolution of women in the industry 420 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 1: that you know, you have mentioned thirty years and in 421 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: the industry and doing all of these incredible things. What 422 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: has been the evolution of not only women but Latine 423 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 1: women in the position that you're in. What are some 424 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,440 Speaker 1: of the struggles that maybe you have encountered and things 425 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: that you have overcome, you know, for a long long 426 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: time and including up until today. But it's obviously getting better. 427 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: But I can tell you I was the only Mexican 428 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:21,640 Speaker 1: American on set, right, the only let let alone, let 429 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:26,159 Speaker 1: alone woman. So so that was going on for the 430 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: longest time. And I have to say, like, you're in 431 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: a space where you're just struggling to continue staying in 432 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: the door, staying in the door, staying in the door, 433 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: and you're looking around and you're going, Okay, there's no 434 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 1: one whose family comes from Si Juana the way mind does, 435 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: like there's no one here, no one understands what this 436 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: struggle is. And I don't even think they can relate 437 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: in any way, shape or form. So it's you know, 438 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: it was always like presenting my identity, always on sets, 439 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 1: always in meetings, um making sure that people knew that 440 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: I come from this kind of background, that I am 441 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: Mexican American. Then you know, working with female directors, like 442 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,719 Speaker 1: maybe I've worked with two in all of my career, 443 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: other female directors up until I started, you know, directing, 444 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: so again super rare. And then finally you know now, 445 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 1: of course, yeah, we're seeing a lot more female directors, 446 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 1: especially in television on the television front, are they Latina's No, 447 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,360 Speaker 1: I'm not seeing that many still, you know. So one 448 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 1: of the things I will say, and I'm glad all 449 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 1: these programs exist to get, you know, to bring directors 450 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: in and people of color, women and people of color. 451 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: Sometimes it feels performative to me. Sometimes it's like, yeah, 452 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: oh my god, we have this program. Oh yeah, we 453 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:46,399 Speaker 1: do support it. But when it comes down to the 454 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: actual hiring, who are they hiring? We have to keep 455 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: making our stuff and we have to support each other, 456 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: which which is why I really truly appreciate you having me, 457 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: you know, on your show, because we have to support 458 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: each other. I want to know about you and all 459 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: the things you're doing. I'm listening to your podcast. I 460 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: was just listening to another director you you introduced me to, 461 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 1: and I start following her on Instagram and now I 462 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: want to watch everything she's doing, Like we have to 463 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:17,160 Speaker 1: support each other, we need to get an hour. Yeah, 464 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: that's what it's all about. And I spoke about this 465 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: and in a few episodes, I think this is with 466 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: Amy Martinez um And I met her when I was 467 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: on set for and just like that, the Sex and 468 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: the City reboot, and she's Dominican and I lost my mind. 469 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: She was an a D and she's Dominican, and I 470 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: was like, I have never seen so many brown people 471 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: on set. And the boom guy was Dominican, and I'm like, 472 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: go are the only gun? And he was like, so 473 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: you guys, well go minute gone, and I was like, 474 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,199 Speaker 1: I was just like mind blown. And I was like, 475 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: we're here, We're in the room. But something that Amy 476 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: also mentioned to is like the gate keeping right, the 477 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: whole concept of like I have to be the only 478 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 1: one right or the and it's like, know, there's enough 479 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,200 Speaker 1: food for everyone to eat, we just have to share 480 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 1: it and continue to share it because once once you, 481 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,159 Speaker 1: once I get that right, I can give that to 482 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: somebody else and we can all lift each other up. 483 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: And also I've understood how the industry has made me 484 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: feel like I have to be the token, right because 485 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 1: they only usually choose one. Right, so I understand the 486 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: trauma that we all come from of like, oh, there's 487 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: three of us in here, They're only going to choose 488 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: one of us. It's it's down to the nitty gritty, right, 489 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: And then you start comparing and for me personally, I'm like, oh, 490 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: I'm darker. Stand oh um, I look a little bit 491 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 1: more black than Maybe they're not gonna believe I'm I'm Latina. 492 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,200 Speaker 1: So then I'm like, I'm fighting against myself with these 493 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: past traumas. But at the end of the day, it's like, no, 494 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: if my sis books this, my sister is gonna be 495 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: like Darylyn was awesome, and Darylyn was a great person, 496 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 1: and we're gonna get copied together, and we're gonna get 497 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: tea together. I'm gonna follow her on Instagram, remember, going 498 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: to follow each other's journey because you never know. Well, 499 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: that's why I'm saying about us supporting each other, because 500 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: it's hard to get the power to make the changes. Right. So, 501 00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 1: however long I've been representing my own culture myself as 502 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: a Mexican American woman, I have been shut down so 503 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: many times on commercials where I would say, hey, why 504 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: why do we have a you know, a person of color? 505 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: Why are we not you know? And you get shut 506 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 1: down by the people who hold the money right, who 507 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: have the purse um, And it's frustrating and it's so 508 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 1: hard to you keep you know, you keep pushing and 509 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: fighting like like I did with Bumble, like I did 510 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: with Bumble, and they heard me and they supported me, 511 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: and they supported this idea um which to meet and 512 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: seems so crazy, but to them it was like, wow, 513 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: we're going out on the list. And so it's true, 514 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 1: like we the more of us keep climbing the ladder 515 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 1: and bring the other ones up, the more we have 516 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: the power to hold more people underneath us. And when 517 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: you didn't invite each other in the room, that's the 518 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,479 Speaker 1: other thing like not feeling intimidated, but feeling like if 519 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: you're there for somebody, that person is going to be 520 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: there for you. And if they're not, then you know 521 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: what that was about, and it's a lesson learned. That's 522 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: how that's been my motto the past couple of years. Um. Right, 523 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 1: You've told so many different kinds of stories and I 524 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: know that like that probably changes with your growth as 525 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: a person in motherhood and all of that combined when 526 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: you pick a project direct, like, what is it about 527 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: that project for you that like, what is it that 528 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: thing that you look for? You know, I want to 529 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 1: look for an authentic feeling that I can relate to 530 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:49,239 Speaker 1: as a woman, as a person. Um, I am a 531 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: huge I have like a huge heart. You know. I'm 532 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 1: one of those people that can get involved in a 533 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 1: lot of causes and things like that because I feel 534 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: so deeply what other people are going through and I 535 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: don't want people to suffer. So I made this documentary 536 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: about dancers with down syndrome because one day I happened 537 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: to be at a performance where this group of dancers 538 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: performed and I I was hit so deep into my 539 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: heart that these young people who are out there performing 540 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,959 Speaker 1: and I understood what that felt like. I understanding the 541 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: feeling of performing and being in front of an audience 542 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: and having people clap for you, and what joy that 543 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: brings to you to be able to express yourself right. 544 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: And I just was like, Okay, I have to have 545 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: to do something with this. I have to I can't 546 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 1: just sit here and just appreciate it. I've got to 547 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: get involved in this. So I made you know, So 548 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 1: I did it. I I funded it myself. I made 549 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: this documentary about dancers with Down syndrome. Even my film, 550 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: Ariana Alvarez, she's an outsider. She's coming into this bougie club. 551 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: She's insecure, she's like trying to buck the system, but 552 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: really she's in pain because she lost her parents, you 553 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: know what I mean. So she's covering with this kind 554 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 1: of attitude in this Like, so I I want to 555 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: find that kind of authentic place inside of my characters. Um, 556 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: even if it's not being shown like full force, like 557 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: straight to camera, it's like where is it coming from? 558 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 1: So that's you know, That's what I try to tell 559 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: my project for Bumble. You know, um Maria one of 560 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: the Charactersniqua, she you know where she's coming from with 561 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: her culture, coming from New York out here where a 562 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: lot of the Latinos out here thought she was just 563 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: straight black. They couldn't be here speaking Spanish. Like what 564 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: that vulnerability must have done for her, Like how that 565 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: made her feel? That's I want to connect that way 566 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: to characters, you know, to people that I work with. Um, 567 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: that's important to me on projects. So just to give 568 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: a little space for you to talk about. Um. I 569 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: know we talked a lot about Diamond in the Rough. Um, 570 00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: so I just want you to where can we see it? 571 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: Where can we find it? When can we one? Can 572 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: we look out for it? What's the vibe? How do 573 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: we find it? So, Diamond the Rough is currently in 574 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 1: streaming on Creator Plus, uh, which is a new streaming platform. 575 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: It's a new independent movie studio and streaming platform right 576 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:20,440 Speaker 1: where you you can rent movies sort of one off 577 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: so you don't have to sign up for a whole 578 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: subscription nothing like that. So you can see it on 579 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 1: Creator plus dot com. And then it's going to be 580 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 1: jumping to Amazon soon as well, so you can see 581 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 1: it on Amazon, I know, come on Amazon and then 582 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: and then other things are in the works, you know 583 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: right now. So I'm you know, let's like send me 584 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: all your positive vibes out into the universe. That's kind 585 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 1: of jump to another big streaming platform, so you can 586 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: you can see it there, guys, go watch it. It's 587 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 1: so good. It's so good. I love it. I love it, 588 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:53,200 Speaker 1: and I just totally relate so much to the movie, 589 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: especially growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood and like 590 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: growing up in an area that just resonated with me, 591 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: and then there's so much in there, um that just 592 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: hit home for me. So thank you for that. Um, 593 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: what's next for you if you're allowed to speak about it. 594 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: I have pitched on another movie. I can't say what 595 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: it is. I'm I'm like all fingers crossed. I would 596 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,480 Speaker 1: love to do it. So I'm pitching on movies. Um, 597 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 1: I'm taking meetings for TV shows. TV is still such 598 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:27,080 Speaker 1: a hard medium to jump into, you know, even though 599 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:29,280 Speaker 1: I did my first episode last year, Like I'm still 600 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: trying to get another episode. Like my dream show that 601 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: I really want is Blind Spotting. Oh juz man, are 602 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: you well? I want Blind Like it's just it's just 603 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 1: at my alley on so many levels, but like just 604 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,320 Speaker 1: the drama, the comedy, the visuals, plus the dance element 605 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: that they put into the show. It's like, so so 606 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: that's like that's like my dream show, putting it out 607 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: there just right now, manifesting thank you. I've also written 608 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: my own pilot, which I'm shopping around right now, which 609 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: is kind of like a a Latin a high school 610 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 1: dance drama. So it's giving like Friday night Lights vibes 611 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:16,399 Speaker 1: with a dance team with a Latin a dance team. Um, 612 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:18,920 Speaker 1: I love so I wrote that, and so I'm like, 613 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,360 Speaker 1: I'm hoping I can get that going. I've been taking 614 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: some meetings and that's been exciting. So yeah, and then 615 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:27,279 Speaker 1: get my girls back to school for their senior year 616 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 1: in college. I love it. And you do it all. 617 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 1: You're like the goals, Like you're speaking to me like 618 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 1: my language of what I want my life one day 619 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,040 Speaker 1: to be. And just like be a cool mom and 620 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: like a kick ass director and also like a leader 621 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,800 Speaker 1: like within your own projects and believing in yourself and 622 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,959 Speaker 1: jumping and doing it and just committing to everything that 623 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: you have your hands on. Um, I cannot wait to 624 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: see all the amazing things that you do. And um, 625 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 1: you already know you have a follower and me and 626 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:59,560 Speaker 1: a friend. I'm like obsessed. I'm like, I cannot wait 627 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: for everyone connected. Now that's it. You can't get rid 628 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 1: of me. It's over. Fore I'm glad, Jeanette. We have 629 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 1: a little moment here that I love them bunderneath that 630 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: and it's the moment of questions. Okay, okay, what's your 631 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 1: favorite romance film, Like, what's your go to? Okay, I'm 632 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 1: gonna have to say it's Pride and Prejudice. I read 633 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: the book when I was a little girl, right, go 634 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:40,320 Speaker 1: and buy books at at yard sales for me, books 635 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 1: that were out of my lead in terms of what 636 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:44,840 Speaker 1: level I should be reading at that, you know, like 637 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:47,359 Speaker 1: a five years old he's buying me Shakespeare and Jane 638 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 1: Austen that. So I always love Pride and Prejudice and 639 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:52,799 Speaker 1: I read it every year since I was a little kid. 640 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 1: And then I saw the BBC version and then I 641 00:35:54,880 --> 00:36:01,320 Speaker 1: saw beautifully individual. I love the score, like it's just gorgeous. 642 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 1: I have to say, it's Bred and Prejudice. It's a classic. 643 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:06,360 Speaker 1: Highly recommend. If no one's ever seen Fred and Prejudice, 644 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 1: please go, please go see it. Most treasured on set memory, 645 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 1: you know, it was actually this last year because my 646 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 1: daughters both were home from school while I was shooting 647 00:36:18,040 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: my movie and they got to come to set one 648 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: of the days. And I think they've been to my 649 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:27,439 Speaker 1: sets before since, you know, since they were little kids, 650 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:31,280 Speaker 1: but like this was big and I think they both, 651 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: you know, they both just said how proud of me 652 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,239 Speaker 1: they felt. You know that here I was still like 653 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: pursuing my dreams while they're in college, like I'm still 654 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 1: going for it. And they both felt really proud of that, 655 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: and then that made me feel so proud. What reminds 656 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: you of home or makes you feel at home? Food? 657 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:54,800 Speaker 1: I love how quick how quick you were to answer 658 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,720 Speaker 1: that you were like a food. My family is super 659 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:00,640 Speaker 1: like we're all you know, the cogen saw that we 660 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:04,320 Speaker 1: would have every weekend at my Alita's house, all my deals, 661 00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:09,320 Speaker 1: all my prima's and prims like I have a huge family, right, 662 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,960 Speaker 1: and so just being together all of us, like, that's 663 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:14,719 Speaker 1: that's I want to do that more than anything. I 664 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: don't need to go to clubs. I don't need to 665 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: go to restaurants. I want to be with my familia, 666 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:22,000 Speaker 1: family and food. I love that food is like always 667 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,040 Speaker 1: the go too. I'm always like, what's your so Godness, 668 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:25,719 Speaker 1: that would be like your dish, Like that's like the 669 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,720 Speaker 1: dish for you. I mean godnes Sada is just my 670 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: my memory of you know, but I mean all of it. 671 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:37,400 Speaker 1: I eat it too. I'm getting started like all of it. 672 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:39,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, I eat a lot. Let's just say that 673 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 1: I love that food is a staple food. I think 674 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: for everybody in the Latina culture, it's like food. So 675 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 1: it's like that's it. Take that and I'm home always. Jeanette, 676 00:37:50,680 --> 00:37:52,799 Speaker 1: thank you so much for coming on Morenita. Thank you 677 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:56,520 Speaker 1: for sharing your insight. Thank you for sharing how you 678 00:37:56,600 --> 00:37:59,080 Speaker 1: do it all. Thank you for sharing the next projects 679 00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:01,879 Speaker 1: that you have coming up. Um and like I said, 680 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:05,200 Speaker 1: y'all go watch this movie. It is so good. Jeanette 681 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,880 Speaker 1: is like is killing it? And Janett, how do we 682 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:12,320 Speaker 1: follow you on the social media platform? Do we do Instagram? 683 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:16,839 Speaker 1: Are you a Twitter? Are you what's the I do? Um? Yes, 684 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:23,240 Speaker 1: Instagram and Twitter? J Y Godoy director, I love it. Guys, 685 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 1: go follow Jeanette the real deal. Jeanette, thank you so 686 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:29,000 Speaker 1: much for taking your time. Thank you for having me 687 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:35,279 Speaker 1: so nice of you. Really appreciate it. Monamita is a 688 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: production of Sonato in partnership with I Heart Radios microL 689 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: Uda podcast Network. For more podcasts from I Heart Radio, 690 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,760 Speaker 1: visit the I Heart Radio app, Apple podcast, or wherever 691 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:47,320 Speaker 1: you listen to your favorite shows.