I didn't understand that TV writing wasn't writing; it was pitching. Tanya Saracho More Quotes by Tanya Saracho More Quotes From Tanya Saracho I had never heard this term before - gente-fication - which is also happening in Portland, Houston; it's happening in a lot of cities. It's upwardly mobile Latinx who want to come back to their neighborhoods where they grew up - or it's Latinx moving to L.A. and looking for a Latinx neighborhood to live or open a business. Tanya Saracho livelookingneverbusiness I was a playwright who was still learning the ropes when Starz took a chance on me to create and showrun 'Vida.' They nurtured and supported me during every step of the strenuous process, and that is a debt that cannot be repaid. Tanya Saracho stepmelearningchance No one guided me through it, but here is how it happened: I was in New York doing a play, and an agent got in touch with me and said he wanted to take me out for lunch. In the theatre, they never want to take you out for lunch, so I thought, 'Yes!' I went, I ordered steak, and he told me he thought I should write for TV. Tanya Saracho thoughtmeyoulunch In TV, you're a 'writer for hire.' That means you're trying to guess what your boss wants and delivering that story. There's a lot of spitballing. The big thing is 'breaking story,' which means coming up with a story. You do it by episode and put it all up on a board. Tanya Saracho yourstoryyouboss You're on set more when you produce an episode, and it's long hours, but you learn so much. Tanya Saracho learnmoreyoulong I'm sad about my theatre career, but I've also fallen a bit in love with TV! Tanya Saracho careersadtheatrelove I don't think that 'Vida' is just for Latinos. I don't think 'One Day at a Time''s just for Latinos. Tanya Saracho dayjustthinkone-day Sometimes people of color walk into these spaces that are dominated by the dominant culture, and we have to be better, not make as much trouble. Tanya Saracho walksometimesculturepeople I adore 'Broad City,' but the one Latino is queer for jokes. You see queerness of Latinos in this emasculated with an accent or fez on a set '70s show. It's always like, 'Ha, ha, funny emasculated immigrants.' Tanya Saracho cityseeyoufunny A lot of the time, because we don't have many Latinx scenarios on the landscape, not just in television or film and other media, we haven't gotten the chance to tell our story from our point of view. Tanya Saracho viewmediachancetime
