Tag: Vida
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Melissa Barrera on ‘Vida’, Saying Goodbye With Season 3, and Making ‘In the Heights’
From show creator Tanya Saracho, the third and final season of Vida sees sisters Emma (Mishel Prada) and Lyn (Melissa Barrera) proud of their success, as their bar and their love lives seem to be on track and going well. But leave it to the drama that runs through their family to cause disruption and…
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‘Vida’ Season 3 Review: A Latinx Queer Fantasy Bungles the Landing, but with Lots of Heart
Throughout its short-lived three seasons, the half-hour comedic melodrama “Vida” has covered a lot of ground. Opening with a mother’s death bringing together two sisters when they inherit a bar in their gentrifying East L.A. neighborhood, the series charted Mexican-American identity, immigration, gentrification, queerness, and female sexuality, and concludes with the creation of the hottest…
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‘Vida’: Why TV’s Best Show About Queer Women of Color Shouldn’t End With Season 3
In a sad state of affairs for Lgbtq and Latinx representation, Starz has announced that Season 3 of Tanya Saracho’s trailblazing series “Vida” will be its last. The good news is there’s a new trailer for the now third and final season, and it looks just as magical, colorful, sexy, and heartfelt as the first…
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7 New Netflix Shows for February, and the Best Reasons to Watch
1. “Gentefied” (available February 21)Why Should I Watch? From executive producer America Ferrera comes a half-hour comedy about a family trying to preserve their heritage, their neighborhood, and their livelihoods in a rapidly changing Los Angeles community. Yes, at its core, “Gentefied” sounds a lot like “Vida,” but a) that’s not a bad thing, given…
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‘Vida’ Director Joins Universal’s ‘Talent Show’ From ‘The Hate U Give’ Producers (Exclusive)
Gandja Monteiro, who has gained recognition for her work on Starz’s series “Vida,” will direct Universal Pictures’ “Talent Show,” based on an idea by Duane Adler from the “Step Up” franchise.Lena Waithe wrote the latest version of the script, with an earlier version by Adler. “The Hate U Give” producers George Tillman Jr. and Robert…
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Jean-Marc Vallée lines up third directing gig for HBO
Channing Tatum executive producer on Gorilla And The Bird.Jean-Marc Vallée has signed on to direct Gorilla And The Bird, his third limited series for HBO.Based on Sack Dermot’s 2017 book Gorilla And The Bird: A Memoir Of Madness And A Mother’s Love, the series will be co-produced by HBO and Big Beach TV, producer of…
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‘Vida’ Creator Tanya Saracho Gives Voice to Latinx Sisters, Brown Queers, and Displaced Neighborhoods — Turn It On Podcast
Tanya Saracho admits there’s a bit of irony in focusing on the plight of East L.A. gentrification in her new series “Vida” — and then being accused of doing the same thing.“When we did the pilot presentation we ruffled some feathers in the neighborhood. They called us out for doing what the show is about,”…