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I was born and raised in Ciudad Obregon, Mexico until I immigrated with my mom to Arizona when I was 8 years old. I attended Chandler-Gilbert Community College and received my Associate's in Theatre before transferring to Western Michigan University to obtain my Bachelor's in Fine Arts in Acting. I moved back to Arizona after graduating from WMU to gain some financial stability before pursuing my career in acting full time. I worked corporate customer service jobs full-time and acted part-time until the pandemic.

 

The trajectory of my career changed during 2020. I began to notice as zoom readings of musicals and plays began to be showcased, that it was blatantly consistent what work was being chosen, and who kept getting cast (and not cast). On a whim, I volunteered to “direct” a zoom play of my choosing. I realized I could lead by example and pick shows written by people of the global majority, performed by them as well. It was an easy way to empower underused playwrights and actors around the country.

         

After directing several readings of zoom plays, I was offered to do a virtual performance, with rehearsals, of a play of my choosing. After a successful virtual showcase, I was offered a gig at Mesa Community College to produce and direct a new work written to uplift their Latinx student population and community. This show was called Three’s a Party by Justin Santory and featured a majority Latine Queer male cast. After Three’s a Party, my love and passion for Directing solidified and my career in Directing expanded resulting in two years of consecutive directing work in Arizona, and now I am currently attending Illinois State University to obtain my Master's in Fine Arts in Directing.  It's my life's intention to center and uplift systemically underrepresented voices and stories in my work.