Latino Thought Makers Presents a Conversation with Natasha Perez

3801 S Central Ave,Cicero IL 60804

12 November, 2021

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Rick Najera’s Latino Thought Makers Series at Morton College with Actress Natasha Perez Hi Morton College Community! We are excited to bring to you Latino ThoughtMakers Live Interview Series Featuring Latino Innovators in Media and Entertainment moderated and hosted by award-winning writer, producer, author and comedian Rick Najera. We invite you to join the conversation and listen to the insights, stories, and perspectives on issues facing the Latino community! As a continution of the Latino ThoughtMakers series we invite you to join us for our third live talk n on Friday, November 12, 2021 starting at 6:30 pm for our conversation with American film, stage, television and voice actress-comedienne, Natasha Perez. You don’t want to miss us for a powerful and inspirational interview series this Fall! Register today! Short Bio: American film, stage, and televeision Actress • Voice Over • Comediene • SingerNatasha Perez is an American award-winning film, stage, television and voice actress-comedienne, born in Venezuela, best known for playing the villain in the Netflix hit show Selena, The Series, for starring in the PBS film Now En Español, and being on the main cast of M. Night Shyamalan’s film Lady in the Water. In 2020, Natasha played opposite Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred in the only animated episode of HBO’s Room 104. Learn more at her website here. Short Bio: Rick Najera is an award-winning screenwriter, actor, director, producer, sketch comedian, author, playwright, coach and national speaker with an expansive portfolio of credits in all forms of entertainment. He has received numerous industry awards for his work. From starring in films with Sidney Poitier, George Clooney and most recently Mario Lopez, to writing sketch comedy for Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx, Najera is best known for starring on Broadway in his award-winning, self-penned stageplay, Latinologues, directed by comedy legend Cheech Marin. Najera is only one of three Latinos to ever write and star in their own play on Broadway. As a screenwriter, Najera has written dozens of scripts for TV, film and the stage, starting out in the industry as a staff writer on the groundbreaking urban comedy series, In Living Color, for which he wrote more than( 30 episodes). Najera went on to write for Townsend TV (10 episodes), MAD TV (47 episodes), East Los High – a Hulu original (21 episodes) and numerous TV pilots and more. He penned the feature film Nothing Like the Holidays starring Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, John Leguizamo and Luis Guzman, which won him an ALMA Award. And was nominated by Congressman Joaquin Castro to be placed in the permanent Congressional record. Najera learned from great writers like Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino and Scorsese to “write what you know’ and has been a pioneer in Hollywood telling his American experience, from a Latino perspective. We have a great line-up for you: Live sit-down interviews with interactive Q&A moderated by award-winning writer, producer, author and comedian Rick Najera. Meet and hear from trailblazing Latino leaders in Media and Entertainment and raises the bar on the positive image of Latinos and diversity in AmericaJoin engaging and candid conversations about critical issues facing Latinos, with a comedic twistHear inspirational stories from influential Latino artists, celebrities and entertainment industry professionalsDiscuss important issues to the Latino community including the current state of Latinos in the Media,Immigration, Social Justice, Career & Life Choices and Inspirational Success Stories About Latino ThoughtMakersLatino ThoughtMakers inspires the future leaders of America through this positive, powerfully uplifting and motivational platform. The Latino Thought Makers builds bridges of understanding in cultural diversity through personal and comedic dialogue and showcases critical thinking as it relates to entertainment and education and provides the audience an opportunity to be a part of a greater dialogue and motivational story-telling experience. It is an unscripted interview series highlighting prominent Latinx personalities through organic conversations with Najera’s network of industry friends and community leaders. Educational. Engaging. Entertaining. For more information on Latino Thought Makers, please visit www.morton.edu/latino-thought-makers/. Follow Morton College’s Facebook page for the announcement of future guests and shows.We ask that you follow us on social media and use hashtags: #WeareMC #SomosMC #LTM21 #orgullolatino Imagine what you can do! | ¡Imagina lo que puedes hacer!   #WeAreMc #SomosMC To jumpstart your education, visit or register at Morton.edu!