Metropolitan New York’s only monthly series for
Latino multimedia-makers & actors
in partnership with the
INTERNATIONAL
PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE FILM FESTIVAL
present a panel
discussion & workshop
Co-sponsored by
Latino Studies/New York University
SO YOU THINK YOU’RE
FUNNY?
LATINOS IN COMEDY:
WEBSERIES, FILMS, TV & THEATER
Fact: comedy is one of the most
difficult genres in media and entertainment. Reality: many Latino content
creators gravitate towards it, few deliver. Plus, cultural humor has particular
nuances that don’t always migrate well in crossing borders. Various universal
subjects in addressing comedy will be tackled targeting diverse media:
•
Stereotypes,
Urban Humor & Mainstream Appeal
•
Clever vs.
Corny
•
Racy vs.
Raunchy
•
Pushing
Buttons vs. Offensive
•
Character
Development & Branding an Icon
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Subtlety,
Timing & Delivery
•
Content &
Measurement is King: Building an Audience
•
Distribution
& Monetization
Date: Saturday, November
14, 2015 from 1-2:30pm
New York University, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis,
20 Cooper Square, Fourth Floor, NYC
(6 train to Astor Place / N or R to 8 Street-NYU /
M8, M102, M103 buses)
Followed by networking reception
FREE ADMISSION – RSVP:
Moderator: TÍO LOUIE/Louis
E. Perego Moreno, President, Skyline Features
Panelists:
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Jaime
Fernández – Co-founder & writer comedy troupe, Room 28
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Ángelo Lozada – Co-creator & writer digital series, Get Some!
•
Yamin
Segal – Director, Programming & Prod, Flama/Univision
•
Bill Santiago – Comedian, Actor, Author, TV Host & Commentator
•
Rhina Valentín – Film & Theater Actor, TV Host, Writer, Producer/Director
Lastly,
a case study by content creator Elaine
Del Valle, who will present her webseries, "Reasons Y I'm Single", to which panelists provide feedback for mentoring a successful
business and programmatic strategy.
Followed by a Q&A
with audience.
Screen 49 films this week at the
INTERNATIONAL
PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE FILM FESTIVAL
November 11-15,
2015
For the last
10 years in the NYC comedy circuit, at first as a stand-up comedian, he
transitioned into acting in both live and filmed sketch comedy as a co-founder
and head writer of the comedy troupe Room 28. He is in the upcoming indie film The Boy Downstairs, the indie comedy The Stockroom and "The Ghouligans!" miniseries. TV credits include "Law & Order", HBO Latino’s anecdote series, "Habla Ya!", commentating on the NuvoTV series "Latino 101", and voicing the character of Armando in "Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony".
He wrote and acted in the webseries "Studio
Heads", co-wrote the webseries "Ask Bago" on Flama and the webseries "Henry" (the last winning him a Best Actor in a Dramedy award at the LA Webfest awards). His current sketch group signed
a deal with Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video digital site to create comedic
content, Más Mejor.
(Caution: Some strong language.)
Hailed as one of the top 50 Latino comics in the U.S., Bronx native
Angelo Lozada attributes his upbringing in the Boogie-Down for his comedic
style. His career has included standup, sketch comedy, writing, theater and
film. Currently, he is the warm-up comedian for Comedy Central’s acclaimed "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah". His
television stand-up credits include NBC’s "Showtime
at the Apollo", BET’s "Comic View"
and screen credits range from the Hal Hartley-directed films, Ned Rifle (2014) and My America (2014). His latest creative
endeavor is the T & A-produced digital series "Get Some!", which has been featured in several festivals. http://kollidetv.com/watch/get-some
(Caution: Some strong language.)
Responsible for
over 80 million views, he has overseen the development and production teams at
Univision's English-language, digital channel Flama from inception less than
two years ago, to a rapidly growing network of over 500,000 Facebook friends,
and 300,000 YouTube subscribers. He has worked to curate partnerships with
online influencers, develop original programming and implement content for
year-long campaigns for fortune 500 companies, such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds,
among others. As a strong believer in the need to see more Latino faces in
media, Yamin is most proud of helping to provide a platform for a severely
underserved demographic with the knowledge that in the future Latinos will no
longer be the exception but the norm. http://theflama.com/if-dominicans-created-uber
He is the first born of at least four children. He became a standup after
narrowly escaping a career in journalism. He appears every Saturday morning on
CNN with Randi Kaye, delivering comic relief commentary via Santiago's Weekly Pop Wrapup. His first
television special was, Comedy Central
Presents: Bill Santiago. His first book was Pardon My Spanglish. ¡Porque Because! Bill’s TV credits include a half-hour
special for Showtime "LOL",
Craig Ferguson, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central's Premium Blend,
Chelsea Lately, Good Morning America Now, ABC News, NBC TV Visiones, BBC World and CNN en Español.
He had the honor of hosting the Latin Grammy's Man of the Year Award ceremonies, honoring Juan Luis Guerra (the tallest
Dominican he ever met).
(Caution: Slight strong language.)
“La Reina,” Founder and CEO of La Reina Del Barrio Inc., is a New York-born
Latina of Puerto Rican descent. She is a mother, comedienne, actor, writer,
producer, director, dancer and choreographer. For the past nine years, she has
been the host for the award‐winning talk show, "OPEN Friday" on BronxNet TV. She is a graduate of the William Esper
Studio Conservatory Master’s Program. Rhina has been featured on HBO’s Betty la Flaca, premiering as an
award-winning short film at the NY Int’l Latino Film Festival. She has
performed from the Apollo Theater to Lincoln Center. Her latest character from
The ONE Festival is her one-woman hit
show, Tatáa, the freestyle dance girl – a throwback to the 1980s & 1990’s. http://lareinadelbarrio.org/?p=3414
(Caution: Slight adult language.)
The award-winning actor is a leading producer and casting director.
Propelling her career was an autobiographical one-woman show that she wrote and
starred in, Brownsville Bred. She
negotiated a first of its kind deal for interstitial programming with HBO
Latino, "Gran’pa Knows Best", a webseries she produces with director/creator, William D. Caballero. She recently
cast Comedy Central’s "Alternatino", the
first Latino-centric sketch for their digital channel. She also wrote, cast
and produced "The Bodega Series", a pilot
about gentrification in Brooklyn through the eyes of the Rivera family who own
a Bushwick bodega.
LOUIS PEREGO MORENO @tiolouie
FACEBOOK Group: Prime Latino Media
Twitter: @PLMSalon
Join the following Professional Networking Group:
Hispanic
Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) www.hellohola.org
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