Guests

Valente Rodríguez, beloved for his role in George Lopez and films like Selena and McFarland, USA, has inspired audiences with his talent, perseverance, and dedication to Latino storytelling.

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Lalo Alcaraz is an award-winning Chicano artist, satirist and political cartoonist - and TV & film writer.  He has drawn the nationally syndicated daily comic strip La Cucaracha since 2003, and drew its pre-cursor, the once-a-week L.A. Cucaracha in the LA Weekly from 1992-2010.  

Melissa Flores is a Mexican American writer, producer, and creative executive celebrated for rejuvenating the Power Rangers franchise and a writer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Radiant Pink and others. 

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Jesse Hernandez is a visual raised in the San Francisco Bay area. He is most widely recognized for his street art murals, vinyl toys, and diverse Illustration work. His style is known as Urban Aztec, a combination of graffiti and ancient indigenous culture. 

Charles Glaubitz lives in Tijuana, The artwork has been featured in Juxtapoz Magazine, Juxtapoz Illustration 2 Book, The Upset Gestalen, Pictoplasma. His comic work has been recognized by American Best Comics 2012. His artwork has been exhibited in museums throughout the US and Mexico

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J. Gonzo is a Chicano artistbased in Phoenix, AZ. His work fuses Catholic iconography, 70s punk DIY aesthetics, and bold Latino color traditions into a striking visual language. Creator of La Mano del Destino and artist on La Voz de M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo, Gonzo has also illustrated covers and has done covers for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghost Rider, Aliens, Toxic Avenger and many other Marvel and indie titles.

Award-winning Chicano comic book creator Hector Rodriguez III is the creator of El Peso Hero, co-founder of Texas Latino Comic Con, and is the Editor in Chief of Chispa Comics, the first direct to market Latino comic book publishing house.

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José Alaniz, born and raised in Edinburg is a professor at the University of Washington, a comics scholar, author and artist.  He brings both scholarship and creativity to the world of comics.

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Henry Barajas is a Latinx author from Tucson, AZ. He is best known for his graphic memoir La Voz De M.A.Y.O. Tata Rambo, TMNT: Splintered Fate, Helm Greycastle, Batman: Urban Legends, Green Hornet & Miss Fury, and Historias de Resistencia: Dolores Huerta and the Plight of the Farm Workers .

Leonor Maldonado is a Mexican filmmaker whose work explores the intersections of violence, community, and cultural resilience. With a background in visual arts and documentary storytelling, she brings a distinctly female perspective to narratives often dominated by male voices. 

Tatiana García is a Mexican producer with experience in independent cinema and socially engaged documentaries. She has collaborated with emerging and established directors, focusing on projects that highlight pressing political and cultural issues in Latin America.

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Armando Hernández, founder of Trash-Mex, is a podcaster, author, and blogger who uncovers the hidden gems of Mexican genre cinema. He’s an expert on the obscure, forgotten, and “trashy” films that shaped Mexico’s pop-culture past.

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Illustrator and digital artist known for bold, color-driven fan art and original character work.

Author of more than forty award-winning books including the Eisner-nominated The Witch Owl Parliament as well as the Tales of the Feathered Serpent graphic novel series.

Illustrator and graphic designer of original artwork and fan art merch,