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March 15th, 2022
Tanya Saracho and Gabriela Revilla Lugo are developing 15 Candles. The half-hour comedy series—from UCP for Peacock—follows four young Latinas starting high school as they overcome their feelings of invisibility while exploring what it means to leave childhood behind through the lens of the traditional female coming-of-age rite: the quinceañera.
DEADLINE
December 16th, 2021
Mattel Developing Holiday Feature ‘Christmas Balloon’ Palm Springs' executive producer Gabriela Revilla-Lugo will pen the screenplay.
Mattel is developing a feature film based on the true story of a young girl who in 2018 tried to send her Christmas message to...
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
December 16th, 2021
Live-Action ‘Christmas Balloon’ Movie in the Works at Mattel Films
Mattel Films is developing a live-action family drama titled “Christmas Balloon,” based on a real-life story involving Mattel toys, the company announced Thursday. Gabriela Revilla Lugo (“A Million Little Things”) will write the original screenplay. “Christmas Balloon” centers on a young girl..
THE WRAP
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A dramedy feature/TV writer/director/producer and daughter of a formerly undocumented single mom, Gabby Revilla Lugo started her career with dreams of law school. As life had other plans, She worked for Martin Short on his award-winning Broadway show, Fame Becomes Me, and sharpened her comedy chops there. Gabby then ventured into the independent feature space where she worked with names like Damian Chazelle on his award-winning film, Whiplash. Eventually, she went on to have a successful film career with films including the award-winning hit Palm Springs, Melissa McCarthy's Netflix indie, The Starling, and Fox Searchlight's Next Goal Wins, written and directed by Taika Waititi. Gabby’s writing career took off after graduating from the Fox Writers Program, The Starz writer's program, and The Disney Writers Program. She was staffed on ABC's hit drama, A Million Little Things, and also began teaching screenwriting at the ScriptAnatomy school. In 2021 Gabby sold multiple podcasts and landed a feature film writing job for Mattel and has multiple shows in development including one with Gina Rodriguez and Eugenio Derbez. She most recently sold a reimagining of the beloved John Hughes film, Sixteen Candles, as a television series alongside UCP and OJALA, which is led by award-winning playwright, Tanya Saracho and Selena Gomez. She has also worked with Tanya on the TV series Brujas, and is currently developing a series with Linda Yvette Chavez (Gentefied) on a project for 20th Century Fox. Lugo is excited to continue telling Latine stories that exemplify more than just our collective trauma.