A queer, Jewish, Nicaraguan-American, dramedy writer/director/producer and formerly undocumented immigrant, Gabby Revilla Lugo started her career in physical production. She worked with Damian Chazelle on his award-winning short film, Whiplash. Since then, Gabby has sold multiple projects including a reboot of 16 Candles, to Peacock, alongside UCP with award-winning screenwriter, Tanya Saracho and Selena Gomez, and landed a writing gig for Mattel that same year. In 2022, She completed WGA’s showrunner training program with several TV projects in development. In 2023, the podcast she created, Tech Heist, won an Ambie for best original fiction podcast, a medium she continues to explore. Gabby completed the Fox, Starz, and Disney writer’s programs and was staffed on ABC’s hit drama, A Million Little Things, and UCPs, Brujas during the first few years of the pandemic. In the directing space, she's directed several award-winning short films and participated in the NBC Female Forward fellowship workshops in 2023. In 2024 she directed her first feature film for Tubi, Secret Life of a Dominatrix, set to premiere summer of 2024. She also owns a self-paced filmmaking school, DIY FILM SCHOOL for which she created a series of journals to help her students find their creative voice. She owns a physical production company, Revek Entertainment, which specializes in low-budget films, and a commercial and branded content agency, Rebel Rouser, working with brands like Nike and Guess. She is managed by Aaron Lipsette of Heroes and Villains.