I am a writer, filmmaker and mother of two.

Writer on ABC'S A MILLION LITTLE THINGS.

Executive Producer of PALM SPRINGS (HULU/NEON)

My full list of IMDB credits can be found here

My director's reel can be found here

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March 15th, 2022

Tanya Saracho, Gabriela Revilla Lugo & Selena Gomez Developing Comedy Series That Reconfigures The World Of John Hughes’ ’16 Candles’

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.

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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...

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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..

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About

A dramedy writer/director/producer and formerly undocumented immigrant, Gabby Revilla Lugo started her career in physical production where 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. In 2022, She completed WGA’s showrunner training program with several TV projects in development. 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 2024 she directed her first feature film for Tubi, Secret Life of a Dominatrix, set to premiere this summer.