Gabriela Revilla Lugo
WRITER - DIRECTOR - PRODUCER
Media
Rosa, a charming young woman from the slums of Mexico, falls in love with the wealthy town fuckboy who uses her for a revenge prank on his sister. Ahhhh, young love. This classic love story comes to us via godmother of telenovelas Ines Rodena, who wrote the two novelas La Gata and La Indomable that were used as the basis of Rosa Salvaje, produced by Televisa in 1987. Veronica Castro and Laura Zapata, knocked this one out of the park as Rosa, and the evil, Dulcina, respectively. Utilizing ALL the classic novela tropes of the late 80's Rosa Salvaje stands as an icon of Mexican telenovela culture.
Cast:
Gloria De Leon (IG: gloriatheactress)
Guest: Gabriela Revilla Lugo (IG: @gabbyrlugo)
Noveleando theme song written, performed, and produced by: Shireen Amini
Sound Mixing provided by: Clear Night Studio (IG: clearnightstudio)
Find us on Instagram @NoveleandoPodcast
Contact: If you would like to contact us, please email us at NoveleandoPodcast@gmail.com
Delighted to share my chat with the inspiring writer/producer Gabby Lugo.
We met at a networking event, were quickly magnetized to each other and bonded over the various parallels in our paths. Talking to Gabby felt like talking to a mirror, at times.
After finding major success as a line producer on projects like the short for Damien Chazelle’s film Whiplash and the hit Palm Springs, she was faced with making a decision that would have most creatives shaking in their boots:
Should she continue on the lucrative line-producing path, or turn down her financial safety net and pursue her true passion for writing?
Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I came to the country undocumented with my mother. We lived in Texas for several years while she tried to be a student and work multiple jobs including one at the 7-11, which I thought was cool until she wouldn’t give me free slurpees. We lived with my grandparents and my uncle in a small house and life was pretty quiet and simple. Eventually, it became safer to go back home to Nicaragua and at this point nearly a teenager, I had become so much more Americanized and had a hard time adapting.
Jason Avalos interviews Writer, Producer and Director Gabby Revilla Lugo. Having Executive Produced the Golden Globe nominated film Palm Springs, Gabby speaks about her experiences with racism in both Hollywood and life. "Disrupting the Silence" is new series normalizing facing difficult conversations within a culture of exclusion, to learn a culture of inclusion, love, and acceptance.
Scripts & Scribes
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S&S Live (Episode 7): "The Multi-Hyphenate" with TV writer (A MILLION LITTLE THINGS), producer (PALM SPRINGS, WHIPLASH) and filmmaker Gabby Revilla Lugo. We talk about the path to becoming a multi-hyphenate, indie filmmaking, fellowships and answer questions live from the chat. Scripts & Scribes is a free writer’s resource website and podcast with interviews and information from top writing professionals in publishing, film & TV, theatre and comic books.
Ensuring Diversity and Inclusion in the New Media Economy
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While new media platforms have expanded opportunities for diverse journalists and storytellers to create, curate and distribute news and entertainment content, additional support and proactive efforts are needed to help these diverse new entrants find a path to being discovered by an audience and to profitability. David Morgan from the Multicultural Media Correspondents Association moderates this lively discussion with Erika Alexander, Gabriela Lugo, and Jeff Yang about what it takes to overcome these challenges and how to support efforts to increase media diversity.
During one of the ISA's free monthly Third Thursdays meet-ups, we spoke with Enid Portuguez & Gabby Revilla Lugo at the Writers Guild Foundation to discuss a variety of topics including networking, finding representation, packaging scripts and creating sizzle reels. The Writers Guild Foundation’s mission is to preserve and promote the history and craft of writing for the screen. We’re proud of all we do for the community, including our Veterans Writing Project, our Volunteer and Mentorship Programs, our Archive, and the Shavelson-Webb Library – the world’s only library devoted entirely to writing for the screen.
A Nicaraguan-American Dramedy Mom Latinx Writer (Who Likes The Occasional Dick Joke) LA LISTA Listen Now
We had an amazing talk about growing up in Nicaragua & the US, how she started producing films, learning to advocate for herself in Hollywood, and the transition to writing on A Million Little Things on ABC!
Adopting The "What We Can Do" Mentality
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This week, we are welcoming Gabriela Revilla Lugo to the podcast—we discuss life during COVID, the strength to keep creating in the entertainment industry, and more!
Packaging Your Script
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During one of the ISA's free monthly Third Thursdays meet-ups, we spoke with Enid Portuguez & Gabby Revilla Lugo at the Writers Guild Foundation to discuss a variety of topics including networking, finding representation, packaging scripts and creating sizzle reels. The Writers Guild Foundation’s mission is to preserve and promote the history and craft of writing for the screen. We’re proud of all we do for the community, including our Veterans Writing Project, our Volunteer and Mentorship Programs, our Archive, and the Shavelson-Webb Library – the world’s only library devoted entirely to writing for the screen.