Cafe con Pam

Celebrating And Contributing To The Latine Culture in Hollywood with Peter Murrieta


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Listeners, we're back this week with Peter Murrieta. 

Peter, the recipient of the Imagen Foundation’s Norman Lear Writer’s Award, as well as Deputy Director and Professor of Practice at Arizona State University’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School, is a multiple Emmy-Winner known for award-winning series like Netflix’s "Mr. Iglesias" and Disney’s "Wizards of Waverly Place," which notably launched the career of global superstar, Selena Gomez. Over the last two decades, Peter has produced over 300 hours of television, including hit shows “One Day At A Time,” (Netflix), “Lopez” (TV Land), “Superior Donuts” (CBS) and “Cristela” (ABC). His extensive experience and commitment to creating shows that serve as star vehicles for LatinX actors that also achieve mainstream success.

More than any other producer in Hollywood, Peter has developed projects that have contributed to the careers of the industry’s biggest Latino stars, including Selena Gomez, George Lopez, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Cristela Alonzo, Mario Lopez, Justina Machado and the legendary, Lupe Ontiveros, among others.
 
During this episode we talked about:
  • 02:14 - His family’s story
  • 05:05 - Becoming a writer
  • 05:48 - Kind of student…
  • 10:33 - Internal conflict choosing writing
  • 12:15 - Dealing with survivor’s guilt
  • 13:13 - Keeping centered
  • 15:23 - His life after The Second City
  • 17:26 - “I didn’t wait…”
  • 25:46 - Joaquín
  • 27:53 - Who was Joaquín?
  • 28:59 - Writing about Joaquín
  • 32:54 - “Having a good time being scared…”
  • 33:33 - Fear
 
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