February 18, 2026

Rick Najera OUT LOUD!

50 minutes

On this episode of Latinos Out Loud, host, Rachel La Loca chats with Emmy-nominated writer, actor, and storyteller Rick Najera.

Rick has partnered with publisher Jacqueline S. Ruiz of ⁠Fig Factor Media⁠ to launch The Latino Family Chronicles—a book series highlighting multigenerational Latino families who have shaped America. The first title, ⁠Love, Truth and Loyalty,⁠ follows the d’Escoto family’s journey from Nicaragua to the U.S., blending heartfelt storytelling with cultural insight. (This family also has Chicago roots!)

The two sketch comedy lovers also chat about Rick writing on iconic sketch show, In Living Color, the importance of authentic storytelling and more.

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Rick Najera has received numerous industry awards for his work. like Broadway in his award-winning, self-penned stageplay, Latinologues, directed by comedy legend Cheech Marin. staff writer on the groundbreaking urban comedy series, In Living Color, for which he wrote more than 30 episodes. Najera went on to write for Townsend TV (10 episodes), MAD TV (47 episodes), East Los High – a Hulu original (21 episodes) and more. He penned the feature film Nothing Like the Holidays starring Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, John Leguizamo and Luis Guzman, which won him an ALMA Award. Najera learned from great writers like Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino and Scorsese to “write what you know’ and has been a pioneer in Hollywood telling his American experience, from a Latino perspective.

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