Victor De Jesus is a television writer with credits that include Criminal Minds and 3 years as a staff writer on Third Watch. We talk about what it’s like being a Latinx writer in Hollywood, his very first job in entertainment at Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a Mule, working in production on projects like Malcolm X, Jungle Fever and I Like it Like That, plus  the importance of collaboration and being a mentor to young writers of color who want to break in.

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This episode of Werque was produced and edited by David Neuendorff

Theme song “La Selva” by Eddie X

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