It wasn’t until he was in high school, applying for his driver’s license and to colleges, that Rafael Agustín found out he was an undocumented immigrant. Moving from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Walnut, California, at the age of seven, the now 42-year-old award-winning television writer (Jane the Virgin) and CEO of the Latino Film Institute (LFI) knew he and his parents were immigrants but was unaware of the illegality of his own status.
TV writer, producer, author and CEO of the Latino Film Institute, Rafael Agustín, has written for the CW’s Jane the Virgin and released his fi…
Andrea Navedo, best known for her role as Xiomara, “Xo,” Villanueva on the CW’s American Telenovela, Jane the Virgin, releases her first-ever …
In 2018, 30 years after graduating from Dewitt Clinton High School, Andrea Navedo, widely known for her role as Xiomara, “Xo,” Villanueva in the CW’s American Telenovela, Jane the Virgin, was invited to give the commencement speech at her alma mater.
Our Otherness is Our Strength: Wisdom From the Boogie Down Bronx releases this summer 2023. Courtesy of Andrea Navedo.
Rafael Agustin at the 79th Annual Golden Globes awards ceremony on Jan. 9, 2022, at the Beverly Hilton.
