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Tanya Saracho | |
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Born | Tanya Selene Saracho 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48) Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
Alma mater | Boston University |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Title | Co-founder of Teatro Luna |
Tanya Selene Saracho is a Mexican-American actress, playwright, dramaturge and screenwriter. With a background in theater before writing for television, she co-founded Teatro Luna in 2000 and was its co-artistic director for ten years. She also co-founded the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists (ALTA) of Chicago. She is particularly known for centering the "Latina gaze". She developed and was showrunner of the Starz series Vida, which ran for three seasons (2018-2020). Saracho signed a three-year development deal with Starz in February 2018.