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Luisa Leschin (born Louisa Josefina Gomez, July 13, 1953) is an American television producer, actress, and voice-over artist. She currently serves as co-executive producer for the Amazon Studios TV series Just Add Magic. In 2019, she won a Norman Lear Writer's Award at the 34th annual Imagen Awards. [1]
Louise Leschin was a concert pianist who toured the world. Her mother's life had Luisa growing up in Guatemala where Spanish was her first language and by age seven - "Little Luisa" had her own variety TV show.
Luisa Leschin. LUISA LESCHIN - short bio At age 5, Luisa was the Shirley Temple of Guatemala with her own TV show and she's been in the entertainment business ever since. In New York and L.A. she had a very successful acting career playing every Latino stereotype on most major television shows.
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Her frustration and desire to see more rounded Latino characters on TV led Luisa into a writing career, starting with co-founding and co-writing Latins Anonymous - a highly successful...
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Aug 2, 2023 · For the first time in its 11-year history, Center Theatre Group presented a play written by a Chicano playwright and performed by Latinx actors. Thanks to its box-office success, the CTG bought the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood, where the show ran for a year and a half to sold-out houses.
Jul 30, 2019 · LOS ANGELES (July 29, 2019) – The Imagen Foundation announced today Luisa Leschin as this year’s recipient of the Norman Lear Writer’s Award. Leschin is currently co-executive producer of the Netflix Original hit show Mr. Iglesias.
Ligiah Villalobos, a Latina writer, producer and film professor, ran the Disney program and was impressed by Leschin’s work ethic. Over the years, Villalobos said she appreciates how Leschin has been able to take her experiences and translate them into writing to represent the Latinx community.
