About me
Tanya Saracho is a playwright and television writer who most recently served as creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the critically-acclaimed series, Vida, on Starz. The show featured all Latine writers and directors, including Saracho, who made her television directorial debut.
Saracho co-founded the Untitled Latinx Project (ULP), whose mission is to increase Latine representation in television through content created by Latine writers. Saracho also launched the Ojalá Ignition Lab, an incubator program aimed to nurture, amplify, guide, and empower intersectional Latine voices.
Saracho was the recipient of Imagen’s Norman Lear Writer’s Award. Named one of “TV Scribes to Watch” by Variety, Saracho was also honored by the LGBTQ California Legislative Caucus as their 2020 Pride Month Honoree. She received the Rising Star Award at the Outfest Legacy Awards, and Vida won the GLAAD Media Award in 2019.