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Friday, October 18 • 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Afro Latinos have long been ignored and/or underrepresented in Entertainment, Fashion and Beauty. Come hear from the men and women that are changing the paradigm across the board and paving the way for the new generation.


Moderators
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Carlos Carrasco

Born in Panamá City, Panamá, Carlos has appeared as an actor in films, television and theater, including on and off Broadway as well as at many U.S. regional theaters. He has co-starred in such feature films as Speed (Gigantor), and Blood In Blood Out (Popeye), along with Crocodile... Read More →

Speakers
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Selenis Leyva

Actress/Activist Selenis Leyva recently wrapped production and will star in the highly anticipated new DISNEY+ series "A DIARY OF A FEMALE PRESIDENT", exec. produced by Gina Rodriguez and directing the 1st episode. The new series will premiere Jan. 17, 2020. Furthermore Ms. Leyva... Read More →
avatar for Denisse Benitez-Myrick

Denisse Benitez-Myrick

Denisse Myrick is a Phoenix based Afro-Latina, award-winning, Internationally published photographer, digital content creator and educator. With over 10 years of experience, her work has been seen in magazines like ELLE, Latina, Vogue, Oprah Magazine & many more. Through her work... Read More →
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Juan Escobedo

Juan Escobedo is an award-winning actor, director and photographer from San Diego, California. After obtaining a Theater Arts degree with an emphasis in Directing from Cal State LA, he begun working a full time job in the nonprofit sector while attending film school at night. This... Read More →


Friday October 18, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
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