White, older showrunners told me, 'Why do you want to hire an all-Latinx writers room? Hire who's best for the show - don't get caught up in that.' And I was like, 'No.' For such an intimate show about the… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
The hierarchy plays out in the writers room, and you, as a staff writer, need to know your place. — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
No one guided me through it, but here is how it happened: I was in New York doing a play, and an agent got… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
I had never heard this term before - gente-fication - which is also happening in Portland, Houston; it's happening in a lot of cities.… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
I just wanted to put together the best Latinx writers. I didn't care about the level.They have a passion for 'Vida' in a different… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
I was obsessed with everything about 'Outlander' - the stories, the way it looked. I thought, 'You know what? I'm going to go to… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
When I got to 'Looking,' I didn't know that you could write stuff and they would put it on TV. That was that experience.… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
In TV, you're a 'writer for hire.' That means you're trying to guess what your boss wants and delivering that story. There's a lot… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
I don't think that 'Vida' is just for Latinos. I don't think 'One Day at a Time''s just for Latinos. — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
I dress up cute sometimes to go to work, but TV writers don't! They just go however. — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
I feel like a lot of us have a story to tell, it's just that we don't get the platform or the access or… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
I hope to see more Latino stories on television - not just on a personal level, but for us in the industry. We shouldn't… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
The thing is about 'Vida,' we're telling a very simple family narrative. There's nothing fancy about it. — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
It's mountains. The air is crisp. It's peaceful. You don't get spring break in Guanajuato. — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
People in L.A. think I'm insane to go back to Chicago during the winter. It's because I love my apartment and fleece leggings and… — Tanya Saracho Copy Share Image
