VIDA
Tanya Saracho & Chelsea Rendon
Tanya Saracho is a Mexican and 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 10 years. She also co-founded the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists (ALTA) of Chicago. She is currently the showrunner of the Starz series Vida.
Chelsea Rendon has been a working actress since the age of 7, after booking a leading role in the feature film “No Turning Back”, which went onto win multiple awards for her portrayal of Cristina. She continued to work on shows such as “E.R.”, “The Shield”, and “Judging Amy” Chelsea is currently portraying a young, woke activist Mari in STARZ’ drama Vida.
XO chats with Tanya and Chelsea about their journey as Latinx actors. Take a listen.
