“Spanglish is very natural. It's however it comes out. But there are a few patterns that all of us, especially Mexican-American writers, just noticed in how we utilized Spanglish. It comes out of necessity when you can't find the next word. You go to whatever language will serve you best.”

Mexican-American actress, playwright, dramaturge and screenwriter

Tanya Saracho is a Mexican-American actress, playwright, dramaturge and screenwriter. Born in the United States, she moved from theater into television writing and became known for work shaped by Latina perspectives. She has 77 quotes on the site. Saracho co-founded Teatro Luna in 2000 and served as its co-artistic director for ten years. She also co-founded the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists of Chicago. In television, she developed and served as showrunner for Vida, the Starz series that ran from 2018 to 2020, and signed a three-year development deal with the network in February 2018.