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There aren’t many Latinx-fronted series on television, but Starz’s Vida is here to pave the way for more shows of the same ilk. Although the series set in East L.A. focuses on the Latinx experience, with Latinx stars in front of and behind the camera, it has become a universal story to which all can relate. Stars…

The drama continues, as Starz has released the first trailer for Season 2 of Mexican-American drama Vida, set in the heavily Latinx east side area of Los Angeles. Created by Tanya Saracho, the show premiered on May 6 last year and drew critical praise for its realistic scenarios and portrayals of gentrification, class…

A new Emmy season of my Deadline video series Behind the Lens kicks off today in style with Tanya Saracho, the creator-showrunner of the Starz series Vida, as my guest. Saracho’s success is part of a new mini-trend we are seeing in Emmy contenders this season, with diverse creative forces finally coming to the party…

Vida stars Melissa Barrera and Mishel Prada were surprised at the fan reaction they received during Season 1 of their Starz Latinx drama series. And as the GLAAD Award-winning series gets ready to drop all 10 episodes of its sophomore season come May 23, the pair and series creator Tanya Saracho teased audiences about…

The LGBTQ community was championed and celebrated Thursday night as 15 of the 27 trophies for the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were handed out at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Greg Berlanti teen romance Love, Simon took the trophy for Outstanding Film while Tanya Saracho’s groundbreaking Latinx series Vida was…

Starz has set Thursday, May 23 for the season 2 premiere of critically praised series Vida. All 10 half-hour episodes will be available on the Starz app and Starz On-Demand in the U.S. and Canada and on StarzPlay in the UK and Germany. The series will broadcast its linear premiere Sunday, May 26 at 8 PM, airing weekly…

“What is Lyn looking for,” a TV critic at TCA wondered of Melissa Barrera’s character in Starz’s Vida Season 2 “You get to see her trying hard to be useful and have a purpose now that the sisters have decided to stay and get this bar back up from the ashes and running,” Barrera said. “She is trying hard to make…

Raúl Castillo (Looking, Amexicano, We the Animals) and Adrian Gonzalez (Superstore, Your Family or Mine) are set for recurring roles on Starz’s Latinx half-hour series Vida. Production begins Monday in and around Los Angeles on the expanded 10-episode second season. From creator/showrunner Tanya Saracho, Vida centers…

Vida executive producer Tanya Saracho vowed to continue putting a spotlight on the plight of immigrant children taken from their families by the Trump administration. Last month, Vida – Starz’s half-hour drama series focusing on two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who return to their old…

Roberta Colindrez (I Love Dick, The Deuce) has been cast as a new series regular on the expanded 10-episode second season of Starz’s Latinx half-hour series Vida. From creator/showrunner Tanya Saracho, Vida centers around two Mexican-American sisters from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different from…

EXCLUSIVE: Almost two weeks after enlisting television writers from over 60 series in a campaign to stop the separation of families at the southern border, One Day at A Time and Vida will be taking to the streets of Los Angeles tomorrow with Laverne Cox, Jane The Virgin cast members and John Legend in the downtown…

The cinematic home of The Hunger Games is putting money on the table to support the campaign initiated by Vida and One Day at a Time to stop border family separation and unite children with their immigrant parents. Following the contribution of its Starz subsidiary and Vida home, Lionsgate is giving $10,000 to…