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Valentina L. Garza

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Valentina L. Garza (also credited as Valentina Garza) is an American screenwriter and television producer.

Career

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Born in Los Angeles in a Cuban and black household, she studied comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley. She began her work in television as a writers' assistant and occasional writer on Los Beltrán, a Telemundo sitcom. After sending a spec script, she worked for six years on The Simpsons and then on Bordertown.[1] She later worked on The CW's Jane the Virgin; the network rejected her proposed spin-off show in 2019.[2]

Garza wrote The Simpsons episodes "Loan-a Lisa" and "Four Great Women and a Manicure". She was nominated for an Annie Award for the latter episode.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Romero, Dennis (May 4, 2016). "How a former Simpsons writer brought a Latina perspective to primetime". LA Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Masters, Kim (May 10, 2019). "Valentina Garza and Mike Royce on TV staffing season without agents". KRCW. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "49th Annual Annie Awards".
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