ISSUE 9, VOL. 1
THE JOURNAL ON LATINO AMERICANS
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AC: New Friends? Ruth: I'm thrilled to announce that two-time EMMY Award-winning Executive Producer and Show runner PETER MURRIETA (Wizards of Waverly Place, Hope & Faith and Greetings from Tucson) has joined our team! I adore Peter. He has encouraged and been supportive of my writing efforts even before Ylse came about. And my friend, the iconic Eugenio Derbez (AL DERECHO Y AL DERBEZ), is interested in coming on board to direct!
OCTOBER 3, 2011
It reinforced my belief that if you have a vision you must follow through with it. AC: Awards?
Ruth: Ylse won the 2010 IMAGEN Award for Best Internet Program, the first in this category. We also received Cal State's LA's REEL RASQUACHE Best Web Series award. I've been a guest speaker and panelist at several New Media events including: The BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM at LMU, SAG, WGA, a returning panelist at DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD and a guest speaker on New Media and writing for the Web at both USC AC: When did the whole Ylse thing and EMERSON College in Boston. This begin? October, I will be a guest panelist on New Media at the University of Arizona, Tucson. We launched the first webisode of Ylse in 2008. All I was thinking at the time was, "Well, let's AC: Where can we find Ylse? see what happens." What has happened is nothing short of an amazing ride. Among other Ruth: You can keep track of what we're up things, I was honored to be on the cover of the to, send us your comments and read some of Writers Guild of America's WRITTEN BY our fan mail on our Ylse facebook FAN magazine (Nov.'09) for being the first writer to PAGE: http://facebook.com/ylseshow join that union via my work in New Media. That journey from zero to the cover of the WGA If you are new to Ylse, you can catch up on magazine was both completely unexpected and seasons one and two @ www.ylse.net. -‐ JOLA one of my proudest accomplishments.
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