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‘Vida’ Creator Tanya Saracho Inks Development Deal With UCP, Launches Latinx Talent Lab

19.08.2020 - 20:09

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Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorVida creator Tanya Saracho is getting into business with UCP, signing a development deal with the studio, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Under the pact, Saracho will develop and create original content for television as well as podcasts via the studio’s UCP Audio extension.

As part of the deal, Saracho will establish a lab and incubator program for Latinx voices.“To say that I’m immensely enthusiastic about this union is not enough.

This partnership with UCP is a vital opportunity to keep amplifying the voices and stories that matter to me – those brown, queer narratives which have been missing from the landscape, and which are so important to tell,” said Saracho.

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