Tanya Saracho

Tanya Selene Saracho is a Mexican-American actress, playwright, dramaturge and screenwriter. With a background in theater before writing for television, she co-founded Teatro Luna in 2000 and was its co-artistic director for ten years. She also co-founded the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists (ALTA) of Chicago. Her work centers Latina perspectives and characters. She developed and was showrunner of the Starz series Vida, which ran for three seasons (2018–2020). Saracho signed a three-year development deal with Starz in February 2018.