I think staying away from labels is what makes my films refreshing.

I feel like social media is something that has yet to be considered a viable platform for marketing in the industry.

I believe love is bittersweet, especially young love.

Part of my learning curve as a novice screenwriter was peeling back the layers and getting to the core of the story. I was really blessed to have two amazing writing mentors who helped me along the way. They always encouraged me to be okay with a simple story.

I hope my visual language inspires others to tell their stories and challenges people's thinking.

I think my biggest advice to filmmakers is to look into the many digital platforms that exist for you and your team to distribute your film.

As for major obstacles keeping young Latinos from becoming filmmakers, I think our communities are still coming into their identities as storytellers. It's such an important identity to reclaim - it's how our ancestors kept our cultures alive. But a long history of silencing, invisibility, and marginalization has kept generations of Latinos from believing in themselves, from seeing themselves as agents of their own lives. I think there needs to be a focus on this aspect to help cultivate young Latinas to see themselves as cultural producers and defenders.