In addition to being an award-winning entertainment professional with years of high-level live television production experience, I'm also a first-generation Filipino American which offers a unique perspective on the industry. Whether it's talking about entertainment industry topics or growing up in a diverse community, I'm ready to step from behind-the-camera to be in front of it.
After 17 years of being on the other side of the camera and giving awards away I finally got the opportunity to give my own acceptance speech and walk away with the highest prize in our industry.
While on the Red Carpet for my third Primetime Emmy nomination I was waved over by Filipino journalist Yong Chavez because I was wearing the traditional Filipino formal wear, the Barong Tagalog. Watch my first Red Carpet interview at the Creative Arts Emmys 2019.
Following the Pand-EMMYs of 2020, I was featured by Yong Chavez at Balitang America as one of the Filipino Americans who took part in the history making moment where we "Zoomed" 100 nominees into the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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