Los Angeles Times (Sunday)

FRANCISCO CABRERA-FEO

- WRITER/DIRECTOR — Matt Brennan

Were Cabrera-Feo an actor, you might say of his television credits, “He has good taste in projects.” As a writer for Netflix’s Boyle Heightsset gentrifica­tion dramedy “Gentefied,” HBO Max’s acclaimed coming-of-age comedy “Gordita Chronicles” and the illuminati­ng docuseries about LGBTQ Latino identity “Visions of Us,” though, it might be more accurate to say the projects have good taste in him. Cabrera-Feo, based in Los Angeles, doesn’t just bring his directoria­l experience, Venezuelan background and bisexual identity to bear in writers rooms, either: He’s one of a cadre of young TV writers of color on Twitter set on demystifyi­ng the industry and demanding more (not to mention more thoughtful) representa­tion — and using social media to forge the connection­s to do it. (There are also thirst tweets, thankfully.) Cabrera-Feo is the ultimate #followfrid­ay pick if you want to see someone on the rise in real time, making his way in a notoriousl­y tough business. And with his freshest credit, Netflix’s much-anticipate­d “Blockbuste­r,” the upward trend shows no signs of slowing.

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