LUISA LESCHIN
Writer. Actress.
It's only natural that Luisa would be in show business as she comes from a very dramatic family. Her mother was a concert pianist and her father was President of El Salvador.
Luisa, born in Hollywood, grew up in Guatemala where Spanish was her mother tongue. She made her stage debut as a dancer at age five. By the time she left Guatemala at age eight, she had her own television variety show. During her teen years, Luisa lived all over Europe, becoming fluent in French and Italian along the way. She graduated with honors from the H.S. of Performing Arts in N.Y.C., majoring in ballet. At nineteen, she joined the Grand Theatre de Geneve ballet company in Switzerland.
In Hollywood, Luisa successfully amassed many film and television credits. The fact that all her roles were gang girls, hookers, maids and pregnant women, directly led to her desire to write. As a result, Luisa co-founded the highly successful comedy troupe, Latins Anonymous. To date, the play, Latins Anonymous has received over 35 National productions and is taught in several Chicano Studies courses throughout the Southwest.
Luisa is a tremendously versatile writer, writing comedy and drama. Features: Tropico (Universal), The Legend of Chipita, and National Guard Wives (Showtime, co-written with Dennis Leoni). Animation: Maya and Miguel(PBS) Family's programming: The Brothers Garcia (Nickelodeon.
In prime-time television, Luisa is very proud to have been a writer on the ground-breaking, George Lopez show (ABC) from its inception. Through the six seasons of the show she rose from a position of Supervising Producer to Co-Executive Producer for the show.
In 2008, Luisa served as Co-Executive Producer for 22 episodes of the critically acclaimed CW series Everybody Hates Chris.
Luisa is currently a Co-Executive Producer on the CW's -- Everybody Hates Chris (TV series)
Luisa is working on a Broadway bound musical, working title 'Q', set in the world of quinceañeras.
The Kid Who Saved Christmas - an animated feature for Warner Premiere Films through George Lopez Presents Productions.
Escorts - A half hour comedy pilot about four hapless men, who out of desperation, become male escorts. PARAMOUNT/CBS. CBS
Lorenzo'S Wife - A half hour comedy. Sex in the City meets mid-life crisis. CBS
Amigas - The Sweet Fifteen Club - A feature film for Disney Channel.