Adelina Anthony
Adelina is an acclaimed and award winning two-spirit Xicana lesbian multi-genre artist, cultural activist, teaching artist, director and producer. She has over 20 years of performance experience and has garnered Best Actress nominations and awards. She is the writer/director of the feature film, Bruising for Besos, which is currently on the film festival circuit. Along with Marisa Becerra, she is a managing member and co-founder of AdeRisa Productions, LLC. |
Jennicet Gutiérrez
Jennicet Gutiérrez is a transgender organizer from México. She was born in Tuxpan, Jalisco. She is a member of the organization FAMILIA: TQLM (Trans Queer Liberation Movement). Jennicet believes in the importance of uplifting and centering the voices of trans women of color in all racial justice work. Jennicet will continue to organize in order to end the deportation, incarceration and criminalization of immigrants and all people of color. She currently resides in Los Angeles. |
Edgar-Arturo Camacho-González
Edgar-Arturo Camacho-González is a Queer Xicano actor, activist, and artist, originarío de Jalisco, México. Edgar-Arturo is the lead protagonist of Sin Visa, an independent film released in 2015. He writes and paints as a form of expression and activism to engage his communities through a decolonial lens. Edgar-Arturo studied Sociology at CSU, Sacramento and has received his counseling credentials in Substance Use and Mental Health. Edgar-Arturo's poetry appears in Queer in Aztlán: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out and he is currently working on a full-length collection of poetry. Edgar-Arturo currently lives and works in Vallejo, CA. |
Marisa Becerra
Marisa is a successful and independent business owner who has supported the arts in various capacities over the last 30 years; she is the co-founder of AdeRisa Productions, LLC, and is its Chief Financial Officer. This new independent production company is dedicated to producing and supporting works by emerging film talent from queer and trans people of color communities, with a special emphasis on X/Chicanas/Mexicana and Latina stories. In 2012, Becerra produced Adelina Anthony's "Forgiving Heart," and later that year executive produced Ofelia Yánez’s debut short film, "The Good Kind." She executive produced, "Gold Star" by Karla Legaspy and is the lead producer for "Bruising For Besos," the company’s debut feature film. |
Abel Rodriguez
Abel Rodriguez is a Queer Xicano artist who was born in Fairfield, CA in 1979. He received a MFA degree in Painting from Yale School of Art in 2010, and a BFA in Drawing and Painting and Graphic Design from California State University, Long Beach in 2007. He was selected to participate in the Artist in Residence Program at Recology, S.F. in 2011. He has exhibited nationwide and currently works and resides in Vallejo, CA. |