Linda Yvette Chavez was hustling hard, creating digital content, and deeply, secretly,

wanting to write for television and film, which is funny because she went to film school.

She was ready to give up on that dream when she was offered the chance to co-write a digital

series. That show, Hint The Fide, got so much buzz that she and her co-creator, Marvin Limas,

reworked it for TV and sold it to Netflix. Hent The Fide focuses on three cousins who work together to keep their

grandfather's Boyle Heights Taco Shop afloat. It is heartbreaking and hilarious and like Linda, so

smart and engaging that you'll want to watch it all in one sitting. Linda, this is our first interview during a pandemic.

So thank you for being willing to do this remotely.

This is a little strange for us.

So I appreciate you being willing to give it a whirl.

Absolutely.

I mean, like, you know, we have to keep going even in the midst of this.

I've definitely done multiple interviews now during this pandemic, and this has been a very, been really interesting to hop on and like, you know, the first question everyone wants to ask is like, hey, you're doing okay. Are you doing okay? Yeah, I am. I think those first few weeks were a little tough, probably for all of us to kind of comprehend and wrap our head around what's happening.

It's a new normal that we're all adjusting to.

But how about you? How are you doing?

I'm isolated with kids, which is like a whole different thing.

And it gave me time to watch Hentified, which I loved.

I truly loved. Let's start at the beginning of Hentified.

Marvin, the show's creator, pitches the idea to Macro, which is this big production company.

They like it. They tell him he needs to find someone to co-write it. He finds you through the

film independent where you had just finished a fellowship.

When the head of the fellowship approached you with the opportunity, what was your reaction?

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