Podcasts about rain valdez

We're closing out Pride Month in a big way with Emmy-nominated actress, writer, and producer, Rain Valdez (Razor Tongue; Transparent)! Rain, who describes herself as a heterosexual transgender woman, was born in the Philippines, and initially raised by her incredibly affirming grandparents. Things only changed when she moved with her mother and stepfather to Guam, and discovered that the people there were considerably less accepting than those in her home country. At the age of nineteen, Rain moved on her own to Los Angeles to pursue the arts, and was advised not to disclose to anyone that she was transgender. Believing this was her only path forward, Rain did exactly that for many years. But in June of 2016, bolstered by the beautiful community she'd met working on Transparent, Rain came out publicly in a VICE article. We have a candid conversation about what it's like trying to forge a career in the entertainment industry once it has decided that your particular marginalization is no longer trendy. Also, we discuss the many and varied ways that we as queer people can often feel "in between worlds," and what it means to try to align with your purpose within a system that was not built for you in the first place.Follow Rain on Instagram at @rainvaldez, and check out her website at rainvaldez.com and her company at rainbowrated.com! Also, you can watch Rain's Emmy-nominated turn in Razor Tongue at https://rainbowrated.com/razortongue, and you can see her short film Ryans at https://www.rainvaldez.com/videos!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5207650/advertisement

Filipino-American Trans Actress/writer/producer Rain Valdez  sat down with HFPA journalist Yong Chavez to discuss her ascendant career and breakout 2020 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Shortform Comedy or Drama Series, for her 7-part web series Razor Tongue. They also discuss being the first Filipino-American transgender Emmy nominee, passing as female early in her life before coming out, her big break in 2017 as Coco in the comedy series Lopez, being named one of Outfest LA's Next Generation of Filmmakers, and more.

Breaking all the rules, Amazin Lehti doesn't her gender, sexuality, color of her skin, culture, the fact that she is adopted, or that she's been homeless get in the way of living her life uncloseted. It's her tenacity to do the right thing, and bring equality to the forefront that launched her to have impact in the world. This is her Life (UN)Closeted story. About AmazinAmazin LeThi is a global Vietnamese LGBTQ sports and human rights advocate and thought leader. She is also a former competitive bodybuilder, entertainment executive and the first Vietnamese internationally published fitness author. Amazin has captured audiences with her story from the United Nations to Google and governments from all around the world.  As a thought leader and through conversations, panel discussions and Q&As, Amazin shares her personal journey of homelessness to becoming one of the most visible and influential LGBTQ activists in the world. Her story was included in the  https://itgetsbetter.org/blog/story/bodybuilder-amazin-lethi-is-working-to-make-sports-more-inclusive-for-lgbtq-athletes/ (It Gets Better) campaign and the first White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Asian anti-bullying campaign https://acttochange.org/tag/amazin-lethi-foundation/ (Act to Change).  https://www.glaad.org/tags/amazin-lethi (GLAAD) and https://www.nqapia.org/wpp/amazin-lethi/ (NQAPIA) have recognized Amazin for her contribution in accelerating LGBTQ sports equality and she has been listed in many mainstream articles for her contribution, these include, Australian Pride Power List, Out 100 List, Human Rights Campaign - Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Honours list, 2020 Go Magazine http://gomag.com/article/wwl-2020/56/ (100 Women We Love List) and https://www.wemakechange.org/socialenterprises (2020 Global Changemakers), first Asian LGBTQ Athlete to be honoured at the https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2020/03/02/brooklyn-nets-host-fourth-annual-pride-night-wednesday-march-4-barclays-center (Brooklyn Nets 4th Annual Pride Night) at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn with the 'Game Ball Delivery’. In October 2020, Amazin was named the first Asian and LGBTQ official judge for their first ever https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2020/october/amazin-lethi-talent-call-judge (ABB FIA Formula E) Open Call Talent Presenter Search. In 2021, Amazin was only one of 10 listed in the https://attitude.co.uk/article/attitude-101-meet-the-lgbtq-trailblazers-changing-the-world-today/24251/ (#Attitude101) 100 LGBTQ Trailblazers under sports and part of https://samesamebutblack.co.nz/ (ICON 2021) in New Zealand. Amazin is invited to launch, campaign and run global advocacy projects with governments and human rights campaign groups. In 2019 Amazin’s work included the launch of both projects in collaboration with the LGBTQ Institute at the National Centre for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.  The first Asian Pride in the USA in Washington DC presented by the Capital Pride Alliance and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs.  The first Asian LGBTQ Southern Voices event in Georgia and UN LGBTQ Business Standards for the entire southern region of the USA with the UN. During Pride Month 2020, Amazin partnered with (The Advocate) to host the first https://www.advocate.com/search/site/Amazin%20LeThi (Pride Month Asian LGBTQ voices) Instagram live series; her guests included out Asian Hollywood actors: B.D Wong, Leo Sheng, Leonardo Nam, Rain Valdez and Jake Choi. Amazin was also part of the first https://www.globalpride2020.org/ (24-hour Global Pride 2020).  Amazin is a https://www.stonewall.org.uk/people/amazin-lethi (Stonewall UK) and https://www.athleteally.org/allies/amazin-lethi/ (Athlete Ally) sports champion ambassador, a global ambassador for Vietnam Relief Services and health and fitness writer for https://www.livestrong.com/user/amazin_lethi_cpt/ (Livestrong). In 2022, Amazin will made LGBTQ history by becoming...

Well, first up Dave is teaching an online personal essay workshop at Dynasty Typewriter starting Oct. 7th, so we should all definitely sign up for that (link below.) THEN the prolific and incredible Rain Valdez joins the guys to discuss doing your own COVID nose test, at home workouts, thoughts on networking in a post COVID world, Schitt's Creek, Veep, Ugly Betty, creating/writing/crowdfunding/producing and starring in Razor Tongue, what it was like to get nominated for her first Primetime Emmy Award, not wanting to be the party pooper or disrupter, zoom dinner dates, and how worthiness starts with yourself- which is really hard, but possible! Dave's Essay Writing Class: https://www.dynastytypewriter.com/whats-your-story BE PART OF THE NEW “MEET-CUTE” SEGMENT! Tap out a story or send a short audio recording recounting how you met your partner and we’ll read/play it on the show! Email: Homophiliapod@gmail.com Rate, review and subscribe to the show here:https://podcasts.apple.com/bs/podcast/homophilia/id1267538496  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we are joined by Rain Valdez to talk about her journey from the Philippines and Guam to the Emmy-nominated actress and producer she is today. We talk about her Emmy-nominated show, Razor Tongue, as well as her recent work on Disclosure highlighting the impact Hollywood has had on the trans community. We have a beautiful conversation with Rain about trans talent and the importance of visibility and stories in media. Rain Valdez is an Emmy nominated actress most notably known for Razor Tongue, Transparent and Why Women Kill. She's an award-winning filmmaker and an out and proud transgender woman and activist. Rain is also the founder of ActNOW, the first and only LGBTQIA+ acting class in Los Angeles that teaches beyond the binary.   On this episode we talk about: COVID-19 check-in and finding motivation to get fit during quarantine Her story growing up in the Philippines and Guam Finding pride in her heritage and how it translates into her work Knowing her dream to become an actress early on and getting started with her career The struggles of finding work as an Asian and trans actress When she quit acting and boomeranging back What she asks herself when she questions her dreams Her response to Disclosure on Netflix and why we need to raise trans voices now more than ever What the Emmy nomination means to her, especially as the very first Filipina trans actress Giving trans talent access to more opportunity to tell different stories Why being accessible and creating a loving set is critical towards equity Rain’s inspiration behind her acting class, ACT NOW “Move mountains with the people that you love. Find people in your community that you want to move mountains … you’ll find joy in creating with those people because you’re doing it together."  Show notes: Fitness classes with Chloe Tang: chloeting.com | @chloe_t Disclosure on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81284247 Razor Tongue (Rain’s Emmy Nominee!) https://www.noweverartists.com/razortongue Pose on FX: https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/pose ACT NOW: https://www.noweverartists.com/act-nowever   You can find Rain Valdez at: http://www.rainvaldez.com/ Instagram, Twitter, Facebook (@RainValdez)   You can follow me at: Instagram (instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi) YouTube (youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi) Weekly Newsletter (mindfulmoments.substack.com) 

Back from our isolated mini summer vacay and so excited for you to get to know this week's guest! This week we are joined by, RAIN VALDEZ, an actress, an award winning filmmaker and an out and proud transgender woman. Rain is also the founder of ActNOW, the first and only acting class in Los Angeles prioritizing a safe space for LGBTQIA actors and teaches beyond the binary. Rain got her start playing ‘Coco’ in season 2 of TV Land’s Lopez and doubling in Amazon's Transparent as Miss Van Nuys on screen and a producer behind the scenes. Valdez’s rom-com short Ryans, which she stars in, screened in over 15 film festivals worldwide after premiering at Outfest, winning the Jury Award for Best North American Short at the NCGLFF. Rain’s short film Hexed was nominated for Best Director, Best Comedy and Best Actress at the Madrid International Film Festival. Rain has been named one of Outfest LA's Next Generation of Filmmakers and is Inside Out Pitch Please! Contest 2019 winner.  She recently starred in a Paul Feig directed, half-hour comedy pilot for Freeform TV, guest stars in Amazon’s Sneaky Pete and can be seen in the CBS All Access new show Why Women Kill. Rain also appears in the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary, Disclosure, where she shares her story and joins us to talk about her latest series, which she wrote and stars in, Razor Tongue. A 7-part web series Razor Tongue, had its international premiere in Toronto at InsideOut Film Festival, its US premiere in San Francisco at Frameline Film Festival of June 2019, as well as, premiering in LA at the Outfest Film Festival. All 7 episodes of Razor Tongue are now available for streaming and can be found here: https://www.noweverartists.com/razortongue. The team behind Razor Tongue is currently promoting a For Your Consideration Emmy nomination campaign and we chat with Rain about doing that on an indie scale, her break into the industry, call out culture and more. Also featured in this episode, this week's WCW - Women Crushing It is filmmaker, entrepreneur and Good Media founder, BRITTANY C. GOODEN! Brittany C. Gooden is a multidisciplinary producer who has worked with premier clients in TV, media and advertising including Discovery, Spike, Bustle, Vox and Under Armor. Brittany also takes great pleasure in mentorship and cultivating safe spaces for young girls and women in creative fields. We are honored to feature Brittany this week and her most recent endeavor, the documentary feature film STRANGE BIRD which is a personal story; one about justice; about family and about the truth. The film is currently raising funds to tell the story of Izell "Izzy" Parrott, Brittany's uncle, who was found hanging in from a thirty-foot tree in the woods of her hometown, Glen Falls, NY, after missing for fourteen months. The film will investigate the truth behind Izzy's death aimed at finding justice for Izzy and will do so by examining the complexities of his life. At a time where we as a country are faced with addressing the racial injustices that exists prevalently amongst us, and advocating to hear stories for Black men, women and transpeople, we believe that this film is a super important discourse and for that we are matching the next $500 in donations towards the campaign for STRANGE BIRD. We hope you will join us.

In episode 7, we listen as Rain Valdez describes how island fever lit the inner fire and curiosity she needed to transition from her childhood playground that was Guam to the ongoing adventure that is now Los Angeles. She expresses the joy she's cultivating by living in a way that leaves space for the unknown, and the importance of getting quiet enough to hear what your inner voice has to say. She shares what it was like working on the wildly popular show "Transparent", the importance of being fully seen, and how they supported her own dreams of becoming a filmmaker. We also discuss the different ways in which Hollywood is making an effort to change the narrative around transgender artists and how starting an LGBTQ acting class has moved the needle even further within her own community. Lastly, Rain muses about what her dream acting role would be, why Rom-Coms and Disney films are way more powerful than than you might think, and why identifying, promoting, and uplifting transgender stories is both a universally beneficial and crucial cause.https://www.noweverartists.com/

Rain Valdez by Good Morning LaLa Land

Rain Valdez by Good Morning LaLa Land

Jake sits down with Actress/Filmmaker Rain Valdez to discuss her path to revealing herself as Transgender to Hollywood and friends, to now making waves as a bonafide filmmaker. Rain and Jake discuss her current project, Razor Tongue, and so much more. Sit back and have a listen!

Jake sits down with Actress/Filmmaker Rain Valdez to discuss her path to revealing herself as Transgender to Hollywood and friends, to now making waves as a bonafide filmmaker. Rain and Jake discuss her current project, Razor Tongue, and so much more. Sit back and have a listen!

In this latest episode of Voices, Arlyn and Walter are joined by actress, producer, writer, filmmaker Rain Valdez.  Rain talks about how she got her start in Hollywood, the challenges of being a trans actress, and her big break on Amazon Studios Transparent. 

You know what it’s time for? A new episode of the BGD podcast! Join our host, Raquel Willis, as she and actress, writer and filmmaker Rain Valdez talk about the show Transparent, the reality TV show Strut, and trans women’s stories!