Ligiah Villalobos is best known for her work as head writer for the Nick Jr.
12 Facts About Ligiah Villalobos
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Ligiah Villalobos was born to Efrain Villalobos and Olivia Rojas, in Chihuahua, Mexico, and raised in Mexico City.
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Ligiah Villalobos moved to the United States at the age of eleven.
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Ligiah Villalobos graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing from Antioch University in September 2013 and received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the same institution in May 2016.
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Ligiah Villalobos has developed projects for multiple studios and networks, including NBC, the ABC Family Channel, FX, Showtime, BET, and HBO.
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Ligiah Villalobos was a studio executive at The Walt Disney Company, where she oversaw all television production in Latin America for five years.
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TV Network, Ligiah Villalobos served as a Current Programming Executive, where she oversaw six prime-time shows.
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Ligiah Villalobos wrote the pilot for the NBC television series Loteria, a pilot for Starz based on the book The Dirty Girls Social Club, and an animated feature film called Chito and the Land of Xo.
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Ligiah Villalobos co-wrote the Lifetime TV film The Real MVP, which was produced by Queen Latifah and Shelby Stone.
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Ligiah Villalobos has been on the board of the Writers Guild Foundation and the National Hispanic Media Coalition.
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Ligiah Villalobos originally wrote the film 7 years prior to its production because she wanted to make the career transition from producer to writer.
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Ligiah Villalobos wanted to focus on the abandonment of children, a theme that resonated in her own childhood due to the divorce of her parents.