Kat Lazo
Oye Mi Gente!
English - December 02, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 170 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsSociety & Culture News Politics afroindegenous afrolatinx blackandbrownlivesmatter blackandbrownunity currentevents diquemedia doitfortheculture hiphopculture indigenious justdoit Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Kat Lazo is a director, producer and host. The half Colombian – half Peruvian New Yorker has made a name for herself for being a no nonsense Latina who tells it how it is.
Her work behind and in front of the camera has been featured by Buzzfeed, Upworthy, Daily News, Latina Mag and HuffPost to name a few. And she’s collaborated on projects with MTV Decoded, Bustle and UbyKotex.
Kat was a video producer for the Latino digital platform Mitú, where she’s most known for her series – “The Kat Call” which she directed, produced, wrote and hosted. “The Kat Call” is a web series that debunks Latino taboos and misconceptions about the Latino community.
The series as a whole has garnered over 14 million views. Currently Kat is working as an Associate Producer for sociopolitical feature documentary about Reggaetón by Mass Appeal and directed by Raquel Cepeda.
"..Growing up, she always felt more comfortable surrounded by adults, which made her different than the other kids. How do you fit in after you’ve grown up too fast?'
This is the reality for most first born children of immigrants. We carry a lot on our shoulders. In this episode we dove into her parents experience as immigrants and her experience as first generation.