Alycia Pascual-Peña
Alycia Pascual-Peña is an up and coming Afro-Latina actress who’s on track to becoming one of young Hollywood’s ones to watch. From the Bronx, New York, she fell in love with performing at just three years old and has continued to develop a strong passion for the arts. Alycia’s Dominican heritage fuels her passion to amplify marginalized voices and bring about social justice. She made the move to Los Angeles after booking her debut role as ‘Aisha’ in Peacock's Saved By The Bell. Alycia will soon be seen in Amy Poehler's upcoming Netflix feature MOXIE, releasing March 2021.
March 21st Day 2
WOC in Film
In recent years, Hollywood has seemingly become “more diverse”, dishing us Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians, and Get Out. But progress can be deceiving, and while movies that represent the diverse face of America seem to grow in number, the number of people behind the camera fails to reflect the diversity lended onscreen. Join us as we discuss the challenges of being a woman of color in the film industry and spill the tea on the strides we must take to not only provide diversity, but inclusion, both on and off camera.