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Camila Maria Concepción, a prominent trans Latina activist and writer on multiple shows for Netflix, has died at 28.
Concepción died by suicide on Feb. 21, Entertainment Weekly reported.
She wrote for shows for the streaming service such as "Daybreak" and the newly released "Gentefied."
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Camila Concepción," Netflix said in a statement. "She made bold and critical contributions to our industry, most recently through her incredible writing on Gentefied, and her legacy will live on through her work. Our thoughts are with her family and friends in this time of loss."
Concepción was a co-writer on the ninth episode of "Gentefied, which premiered last Friday. The comedy-drama centers on a trio of Mexican-American cousins — Erik, Chris and Ana Morales —and their experiences as they pursue the American Dream.
"Daybreak," meanwhile, ran for one season on Netflix and centered on a group of kids in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-filled California.
Concepción, who was from Southern California, attended Yale University.
In addition to her achievements as a TV writer, Concepción teamed up with "Transparent" creator Jill Soloway and others as an adviser on the "50/50 by 2020" initiative, which strives for gender and diversity equality in the entertainment industry. The initiative is part of the Time's Up movement.
She also advocated for trans liberation in 2018 as part of a panel at the United States of Women Summit.
Concepción's death was mourned by "Gentefied" co-creators Linda Yvette Chávez and Marvin Lemus on Instagram.
"My love, you were brilliant," Chavez wrote. "You were powerful. You were a creator Marvin (Lemus) and I were ready to champion to the ends of the earth. The first time you sat in that room with us a year and a half ago you were magnetic. You told story like you were spinning cotton candy. The sweetness enveloping the jagged edges of a woman looking to heal."
In his own post, Lemus called Concepción "one of the brightest souls, not only on this show, but that I've ever met in my life."
The United Talent Agency, which represented Concepción, remembered her as a "one of a kind soul."
"She was a fierce advocate for all she believed in and was taken away from us way too soon," reads the UTA statement. "She had many stories left to tell and we will continue to work on her behalf to ensure that those stories are shared with the rest of the world."
May she be at peace.
Camila Maria Concepción, a prominent trans Latina activist and writer on multiple shows for Netflix, has died at 28.
Concepción died by suicide on Feb. 21, Entertainment Weekly reported.
She wrote for shows for the streaming service such as "Daybreak" and the newly released "Gentefied."
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Camila Concepción," Netflix said in a statement. "She made bold and critical contributions to our industry, most recently through her incredible writing on Gentefied, and her legacy will live on through her work. Our thoughts are with her family and friends in this time of loss."
Concepción was a co-writer on the ninth episode of "Gentefied, which premiered last Friday. The comedy-drama centers on a trio of Mexican-American cousins — Erik, Chris and Ana Morales —and their experiences as they pursue the American Dream.
"Daybreak," meanwhile, ran for one season on Netflix and centered on a group of kids in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-filled California.
Concepción, who was from Southern California, attended Yale University.
In addition to her achievements as a TV writer, Concepción teamed up with "Transparent" creator Jill Soloway and others as an adviser on the "50/50 by 2020" initiative, which strives for gender and diversity equality in the entertainment industry. The initiative is part of the Time's Up movement.
She also advocated for trans liberation in 2018 as part of a panel at the United States of Women Summit.
Concepción's death was mourned by "Gentefied" co-creators Linda Yvette Chávez and Marvin Lemus on Instagram.
"My love, you were brilliant," Chavez wrote. "You were powerful. You were a creator Marvin (Lemus) and I were ready to champion to the ends of the earth. The first time you sat in that room with us a year and a half ago you were magnetic. You told story like you were spinning cotton candy. The sweetness enveloping the jagged edges of a woman looking to heal."
In his own post, Lemus called Concepción "one of the brightest souls, not only on this show, but that I've ever met in my life."
The United Talent Agency, which represented Concepción, remembered her as a "one of a kind soul."
"She was a fierce advocate for all she believed in and was taken away from us way too soon," reads the UTA statement. "She had many stories left to tell and we will continue to work on her behalf to ensure that those stories are shared with the rest of the world."
May she be at peace.
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