Steven Uribe is a first-generation college graduate of Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television 2023. In 2019, he was honored as one of twenty global recipients of the Adobe Creativity Scholarship. Uribe is an active producer and director dedicated to amplifying Latino voices and telling stories of the Latin American experience and marginalized communities.
ABOUT
- LFI Staff
Steven Uribe
(he/him/his)
Industry Programs Coordinator
Fun Facts
What’s the one movie you could watch a million times and never get tired of, and why?
Luis Valdez’s La Bamba. I grew up watching this movie with my family and it has such an awesome soundtrack, and the ending always gets me. RITCHIEEEEE!
What’s your secret superpower (the one no one knows about)?
I can make a pretty good breakfast bagel sandwich.
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