"I want to represent queerness and mujerness in the conversation. I worry that my poor Spanish may be off-putting to some cohorts. I just talk so damn slow in any language. I also want to represent slow talkers—and mimes."
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LGBT peopleStand-up comedians from the United StatesPlaywrights from the United StatesActresses from New York CityHispanic Americans
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On her show Latin Standards in “FAMILY, LATINIDAD, AND QUEERNESS COALESCE IN MARGA GOMEZ’S ‘LATIN STANDARDS’” in The Theatre Times (2017 Nov 2)
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