The 2 Amigas in Hollywood Podcast Lina Sánchez, Mariangela Quiroga

In this episode, we sit back down with Andrés Montero. As we heard in our last episode, Andrés is a Film Composer and Orchestrator. He has worked on huge projects like: Star Wars (Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rise of Skywalker), Mary Poppins Returns, Frozen 2, Toy Story 4, The Simpsons and The Oscars 2020 among others. In this episode we will dive deeper into his career, his experience of realizing he wanted to change the focus of his career in music to something different, how he started getting gigs in LA and how to make projects successful at various budget levels.

In this episode, we talk with Andrés Montero. He's an amazing Film Composer and Orchestrator. He has worked on amazing projects like: Star Wars (Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rise of Skywalker), Mary Poppins Returns, Frozen 2, Toy Story 4, The Simpsons and The Oscars 2020 among others. Andrés is the lead orchestrator for German composer Anne-Kathrin Dern and has collaborated with her on the Netflix films Fearless and The Claus Family 1 & 2. Andrés shares his journey as a musician, all the ins and outs of being a Film composer and Orchestrator, the experience of moving to the US and starting his career in LA from scratch and tools to navigate the Hollywood labyrinth.

In this episode, we talk with Tahira Foy, an amazing colorist who has worked with big studios and collaborated with important creatives. Tahira’s experience and expertise have led her to be one of the colorists on the remastering of HBO’s hit series Sex And The City and on Season 1 of the BET+ series “Average Joe.” Tahira shares her passions and insights on how to navigate rejection, how new technologies are breaking barriers, the importance of having a work-life balance, and how to nurture your community and support each other in our career journeys!

In this episode, we will have an amazing conversation with Joaquin Elizondo, who shares his journey as a video editor, working on different formats, such as news, music videos, and realities, to big TV shows like Narcos and Griselda. Joaquin’s journey is extraordinary and unique as he opens up and tells us his thoughts and feelings on how he navigates the Hollywood labyrinth. He shares tips and tricks for how to get a new job, how to pursue new opportunities, how to trust yourself, and why he created one of the most impactful editing mentor programs in the industry. We hope these stories can inspire, inform, and empower everyone in the industry who wants to pursue a Hollywood career.

In this episode, Maria and Lina share their unique journeys living and working in the heart of the entertainment industry and discuss the highs and lows of being based in Los Angeles. Maria is a talented photographer and musician who has worked with big brands and clients. She will take us on her adventure from living in Colombia and making the decision to change her career from a musician to a photographer, to study at The New York Film Academy, and move to LA. Lina is a post-producer who has also collaborated with a lot of important companies, brands, and artists. From small gigs to producing and post-producing big projects, Lina shares the intricacies of living in LA and working across a wide array of sub-sectors of the industry. We hope our stories inspire, inform, and empower everyone in the industry who wants to pursue a Hollywood career.

On this episode we share the journey that has brought us to where we are today. We talk about our friends, families, choices, being a student and how we transitioned into different career paths. We discuss the things we love, how it was to move to a different country, taking on jobs that are not 100% aligned with our preferences but how valuable they are in order to develop certain skills. We also discuss layoffs, quitting and much more about career transitioning, personal changes & volunteering. We hope that our stories can make you feel inspired, informed, and empowered! Let's embrace this journey together!