Carmen Marrón

Carmen Marrón is a self-taught writer, director, and producer whose debut Hip Hop feature, "Go For It!" was distributed by Lionsgate in 200 theaters across the US. The movie is based on her experiences growing up as an inner-city street dancer in Chicago. She wrote, directed, edited, cast the actors and co-composed the theme song for her dance drama. Carmen's second film, "Endgame", premiered on HBO.

Filmmaking became an aspiration for Carmen while she was working as a guidance counselor for high-risk elementary school children. Carmen's vision was to write and direct stories for underrepresented voices that her students could relate to and be inspired. "Go For It!" sold out at festivals from coast to coast and won several Audience Awards. The New York Times hailed the movie as "an unpretentious rite-of-passage drama, thanks to the supple script and capable direction of Carmen Marron, the force behind "Go For It!" The movie launched Gina Rodriguez's (Jane The Virgin) film career and was re-released on HBO during the pandemic.

Marrón's second feature that she wrote and directed, Endgame, premiered on HBO. It stars Rico Rodriguez (Modern Family) and Justina Machado (One Day At A Time) and was based on true events about struggling middle-school students in Brownsville, Texas.

Carmen made her TV directorial debut on Ava DuVernay's hit series Queen Sugar, on Oprah's OWN Network and was asked back to direct the season six premiere. Shortly after, Carmen wrote a pilot, RX, for ABC Studios, based on her experience as a pharmaceutical rep. She is currently in the process of pitching other pilots, including a dance drama, and a reality series pilot, Win It To List It, that she co-created and directed this year that focuses on overcoming obstacles to own a home. Proceeds will be given to homeless organizations.

In 2023, Carmen will direct a romantic comedy, "Carmen & Boludé," in Australia and Nigeria, that is based on true events about mixed race marriages. Through her own company, Sparkhope Productions, Carmen has focused her career on directing and writing compelling, character-driven stories that advocate for social responsibility towards youth and women. Her work has been distributed by HBO, Warner Bros, Lionsgate, Starz, ABC, Netflix and Showtime.

With a BA of Science (DePaul University) and an MA in Educational Psychology (University of Arizona), Carmen has been an international guest speaker for the US State Department promoting public diplomacy in Latin American countries through her work in Cinema and Education. She currently resides in LA and is a member of the DGA, WGA and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation in DC.