The Amigo Family Series
Welcome to The Amigo Family!
The Amigo Family is an episodic series about an Identifiably Black Afro-Latino Family.
The series is based around the tenacity and triumphs of a family navigating success and authenticity while choosing to raise and build a legacy for their family in the shifting marginalized community of the South Bronx.
Through this family and the supporting cast, you get to see how a diverse group of people, navigate race, culture, socioeconomics, careers, political views, and, as a community, find points of grace to thrive together.
The Amigo Family series will illuminate screens and lives alike because they have chosen to be seen.
Why The Bronx?
“The only requirement to live in The Bronx is Authenticity and I carry its narrative and tell our story everywhere I go.”
Sulma Arzu-Brown
THE AMIGO FAMILY has been invited by the Essence Festival to do a live theatre-style performance during the 2024 Essence Film Festival.
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PILOT EPISODE CAST
Featuring Tatyana Ali
Featuring Tatyana Ali
Featuring Tatyana Ali
as Gennita “Genni” De La Mora Amigo
Victor Cruz
Featuring Tatyana Ali
Featuring Tatyana Ali
as Jason Agustine Ephraim Amigo
Nia Thompson
Featuring Tatyana Ali
Nia Thompson
as Estrellita Amigo
Tatiana Romero
Tatiana Romero
Nia Thompson
as Gabriela Amigo
Rhina Valentin
Tatiana Romero
Rhina Valentin
as Tia Isabel
Sasha Merci
Tatiana Romero
Rhina Valentin
as Shantel Jones
Michael Leonard
as The Dean of School
Creative Team
Sulma Arzu-Brown
Sulma Arzu-Brown
Sulma Arzu-Brown
Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
For over 15 years Sulma Arzu-Brown has been a champion for Diversity & Inclusion; long before it became a trending topic. She is the author of the award-winning book Bad Hair Does Not Exist!/Pelo Malo No Existe! and My Hair Comes With Me--Shifting the Paradigm of What Success Looks Like! Sulma serves a
Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
For over 15 years Sulma Arzu-Brown has been a champion for Diversity & Inclusion; long before it became a trending topic. She is the author of the award-winning book Bad Hair Does Not Exist!/Pelo Malo No Existe! and My Hair Comes With Me--Shifting the Paradigm of What Success Looks Like! Sulma serves as a mentor for Scholastic Book Rising Voices: Elevating Latino Stories , a first-of-its-kind series written and illustrated by Latinos. She utilizes her platform to bring honor to the Afro-Diaspora while serving as an example of love and unity within all communities.
Keisha Ansley
Sulma Arzu-Brown
Sulma Arzu-Brown
Executive Producer
Keisha Ansley grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating from Florida State’s Film School with a focus on screenwriting and directing, she moved to Los Angeles. Ansley has worked on many acclaimed shows, including Showtime’s Weeds, in the full-time writers’ room of ABC’s Black-ish, and HBO’s Insecure. She has a
Executive Producer
Keisha Ansley grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating from Florida State’s Film School with a focus on screenwriting and directing, she moved to Los Angeles. Ansley has worked on many acclaimed shows, including Showtime’s Weeds, in the full-time writers’ room of ABC’s Black-ish, and HBO’s Insecure. She has a gift for crafting strong characters, relatable dialogue, and telling stories that are both timely and timeless.
Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Ali
Executive Producer
Tatyana Ali is a Broadway-trained actress, singer, producer, activist and graduate of Harvard University. She is known to millions worldwide for her role as "Ashley Banks" on the iconic television series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and BET's Zoe Ever After. Other noteworthy television roles include the sharp-witted ass
Executive Producer
Tatyana Ali is a Broadway-trained actress, singer, producer, activist and graduate of Harvard University. She is known to millions worldwide for her role as "Ashley Banks" on the iconic television series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and BET's Zoe Ever After. Other noteworthy television roles include the sharp-witted assistant "Maya" in the hit BET comedy Second Generation Wayans and Roxanne on the long-running CBS soap opera. The Young and the Restless.
The five-time NAACP Image Award winner, named one of most beautiful women in the world by People Magazine in 2011, has appeared in numerous films including Kiss the Girls, Jawbreaker, The Brothers, Glory Road, Mother and Child, Home Again, and November Rule.
Victor Cruz
Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Ali
Director (Pilot)
Victor Cruz was raised in the heart of the South Bronx. He attended the acting conservatory at SUNY Purchase College, where he received a B.F.A. The day before graduation, he booked his first TV role on HBO's The Sopranos. Victor has appeared in over fifty TV Shows, Films, and commercials. His own written and produced wo
Director (Pilot)
Victor Cruz was raised in the heart of the South Bronx. He attended the acting conservatory at SUNY Purchase College, where he received a B.F.A. The day before graduation, he booked his first TV role on HBO's The Sopranos. Victor has appeared in over fifty TV Shows, Films, and commercials. His own written and produced work includes: The Show (Comedy Sketch DVD), La Operación (Short Film), Congratulations Mr. González! (Short Film), The Stockroom (Feature Film), and TITA (The Animated Series).
He is currently voicing the character of Frankie Four Feet on the award-winning PBS Kids show "Alma's Way" executive produced by Sonia Manzano.