February 26, 2021
Digame is a monthly series featuring prominent Latinx leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, and public figures uplifting the community and making a difference.
Nydia Simone is a Panamanian-American filmmaker and entrepreneur with a passion for Afro-Latinx and Caribbean stories. She’s worked in both TV and film with ABC, Disney Animations Studios, and NBC among others. She secured distribution for her digital series
In This Life via an online streaming service as well as her show
Conexíon on BronxNeT TV which has a viewership of 1 million. She founded Blactina Media to amplify Afro-Latinx and Caribbean stories, specifically women’s stories, producing content for film, digital and television as well as hosting events including Black healing retreats in the Dominican Republic. She is currently expanding to telling Afro-Latinx stories through visual art via Blactina Galeria which connects local Caribbean artists to buyers in the United States and United Kingdo