Camila María Concepción

American screenwriter and transgender rights activist (1991–2020)

Born(1991-12-20)December 20, 1991

DiedFebruary 19, 2020(2020-02-19) (aged 28)

Resting placeHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery
Pomona, California, U.S.

Occupation

screenwriter
activist

Camila María Concepción
Born	(1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 Arcadia, California, U.S.
Died	February 19, 2020(2020-02-19) (aged 28) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Pomona, California, U.S.
Occupation	screenwriter activist
Education	Yale University

Camila María Concepción (December 20, 1991 – February 19, 2020) was an American screenwriter and transgender rights activist.

Concepción was born in California and grew up in Inland Empire and El Monte. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in American Studies, writing her prizewinning senior thesis on the relationship between American “minority” literature and theories of decolonization.^[1]^[2]

Concepción was an assistant writer for the 2020 Netflix comedy-drama original series Gentefied, helping write the ninth episode "Protest Tacos", directed by Andrew Ahn.^[1]^[3] She was also a staff writer on Netflix's 2019 zombie comedy-drama series Daybreak.^[1]^[4] Her artistic inspirations were Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Octavia Butler, Paul Auster, butterflies, and Cher Horowitz.

Concepción was a prolific writer and an active Latina transgender rights activist. She was represented by United Talent Agency (UTA) and took part in Jill Soloway's Time's Up 50/50 by 2020 Initiative, advocating for more diverse representation in the entertainment industry.^[1]^[5]^[6] In 2018, she spoke about transgender representation in the media at the United State of Women Summit.^[1]^[7]^[8]

She died by suicide on February 19, 2020, in Hollywood.^[9]^[10]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Broverman, Neal (27 February 2020). "Trans Activist, TV Writer Camila María Concepción Dead at 28". Advocate.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ "'Gentefied' Writer Camila Maria Concepción Dies at Age 28". Hiplatina.com. February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ Silvia, Erin (2019-11-11). "Who Is Camila Maria Concepcion? Facts On TV Writer Dead By Suicide". Hollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ "Camila María Concepción, Netflix Series Writer And Trans Activist, Dies At 28". HuffPost. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ Betancourt, Manuel (25 February 2020). "Remembering Camila Maria Concepción, 'Gentefied' Trans Latina Writer". Remezcla.com. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ Thorne, Will (26 February 2020). "Camila Maria ConcepciĂłn Dead: 'Gentefied' Writer Dies at 28". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ Rosemurgey, Emma (27 February 2020). "Trans Latinx Advocate Camila Maria Concepcion Dies By Suicide Aged 28". UNILAD. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ Sblendorio, Peter (2020-02-27). "Camila Maria Concepción, who wrote for Netflix series 'Gentefied' and 'Daybreak,' dead at 28 by suicide". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ Haffenden, Dayna (2020-02-27). "TV Writer & Trans Activist Camila Maria Concepcion Dies At 28 By Suicide". OK!. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
↑ Chung, Gabrielle (2020-02-26). "Gentefied Writer and Trans Activist Camila María Concepción Dies at 28". People. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

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