Camila María Concepción


Camila María Concepción was an American screenwriter and transgender rights activist.

Biography

Concepción was born in California and grew up in Inland Empire and El Monte. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in English literature.
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. She was also a staff writer on Netflix's 2019 zombie comedy-drama series Daybreak.
Concepción was an active Latina transgender rights activist. She took part in Jill Soloway's Time's Up 50/50 by 2020 Initiative, advocating for more diverse representation in the entertainment industry. In 2018 she spoke about transgender representation in the media at the United State of Women Summit.
She died by suicide on February 19, 2020.