Evelina Fernández is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, actor and founding member of the Latino Theater Company. She is a TCG Fox Foundation Actor Fellow and was a staff writer for the Emmy nominated original Hulu series EAST LOS HIGH. In 2013 she won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Writing of a World Premiere Play for A MEXICAN TRILOGY now published by Samuel French. She is currently commissioned by the South Coast Rep and is part of the CTG Writers Workshop. Evelina has won several awards and recognitions nationally and internationally for her work in film and television. She was inducted into the James A. Garfield High School Hall of Fame along with Los Lobos, Congressman Esteban Torres and others; was awarded the "Women in Entertainment" award by the Comision Femenil of Los Angeles; and was honored by the Community Coalition for her community work. She received a commendation from the Los Angeles City Council and was the recipient of the Lifetime Television Latino Pioneer Award in Washington, D.C; the Spirit Award from the Latino Legislative Caucus in Sacramento, CA and the Latina Business Women Association’s Entertainment Award. She was a proud member of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Transition Team in 2005, was appointed by Mayor Villaraigosa and Mayor Garcetti as a Commissioner on the City of Los Angeles Human Relations Commission and was appointed to the Los Angeles/Mexico D.F. Sister Cities Committee. Evelina was honored by La Opinion with the Mujeres Destacadas Award for her contribution to the Arts, received recognition awards from Playwright’s Arena, the National Hispanic Media Coalition and the California State Assembly.