Jorge Ortiz: Creating New Trans TV Series 'Chris/tina'

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Jorge Ortiz: Creating New Trans TV Series 'Chris/tina'
Victor Barreiro
2/6/2013

http://www.frontiersla.com/Columns/Latin-Frontier/Story.aspx?ID=1881807

The multi-talented Jorge Ortiz has struck a chord with screening audiences across the U.S., thanks to his new TV series Chris/tina. The show is about a teenage identical twin living in a machismo, middle-class thinking, Catholic-based, Latin neighborhood with his collegiate, all-American athlete brother and his politically ambitious mother, caught between the expectations of that world and with who he really is inside: a woman. The next step? Landing a permanent spot on a cable network like HBO or Showtime. Jorge is no stranger to the spotlight. Accolades such as an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, GLAAD and Alma Award top his long list of accomplishments.

How are things going with Chris/tina?
Things are going incredibly well for my TV series. It's like déjà vu in that many of the things I already saw for Chris/tina in my mind are happening all over again in reality: From packed screenings to overwhelmingly positive responses from all walks of life to film festival acceptances. And this experience of déjà vu will only keep occurring as I continue to move forward in my journey with Chris/tina.