Casa LAU
Casa LAU

Welcome to Casa LAU by Latinas Acting Up!

Stronger Together: Empowering and raising visibility of Latinas in the entertainment industry

Why Latinas Acting Up?

Latinas Acting Up (LAU) is a group of SAG-AFTRA and other entertainment industry union Latinas, who came together in solidarity during the 2023 strike against the AMPTP. After 6 months of standing strong for equitable and sustainable wages, residual compensation, and protections against AI, LAU became more than just a group of united picketers, a sisterhood was born.

Co-founders, actors Diana Maria Riva and Lisa Vidal saw the need to turn LAU into an official platform offering community, mentorship, empowerment, and most importantly, hermanidad. With over 500 registered members, Latinas Acting Up has created the Casa LAU community platform in order to provide a virtual home for members to connect, collaborate, and have access to panels, resources, mentorship, and more! The group includes Latinas in all entertainment industry unions, including but not limited to SAG-AFTRA, WGA, IATSE, Teamsters and others.  

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Community Benefits

What to expect when you join Casa LAU

Latinas Acting Up invites you to join our community of passionate individuals committed to raising the visibility and representation of Latinas in Hollywood!! We are excited to launch Casa LAU - a private, safe, virtual hub for our registered LAU hermanas to connect. 

Here are a few of the things you’ll be able to do in community with Latinas Acting Up:

  • Advocate for greater visibility and representation in the industry
  • Connect with other industry hermanas to promote, support and collaborate  
  • Expand your network with industry professionals
  • Participate in mentorship circles with longstanding industry professionals
  • Work together in an effort towards protecting your professional interests 

Casa LAU will be our home for the following sample events:

  • Showrunner panels
  • Discussions with Directors
  • Monthly Mentor Minutes
  • LAU event updates, spotlights, collabs, connections & more!

As we pursue this art we love with our unique talents, this will be our place to empower and grow, as we claim our rightful space in this industry. Join Latinas Acting Up and we’ll see you en la Casa LAU!!!