A bilingual, multi-faceted artist, Estella Gabriel's mother hails from Juarez, Mexico, while her father is of Scottish and English descent. Her credits include "Bones" on FOX, "Southland" on TNT, and others.As a screenwriter, Estella has written a feature film, GRINGAS, and two TV pilots, AMERICANA and ORO. She has a distinct voice in her work, writing strong, complex, Latina female lead characters in powerful, controversial and relevant worlds. Estella draws from family hardships and experiences that have helped to shape her voice.Her TV pilot, AMERICANA, won the 2015 Showtime Tony Cox Award - TV 1 Hour and was a 2nd Rounder in the well-respected Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, achieved by only 10% of 8,600 entries. AMERICANA was also a quarter-finalist in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition, earning a spot in the top 25 for original teleplay.Her TV pilot, ORO, was selected for the 2nd round for the Sundance Episodic Lab and was 1 of 30 out of 8,627 submissions deemed worthy to send to AMC for consideration by the Austin Film Festival.Her feature film, GRINGAS, was a semi-finalist for the NALIP 2015 Women's Residency Lab, it was also a quarter-finalist at the BIFF Screenwriter's Residency Program.In 2016 Estella founded a digital media platform, Second Screen, a mobile native app streaming premium independent content that makes watching on your phone simple. Show less «