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Cafecito with Disney Television Animation

Virtual Panel - Live on YouTube

Open to the Public


Disney Television Animation is cooking up a storm! Tune in to this line-up of producers across a treasure trove of DTVA series, including Alice’s Wonderland Bakery, Firebuds, and the upcoming Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur. We’re here for all the tea – and not just from a guy with a 10-shillings-and-6-pence hat!

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Speakers

Rafael Chaidez (Producer, “Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur”)

Rafael Chaidez is a Producer on Marvel’s “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” at Disney Television Animation. He began his career at DreamWorks Animation where he worked on the production of award-winning feature films such as “Kung Fu Panda,” “Puss in Boots,” “Shrek Forever After,” “Kung Fu Panda 3” and many more. He then joined the Skydance Animation team where he worked as an Associate Producer on their first feature film, “Luck.” Chaidez is a member of LatinX in Animation where he has participated on industry panels and passionately spends time mentoring youth in order to provide opportunities for the next generation of animation leaders.

Janelle Martinez (Production Supervisor, “Firebuds”)

Janelle Martinez is a Production Supervisor who has 7.5 years of experience in the animation industry, and is working her way up to one day Produce series and features for Disney. She started her career at Splash Entertainment working on various 2D and 3D projects such as; “Care Bears and Cousins”, “Kulipari An Army of Frogs”, as well as features; “Norm of the North, Family Vacation” and “Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas”. Janelle had recently wrapped up on the last season of “Elena of Avalor” and is currently working on an original Disney Junior Series “Firebuds”.

Melinda Carrillo (Associate Producer, “Alice’s Wonderland Bakery”)

Melinda Carrillo is the Associate Producer on the Disney Jr animated series “Alice’s Wonderland Bakery". Melinda has worked on several projects and departments at Disney where she most recently worked on the animated series "Elena of Avalor".

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