Trans Activist, TV Writer Camila María Concepción Dead at 28

Image via Camila Maria Concepcion Facebook

The Yale graduate and rising writer left a lasting legacy.

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Camila Maria Concepcion, a young writer on the new Netflix show Gentefied and a budding trans activist, died on Friday by suicide, reports Entertainment Weekly.

Concepcion was an assistant writer on Gentefied and heped helm the ninth episode of the series, titled "Project Tacos." Gentified centers on three young Latinx cousins, one of whom is queer, navigating the rapidly gentrifying Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights. The Yale graduate was also a staff writer on Netflix's zombie comedy-drama series Daybreak.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Camila Concepcion," Netflix said in a statement. "Camila was a talented writer with a passion for storytelling, lifting up underrepresented voices, and fighting for representation in front of and behind the camera. She made bold and critical contributions to our industry, most recently through her incredible writing on Gentefied, and her legacy will live on through her work. Our thoughts are with her family and friends in this time of loss."

Concepcion was proud of her trans Latina identity, taking part in the Jill Soloway-led Time's Up 50/50 by 2020 initiative, which advocates for more diverse representation in entertainment. She also spoke about trans representation at the 2018 United States of Women Summit.

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\u201cGreat to see & hear @micahbazant @printeralia @sallykohn Camila Maria Concepcion talk about trans liberation at #USOW2018. Who gets to tell the narratives of trans siblings? #passthemic\u201d
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Linda Yvette Chavez, the co-creator, co-executive producer, and writer of Gentefied, penned the following tribute to Concepcion: