Cristina Escobar Andrade

About Cristina

Cristina Escobar (sometimes also Andrade) is a professional feminist. A rehabilitated English major, Cristina has worked on “women’s issues” for over a dozen years, using her writing, organizing, speaking, and other skills to advance social justice.

Spokesperson

Cristina regularly appears in the media, serving as an expert on issues ranging from domestic violence to women’s representation in media. As such, she has appeared on a variety of outlets, including:

The Associated Press

Anderson Cooper Live

The Commonwealth Club

and more

Writer

Cristina is an accomplished writer and critic with bylines at Glamour, Roger Ebert, Latino Rebels, Remezcla, Shondaland, and more. She’s also the co-founder of LatinaMedia.Co, an online platform uplifting Latina and femme Latinx perspectives in media.

“Vida:” The Millenial, Latina, Queer Show of Our Dreams

"Created and led by Latinas, 'Vida’s' baked latinidad into its every fiber and the results are amazing. There’s the all Latinx cast. The Boyle Heights setting. And there’s the way Vida truly centers family, identity, and a nuanced conversation about gentrification."

9 Latinas Who Are Changing Hollywood

"If you watched the Emmys this year, you'd be forgiven for thinking Latinas don't exist... Thankfully, there's a group of badass Latinas trying to change this."

What “Roma” Gets Right About Motherhood

"Roma takes place in Mexico, the land of la Virgen de Guadalupe. Our culture is built around the cult of motherhood. This is the role you’re supposed to aspire to, the one that should fill you with purpose, give you all the love you could want. Yet, I’ve noticed a certain invisibility since having my daughter."

What “Pose” Taught Me About Womanhood

"The women of 'Pose' must assert their womanhood over and over again and it got me thinking about what it means to a woman. What makes a woman? If it’s not how you look, not who you are, not your biology, what’s left? "

Having spent over a decade in nonprofits, Cristina knows how to run an organization. She’s stewarded seven figure gifts, crafted multimillion-dollar budgets, and built sustainable programs while doing it.

Organizer

Cristina has the unique skill of knowing how to get large numbers of people to care about what she cares about - to the point of taking action. Whether building a grassroots movement to demand better representation or working to promote healthy relationships, she gets results.

#AskHerMore

Challenging red carpet reporters to ask the women of Hollywood about more than their dresses

#MakeLatinasVisible

Making the case that Latinas’ contributions should be recognized everywhere from awards shows to best-of lists to conference line ups

About Cristina

Cristina Escobar (sometimes also Andrade) is a professional feminist. A rehabilitated English major, Cristina has worked on “women’s issues” for over a dozen years, using her writing, organizing, speaking, and other skills to advance social justice.

Spokesperson