Anayansi Prado, Director/Producer, was born in Panama and holds a B.A. in Broadcasting and Film from the School of Communications at Boston University. In 1998, Anayansi moved to Los Angeles and founded IMPACTO FILMS, a production company geared toward the production of documentaries with a social impact.

Kevin Leadingham – Producer/Cameraman - has established himself as both a steadfast and versatile documentary and Reality Television producer and director. Kevin first turned his attention to documentaries with the award winning documentary A Refugee and Me, shot on location in Thailand, followed by Witch Way to Hollywood, a look into the making of a BlairWitch Project spoof. Kevin then served as Field Producer and Videographer on U. S. Marshals: The Real Story and The Hunt for Amazing Treasures III for TLC, and Lifeline: Las Vegas for Discovery Communications. He is currently producing two independent documentaries: Maid In America – a portrait of Latina domestic workers in Los Angeles, and Mama’s Gold – which documents a privately run orphanage in southern China. Kevin’s resume also includes producing and camera credits for programs such as: A Second Look (E!), FM Nation (MTV), My Life is a Sitcom (ABC Family Channel), The Season: Oakland Raiderettes & Sidelines: LA Hoops & Totally Hooked (ESPN) NASCAR DRIVER: 360 (FX),Underweigh: Life Aboard the U.S.S. Peliliu (Travel Channel), Berman & Berman (Discovery Health Channel), The Bravest (Syndicated). Trading Moms (ABC) and Playing It Straight (Fox). Currently Kevin is serving as producer for Fox’s Oscar De La Hoya’s boxing reality show The Golden Boy.

Esther Maluto - Production Manager - is a Los Angeles native born in East Los Angeles and raised in South Central. Esther obtained her BA at Cal State Northridge in Radio Television and Film with an emphasis in Media Management. She is currently employed as a Coordinator with Warner Bros. Television Estimating in Television Production. She works closely with Production Executives, Accountants along with Cast and Crew members of popular hit television shows such as Drew Carey, The Fugitive, Norm, Nikki Cox and For Your Love. Her main goal is to make a difference in the Entertainment Industry by watching and helping the promotion of the Latin Community. The ability to see more of the Latin artists on television/films portraying positive rolls is her mission.

Vanessa Garcia - Associate Producer - is completing her senior year at Loyola Marymount University as a film production major. As a filmmaker she would like to pose the audience food for thought with regards to social and philosphical dilemmas such as gender and cultural identity issues as well as the overall meaning of human existence. In her work, she utilizes the medium of film as a platform for reflection. In the Fall of 2003, Vanessa spent 6 months in Germany as part of Loyola’s study abroad film program.

Alejandro Valdes – Editor - is a native of Mexico City who’s been working in the film industry in the US for over 7 years. As a teen, he landed his first job as an apprentice editor on Mexico’s first financial newscast “Monitor Financiero”. After a period of time dedicated to traveling and spiritual exploration in India, Asia and Europe, Alejandro moved to Los Angeles and reemerged in the entertainment industry. Since he’s worked in films such as “Vertical Limit”, an action feature in which he served as assistant editor. Other credits include Moulin Rouge, Road to Perdition and A Day Without a Mexican. In the last couple of years, Alejandro has also been producing his own work. He directed and produced the short film, Contratiempos; and produced and edited the documentary Malinche, the noble slave. He plans to continue editing, focusing primarely in documentaries projects.

Louis Bravo - Additional Editing - was born in Inglewood, CA and raised in East Los Angeles. He received his B.A. in Broadcasting Communications from CalState - Los Angeles. Louis is a very talented and community minded individual who, while in school, volunteered his time to teach video production at the West San Gabriel Valley Boys and Girls Club. Currently, Louis heads the video production unit for the Educational Opportunity Program - L.A. and helps teach a digital arts workshops for Plaza de la Raza. Louis hopes to establish his career as an editor and video graphic artist.

Robert F. Trucios – Music Supervisor/Composer - has been writing music for film since 1995. He is a dedicated and very dependable artist who, in the process of music making, has been given the opportunity to compose over thirty features and shorts, 5 of which have been within the past year. Classically trained in music theory and an accomplished instrumentalist in piano, woodwinds, and percussion, Mr. Trucios writes and produces music with sonic qualities influenced by classical, romantic, and jazz, as well as hip-hop, electronic and traditional forms from Latin America, the Middle-East, and Africa. His music juxtaposes acoustic instruments with modern synthesis and sampling to create a collage of textures and moods for his scores. As every film is individual and unique, so is the music Mr. Trucios composes for them. Recording and additional production is executed on ProTools as well as mixing, and mastering. As a music producer he has produced songs for hip-hop, rap, world and indie rock albums and is currently working on the Augusto Polo Campos, Jr. album and pre-production on a tribute to Celia Cruz.

Salvador Zapien - Photographer - having studied Sociology at UCLA, Salvador now works for the main undergraduate computerlab on campus as the technical support coordinator. What was once a hobby, photography has become a passion for him. Salvador is on his way to transforming the passion into a craft and eventually into art. Salvador lives in the Palms/Culver City area and carrys at least one camera with him wherever he goes.

Silvia Capistran - Web/Graphic Designer - was born in Jalisco, Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She received her B.A. in art from California State University, Northridge. Silvia is the co-founder and gallery director of “La Mano Press” an artist-run center dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of printmaking. As a painter, a graphic artist and web designer, Silvia likes to express herself through her art.

Daireen Galeano - Webmaster - was born in Los Angeles and raised in Southern California. She studied art and French at l'Université d'Avignon and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in French from California Lutheran University. She later pursued a career in International television, working at three of the top film studios. In December 1999, Daireen began her new career in web design. She received a Certificate in Web Design from Learning Tree University in June 2000 and worked as a web designer for Universal Studios. She has used her new skills to build and launch several sites from the ground up and continues to stay up-to-date with the latest web technologies by continuing her education through various courses. She hopes to use these skills to enhance the Maid in America design by creating a more dynamic site.

Mary Romero - Consultant - is the author of Maid in the U.S.A. (Routledge, 1992), co-editor of Challenging Fronteras: Structuring Latina and Latina Lives in the U.S. (Routledge, 1997), Women and Work: Exploring Race, Ethnicity and Class (Sage, 1997), Women's Untold Stories: Breaking Silence, Talking Back, Voicing Complexity. (Routledge, 1999). Her most recent articles on "Maids in the America" can be found in the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, University of Miami Law Review, and Dollars and Sense. She has held administrative positions at Yale University, San Francisco State University, and the University of Oregon; and has also taught at University of Colorado, University of Texas at El Paso, and University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Her institutional affiliations have included women's studies, ethnic studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, and sociology. She currently teaches in the School of Justice Studies at Arizona State University. A special 10th anniversary of Maid in the USA was published earlier this year.

Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo - Consultant - is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California. She is the author of Domesticas: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence” (University of California Press, 2001), Gendered Transitions: Mexican Experiences of Immigration (California, 1994) and co-editor of Challenging the Fronteras: Structuring Latina and Lives in the U.S. (1997) and Gender through the Prism of Difference: Readings on Sex and Gender (2000).

Rafael M. Lopes - Business Consultant - is a professional marketer, Internet expert, and product innovator. Mr. Lopes is a native of Southern California, has an MBA from Loyola Marymount University and has been recognized by the International Who's Who of Entrepreneurs and featured in HERO Magazine. Prior to development of Envien Group (www.envien.com), Mr. Lopes was a founding partner of Web-Alley Associates in 1994. He serves on the advisory boards of Core Wellness and Safe Place for Pediatric AIDS as well as being a spokesperson for the American Red Cross.