Bio
Trina is a Venezuelan-American, award-winning storyteller and Fulbright Scholar with a passion for elevating underrepresented voices and crafting bold, culturally rich narratives. Her work lives at the intersection of art, identity, and community.
"I'm a passionate storyteller committed to telling stories that promote worldwide unity and personal transformation."
For over a decade, she brought to life HBO Latino's acclaimed Habla series, producing sixteen powerful installments that wove together hundreds of personal stories from Latinos across the United States, including celebrities and everyday heroes. Habla became a groundbreaking portrait of the Latinx experience: layered, intimate, and unapologetically human.
As a bilingual director and producer established in New York, Trina has created over 600 digital and social media videos for women, collaborating with platforms such as Yahoo, A Plus, and Facebook. Her branded series for Procter & Gamble resonated with Latina audiences, while her consulting work has helped global brands convey authenticity and heart. Trina was part of the White House Entertainment Consortium under President Obama and has been featured in national media as an expert on Latine culture.
Her upcoming independent documentary, A Way to Be Together (2025), explores the cultural divide in Lambertville, New Jersey—a predominantly white town with a growing Mexican immigrant community—underscoring the urgent need for unity in uncertain times. She was also a Made in New York Media Center fellow at IFP for her women’s travel series Going Solo. Its pilot episode, Flamenca, filmed in Spain, is currently in development for funding and distribution.
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Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Trina now lives in Lambertville, where she helped rebrand the town’s library, launched the Latinas in Lambertville empowerment program, and co-created the annual Oaxaca Festival at the Lambertville Library—now in its fourth year. In 2024, the library was named one of 15 national finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, nominated by Senator Cory Booker. She has also designed women’s empowerment courses for the United Way of Hunterdon County and served as a cultural consultant for ArtYard Museum in Frenchtown, where she produced bilingual programming and championed Latine artists.
Her career began as a Fulbright Scholar in ethnomusicology, researching duende in Flamenco music in Spain. That work led to her debut film, I’m the Tourist, featuring gypsy singer Luis Agujeta, which aired on HBO Latino. Trina holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and Spanish Literature from Hunter College in New York City, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
