Rafael Agustín is a writer on the award-winning The CW show, JANE THE VIRGIN. He is a 2016 Sundance Fellow for his TV family comedy, ILLEGAL, based on his life as a former undocumented student. Agustín co-created and co-starred in the national touring, award-winning autobiographical comedy, N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK, which received acclaim from the LA Times, New York Times, Denver Post and won awards for its advancement of social justice in the arts.
This year, the LA Weekly named Agustín one of the 50 most essential people in Los Angeles.
In 2015, the LA Times gave Agustín the Latinos De Hoy Emerging Leader Award. Also in 2015, Agustín was named Alumnus of the Year by Mt. San Antonio College.
Rafael Agustín currently serves as Executive Director of Edward James Olmos’ Latino Film Institute, and oversees both LALIFF and the Youth Cinema Project.
He received his BA and MA from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film & Television, and is an alumnus of the CBS Diversity Comedy Showcase.