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Zayre Ferrer is an Afro-Panamanian writer and producer.[1]
Early Life
[edit]Ferrer was born in Panama City, Panama to mother Nitza Ferrer and Salsa singer Carlos "El Grande" Ferrer. They were brought up in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Education
[edit]Ferrer graduated from Florida International University. They completed an MFA in Dramatic Writing at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and later returned to complete an MFA in Musical Theater Writing where they were awarded the Elphaba Thropp Fellowship under the mentorship of Winnie Holzman.[2][3]
They are currently a Creative Writing MFA mentor at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA).[4]
Career
[edit]Ferrer worked as Creative Director at Story House Productions were they consulted on the Netflix Original Series El Chapo[5].They went on to co-create the Netflix Original Series Tijuana (2019).[6][7] Ferrer wrote on HBO Max's pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death (2022).[8]
Honors and awards
[edit]In 2022, the writers and cast of Our Flag Means Death Season 1 were nominated for a Peabody Award.[9]
In 2023, the writers of Our Flag Means Death Season 2 were nominated for a Ray Bradbury Award in the category of Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
In November 2024, Ferrer was awarded a Visionary Fellowship from The Inevitable Foundation[10], which supports disabled filmmakers.
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Creator | Episodes |
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| 2022 | Our Flag Means Death | Yes | No | No | Episode 7: "This Is Happening" |
| 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | No | Co-Producer | No | Episode 1: "Impossible Birds" |
| 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | No | Co-Producer | No | Episode 2: "Red Flags" |
| 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | No | Co-Producer | No | Episode 3: "The Innkeeper" |
| 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | No | Co-Producer | No | Episode 4: "Fun And Games" |
| 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | No | Co-Producer | No | Episode 5: "The Curse of the Seafaring Life" |
| 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | Yes | Co-Producer | No | Episode 6: "Calypso's Birthday" |
| 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | No | Co-Producer | No | Episode 7: "Man on Fire" |
| 2023 | Our Flag Means Death | No | Co-Producer | No | Episode 8: "Mermen" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 1: "The Candidate" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 2: "The Funeral" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 3: "Sinners & Saints" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 4: "Mueller Ribs" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 5: "Not Printing Is Not Existing " |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 6: "There Are Some People Who You Shouldn't Mess With" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 7: "Aftermath" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 8: "We Will Not Be Silenced" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 9: "The Journalist's Path" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 10: "The Photograph" |
| 2019 | Tijuana | No | Executive | Yes | Episode 11: "Change Is The Only Constant" |
Series Thanks
References
[edit]- ^ IMDB: Zayre Ferrer. IMDB.com. Retrieved 2025-3-19.
- ^ Dunn, Jack (2024-11-13) Inevitable Foundation Unveils Inaugural Visionary Fellowship Honorees. Variety.com. Retrieved 2025-3-19.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-11-13) Inevitable Foundation Sets Cohort For Inaugural Visionary Fellowship. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2025-3-22.
- ^ MFA in Creative Writing Mentors. IAIA.com. Retrieved 2025-3-19.
- ^ Meet Elevate Collective | A professional community of talented disabled creatives across film & tv writing: Zayre Ferrer. InevitableFoundation.com. 23 May 24. Retrieved 2025-3-19.
- ^ Zayre Ferrer, Creator of Netflix-Univision’s “Tijuana”, Speaks About Diversity in the Writers Room and the NHMC Television Writers Program Medium.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2025-3-20.
- ^ Keller, Joel (2019-04-08) Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Tijuana’ On Netflix, Where A Candidate’s Death Is Investigated By Journalists Under Fire. Decider.com. Retrieved 2025-3-21.
- ^ Levin, Elena (2023-10-28) Our Flag Means Death Takes Queering History to New Depths; Wired.com. Retrieved 2025-3-20.
- ^ 83rd PEABODY NOMINEES: Entertainment. PeabodyAwards.com. 2022. Retrieved 2025-3-19.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2024-11-13) Inevitable Foundation Sets Cohort For Inaugural Visionary Fellowship. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2025-3-19
- ^ El Chapo (2017–2018) Full Cast & Crew. IMDB.com. Retrieved 2025-3-21.