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EPISODE · Apr 12, 2026 · 21 MIN

Go Take A Lap

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On this episode, Bernie, a film and television Mexican American producer from East LA shared the importance of his views on the power of storytelling and why we need more representative stories. He also explains what it’s like to meet his heroes that he manifested in working with before entering film school and how a fresh cut and a line up changed his confidence.  His Bio: Bernardo Duran Jr. is a film and television producer and writer from East Los Angeles with over 15 years of experience. He served as Co-Producer of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Associate Producer of Creed II, and  consultant on the upcoming Man on Fire for Netflix. Starting his career on Diego Luna’s Cesar Chavez, Bernardo specializes in writing genre with a Latino lens, creative producing, and production oversight across studio features, television, and other media.THE CHAIR (S2/Ep41) — Go Take A LapI’m Your AWARD WINNING Host Dreme. I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a platform called THE CHAIR is a Black and Brown centered tech platform dedicated to supporting people on their hair journey. You can design hairboards, connect to hair stylists, and share hair care tips all in one space for a more joyous and streamlined experience. AND built a AWARD WINNING podcast to share hair stories and stories surrounding identity, education, and entrepreneurship. Send us Fan MailHost & Exec Producer:  Dreme Flynt, M.Ed, MBAEditor: Lila Woodbridgehttp://www.lilawoodbridge.com/Music Creators: Your Host Dreme & Seoul (@xSeoulMusicx) Learn More About THE CHAIR:Join THE CHAIR Community for FREE:http://thechair.kinsta.cloud/Join THE CHAIR Newsletter for FREE: https://growinghands.wpengine.com/newsletter/ Commercial Credits: Visionary: Your Host DremeAnimator: Ahmad Merhi https://amerhifilm.com/film Voice Actor: D. Ruff (@d_ruff3),  The Poethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAH2cqo64U My Book:From Nowhere & Everywhere: Captured Emotions of a Beautifully Broken Love StoryMy explorations through poetry, diary entries and photography as a Black woman, an educator in Guangzhou, China.Website -  https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/j...

On this episode, Bernie, a film and television Mexican American producer from East LA shared the importance of his views on the power of storytelling and why we need more representative stories. He also explains what it’s like to meet his heroes that he manifested in working with before entering film school and how a fresh cut and a line up changed his confidence. His Bio: Bernardo Duran Jr. is a film and television producer and writer from East Los Angeles with over 15 year...

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