Marissa Cueva is a Mexican-American screenwriter born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is a rising senior at Loyola Marymount University, graduating in May of 2025, where she is a double major in Screenwriting and Chicano/Latino Studies. She is the President of LMU’s Latinx Student Union, and is a member of MEChA, Storytellers of Color, Students for Justice in Palestine, and an El Espejo mentor. She is pursuing a career in writing for the film industry and also has a prominent interest in writing poetry and prose. Her work includes dramas and historical fiction revolving around themes of feminism, social justice, trauma and visibility. She takes inspiration from her own family, life experiences, and culture for her writing. Her publications include two of her poems, “Nopalitos” and “Missing the Monarch Butterflies” in the upcoming anthology Somos Xicanas, a scene, “The Other Side” published in the Lines And Breaks literary journal, her poem “Mariposita” published in Acentos Review, and five poems published in Conchas y Cafe poetry magazine. She has extensive experience as a Production Designer, Production Assistant, and Script Supervisor on student films, and recently was part of the writers room that delivered Poder, NC’s “Go Vote!” series to air August 2024.
