About Hugowood

Hugowood is a dramedy series set at the elite, fictional Austin, Texas Armadillo Television Academy and stars Hugo Santana, an aspiring writer with dreams of creating an uber gay space opera series. Only, Hugo must contend with his closeted Professor Darren Strain, who is involved in a secret love affair with Hugo’s crush and co-star, Isaac Rexha, and Isaac’s reality TV crazed-sisters, The Rexhas, Kardashian-wannabes who are dead set on keeping Hugo from their brother due to Hugo’s disability.

It’s Mean Girls meets 30 Rock brimming with pink fabulousness, so what’s not to like? Seriously?!

Why You Should Donate

When we discuss the diversity issue in Hollywood, we often ignore people living with disabilities. This isn’t one of those series about a family dealing with their child’s disability. It’s about a boy with a disability living his life for himself, who can carry his own series.

To make matters short, Hugowood is the series that would’ve done me a lot of good to have in my younger years. I’m hoping to provide that for someone else. Also, it’s gay and amazing. Not donating would be considered a triple-hate crime. You don’t want to get canceled, right?

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Your contributions will help us pay for production design, wardrobe, and special effects.

Meet the Team

Juan Carlos Gutierrez - Writer-Creator-Executive Producer

An avid fan of Mean Girls, gifs, and Ariana Grande, Juan Carlos Gutierrez was born and raised in Port Arthur, Texas. Since the age of nine, Juan had his heart set on writing novels until he discovered a love of television and never again touched a book -- just kidding, kinda. After writing a few comedy pilots at The University of Texas at Austin, Juan hitched it to Los Angeles to obtain an MFA in Writing & Producing for Television at Loyola Marymount University. Juan hopes to create shows and roles for all marginalized people and follow the likeness of writers like Silvio Horta and Jennie Snyder Urman. Hugowood is loosely based on his film school experience, LOOSELY.

Brandon Estrella - Director

Brandon Estrella was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. He moved to Seattle, WA to pursue a Bachelor's of Science in civil engineering from Seattle University. He spent some time exploring his inner butch by working on large bridge and transportation projects before changing course and following his passion for filmmaking, thank god. He is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film and TV Production at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. There, he’s finding his voice as a director, producer, and production designer - talk about a triple threat, and he’s passionate about creating opportunities and opening doors for those who typically do not have a seat at the table. He is also a founding member of The New Alchemists, an interdisciplinary theatre company dedicated to creating and showcasing diverse stories that inspire audiences to actively participate in their communities and to promote better solutions for an equitable future.

Chikodili Agwuna - Producer-Actor

Chikodili Agwuna was born in a Nigerian home, but actually just in a regular hospital in Washington, D.C., and therefore enjoys the hell out of her dual citizenship. After fully living that Big Ten life in undergrad at Penn State, she co-founded a publishing company, Chormeri Books, and started to tell the kind of stories she wished she’d heard growing up. In an effort to share such stories with the world, she decided to enter the world of film and television and moved to sunny LA to pursue an MFA in Writing for the Screen at Loyola Marymount University. There, she discovered a multitude of talents she had never thought to explore outside of writing and has even begun a burgeoning career in stand-up comedy. Her role as Zadie in Hugowood will be her first on-screen role and will open the door for her next on-screen performance in her very own Netflix comedy special (speaking it into existence, people).