Mission & History

Our Mission: LXiA

LatinX in Animation (LXiA) represents a diverse group within animation industry dedicated to uniting a talented pool of innovators with a heart to create exceptional stories across multiple platforms.

We do so by organizing activities and events focused on networking, camaraderie, community service, education, communication, and professional development. LatinX in Animation will provide the resources necessary to promote and further develop creatives and decision-makers in the animation industry.

Through these efforts, we hope to empower and promote the growth of Latinx diversity and minorities in all facets of the animation industry by celebrating authentic stories that are About Us, Told By Us and Made By us.

LXiA (LatinX in Animation) began in the Spring of 2018 when Magdiela Hermida Duhamel sought out to create a Latinx community for animation professionals. The goal of creating this group was to build a community for Latinx professionals that work in all different areas and disciplines including production, technical, and artistic roles. The community would have the opportunity to network and come together to learn from each other’s experiences. The original LXiA group started out very small, with only 30 members from a single studio, and would meet once a month during lunch.

Our History

By October 2018, the LXiA group had grown to over 50 members and that’s when Magdiela Hermida Duhamel and her Co-Founder, Bryan Dimas, knew it was time to reach out to the entire industry in hopes to keep growing the organization. They planned to host a single LXiA networking mixer and invited anyone who was interested. The response was overwhelming as they received over 70 RSVPs for our first event! Inspired by the networking event and seeing the need for a community for LatinX professional in animation, Magdiela Hermida Duhamel and Bryan Dimas again decided to continue to grow the organization by hosting monthly networking mixers.

By the end of 2018, LXiA held two more successful networking mixers that doubled as Q&A sessions with speakers Francisco Ruiz Velasco and Jorge R. Gutierrez. The LXiA community also grew to over 200 active members from DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Television Animation, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Netflix, Illumination Entertainment, Colleges, and many more.