Monica Garrido is a Mexican-born artist. Her short films “Diferente” and the horror-comedy “Love You to Death” have been part of the LGBT Inside Out Film Festival. Her first solo show created at Emerging Creator Unit at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre “The Cunning Linguist” won the 2016 Queer Acts Audience Award. Monica has had the privilege of being a member of diverse improv troupes such as Bad Dog Feature Players, The Kweendom and Kinsey Fail. She has worked with companies such as Nightwood Theatre, The Second City, and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre amongst others. She is part of the cast of “A Sketch Comedy Extravaganza Eleganza”, which was named one of the top five comedy shows in 2018 by NOW Magazine. Monica currently co-hosts and co-produces “Radio Aluna Theatre Podcast”, a Spanglish podcast produced by Aluna Theatre. She is the 2018 recipient of the Queer Emerging Artist Award at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. She is also a Taurus and wishes you the best.