Vera Santamaria
Founder (she/her)
Emmy-nominated writer and producer Vera Santamaria works across genres, formats, and borders in television and film.
She recently wrote for Phony, a coming-of-age mystery starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola, set to premiere on Hulu this Fall.
Prior to this, Vera served as executive producer and co-showrunner on How to Die Alone (Hulu). She held the same role on the critically acclaimed final season of PEN15 (Hulu), which earned a 2021 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series and a WGA Award nomination for Best Comedy.
Additional writing credits include Ms. Marvel, Orange Is the New Black, Schitt’s Creek, BoJack Horseman, Playing House, and Community.
Born and raised in Toronto, Vera began her career writing for landmark Canadian television shows including Degrassi: The Next Generation and Little Mosque on the Prairie. She also co-created and executive produced How to Be Indie, the first North American television series centered on a South Asian family.
Edwin Alexis Gómez
Development Coordinator
(he/they)
Edwin Alexis Gómez is Development Coordinator at Welcome Stranger, where they oversee daily operations and the Welcome Stranger slate. He is a Queer Nicaraguan-American Angeleno. Most recently he was Showrunner’s Assistant for Executive Producer and Co-Showrunner Vera Santamaria on How to Die Alone (Hulu/Onyx/ABC-Signature).
Gómez started his career as On-set Writers’ PA under Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch for their series Roar (AppleTV+), and as Showrunners’ Assistant for Erika Thormahlen and Jeremy Konner on their puppet cooking show, Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant (Netflix/Higher Ground). He believes in the transformative power of film and television and is excited to help Vera usher in groundbreaking narratives. Se habla español.