EP29 - Lydia Garza - Growing Local Opportunities through Corpus Christi's Film & Music Commission

Welcome to HECHO! The show about what’s now and what’s next in the Coastal Bend! I’m your host Rob George, and our guest is Lydia Garza.Did you know that Corpus Christi has a Film & Music Commission whose goal is to bring film production and more music to Corpus Christi and the CoastalBend?

Visit Corpus Christi recently started the commission, and wisely hired Lydia to be its Commissioner. Lydia is an actress, agent, and casting director, with decades of experience in front of and around the camera, here in Texas and in California. After she decided to move home to Corpus from California, sheran her own casting company until the opportunity to lead the Commission presented itself. She has been sprinting a marathon ever since, including meetings with local film and music experts, helping to host local events, and traveling to South x Southwest in Austin to promote Corpus Christi and theCoastal Bend. The work Lydia is doing will help expand our local music scene and also create opportunities for local actors and actresses, producers, directors and others involved in, or aspiring to be involved in, the film industry to be able to grow and thrive here at home.

Lydia’s energy is inspiring and her passion for building athriving film community here is contagious! Please follow the Film & Music Commission on Instagram @filmandmusiccorpuschristi and keep an eye out forlocal productions!  

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Thank you Lydia for coming on the show. Thank you to ourinfrastructure partners, Clint Tucker Homes and Sawyer Audiology. And thank youfor taking time to listen!