. >>> tanya saracho is one of the few latina directors in show business.e up the lack of diversity in hollywood by spotlighting a largely ignored community who are latinx, queer, and female. here's abc's linda lopez. >> reporter: on this hollywood set there is no question who's in charge. tanya saracho, making her directorial debut for starz' hit series "vida." ♪ a show that is unapologetically latin, queer, and female. >> i didn't grow up with like -- what was your favorite latina show? you know, growing up. i don't have an example. so to now be a part of reinjecting us back into that narrative, it feels very powerful. >> reporter: one of the only latina show runners in the business saracho began her tv career writing for shows like "how to get away with rd and hbo's "look" where she also wrote and played the role of ceci. >> who's this adorable -- >> reporter: when you first came to hollywood to be a writer what was that experience like for you? >> i wasn't prepared mentally, emotionally. also culturally i didn't understand what it was to be the only per

. >> tanya saracho is using her film to spotlight.d in front of the camera. >> reporter: on this hollywood set, there's no question who's in charge. tanya saracho making her directorial debut for the starz hit series "viva." a show that's unapologetically latin, queer, and female. >> i didn't grow up with like, what was your favorite latino show? growing up, i don't have an example. to now be part of reinjecting us back into that narrative, it feels really powerful. >> when you first came to hollywood to be a writer, what was that experience like for you? >> i wasn't prepared. mentally, emotionally, also culturally. i didn't understand what it was to pitch. also be the only person of color in the writer's room, at first. >> reporter: saracho's female-led ambition coming on the heels of an industry-wide dilemma surrounding the lack of diversity and opportunity in hollywood. a recent study found that of the top 1,200 films produced over the last decade, only 4% of the directors were women. 46 in total. of those, four were black, two wer