Gloria Rodríguez

Gloria Rodríguez is a Mexican stand-up comedian, screenwriter, writer and actress regarded as a pioneer of stand-up comedy in Mexico, often described as the first woman to perform stand-up in the country. She has given more than a thousand performances across Mexico as well as international tours in the United States, Colombia, Peru and Argentina. In 2010 she was the sole female winner of the Cafe22 Stand-Up Comedy Festival, and in 2011 she took first place at the Cabaret and New Trends Festival with her show De Brujas y Princesas. She has appeared repeatedly on Comedy Central Mexico and is noted as one of the comedians with the most appearances on Comedy Central Latin America. With comedians Monica Escobedo and Paty Bacelis, she co-founded Dos X Comedy, which became one of Mexico's most prominent collectives of women comedians and later expanded across Latin America. She has also taught a stand-up comedy and comic screenwriting workshop with graduates in Mexico, Colombia and Chicago, and was among the founding teachers at La Casa del Humor, described as Mexico's first comedy school.