Loren Escandon

Loren Escandon is an award-winner AfroLatinx Colombian actress and filmmaker. She has extended experience in dance, theater, television, and film. Loren earned a degree in Theater with a minor in Communications at Universidad del Valle in her native Colombia. Loren recently filmed the anticipated film Purple Hearts for Netflix (2022) and the series Casa Grande (2022), acquired by Warned Bros. She recurred on the MGM series, The Baxters (2019), based on Karen Kingsbury's books, and the CW Original, The Messengers (2015). Other credits include Selena (2020), Truth Be Told (2021), Gentefied (2020), and SWAT (2020), among others. Loren directed and wrote the short film anthology Phone Tales, invited to multiple festivals in 2018. Her latest Film, Los Patines, won Best short at San Pedro International Film Festival, Best Latino short and Director at NYC Downtown Short Film Festival, and Screenplay at the Panamanian International Film Festival/LA, among others. She is an Alum of the Warner M