Chona E and Friends

Chona E and Friends

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Chona E
Joanna Estrada is an actress/comedian from San Antonio Texas. She studied acting (stage and film) at The American Music and Dramatic Academy in NY and Los Angeles. Joanna has been practicing her craft for 21 years.   She is best known for her music video parodies, however she also started doing standup and is killing it! She’s a mom and wife, often using her husband in her comedic content. You can see Joanna performing at live shows, meet and greets, across the United States.

Samantha Najera
Samantha Najera, better known as Lil’ Chismosa is a show creator and co-host for Bean & Chisme.  Samantha has over 15 years of experience in radio, TV, film, marketing and communications industry, earning her Chingona badge long ago. While working hard on her degree from the University of the Incarnate Word (that’s right, she is an educated Latina), she was an intern for Turner Studios in Atlanta, GA., serving as a production assistant on various sets including TBSʼs “Movie and a Makeover,” “Dinner & A Movie,” and Cartoon Networkʼs “Cartoon Fridays.” Lil’ Chismosa also worked as a production assistant for San Antonioʼs ABC Affiliate KSAT 12 News and became a news reporter herself for ABC 40 News in College Station. In November 2012, Samantha launched her own Creative Marketing & Public Relations firm in San Antonio, HeartFire Media LLC. and has continued to provide creative services to businesses all around Texas. When she’s not making people laugh or creating video content, she’s a Chingona Mom to her 5 year-old daughter Ava Grace and dog Franky aka el diablo pequeno.

Jose Zamorano
Jose Zamorano better known as JosenotJuan. Graduated with an Arts degree from KD Studios Actors Conservatory in Dallas, Tx. He’s been developing his craft for over 10 years. He’s been a background actor in “I Love a you Phillip Morris “. Started in (short clip) “Midgets and Mascots.” He’s dabbled in many creative venues throughout his life like: party planner, party design, florist but the one thing he’s always aspired to be is a well-known global actor. Tiktok has helped start that dream. He wants to connect with the audience and make them smile and feel loved!

AJ Rivas
Alex is a Tik Tok star from San Antonio, Texas. Known for his creative Tik-Toks that often tell the story of “Growing up Mexican” and Tex-Mex life. He has a character “Yessica” that does lot’s of Selena lip syncs, parodies, and remakes of scenes from the Selena movie. He also dabbles in standup and hosts events as well. AJ has fans across the U.S. and you can find AJ on Tik Tok often coming up with creative stories that showcase the “Hoodrat” life and many more relatable characters.