Ligiah Villalobos

Ligiah Villalobos is a Mexican-American television writer and producer. She is best known for her work as head writer for the Nick Jr. show Go, Diego, Go

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing from Antioch University in September 2013 and also received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the same institution in May 2016. Ligiah also studied at Brigham Young University for four years.

Career Villalobos has produced many films and TV shows. Her most notable works include Under the Same Moon, Go, Diego, Go!, and Ed.

She has developed projects for multiple studios and networks, including NBC, the ABC Family Channel, FX, Showtime, BET, and HBO. Villalobos consulted on the films Planes and Coco, as well as the television series Nina's World. She was a studio executive at The Walt Disney Company, where she oversaw all television production in Latin America for five years. Here, she launched eight children's shows and oversaw the Writing Fellowship Program and the Director's Training Program for a year. At The Warner Bros. TV Network, Villalobos served as a Current Programming Executive, where she oversaw six prime-time shows.

She also wrote the pilot for the NBC television series Loteria, a pilot for Starz based on the book The Dirty Girls Social Club, and an animated feature film called Chito and the Land of Xo.

In 2012, Villalobos wrote the film Firelight. She also co-wrote the Lifetime TV film The Real MVP (2016), which was produced by Queen Latifah and Shelby Stone.