Ana Fabrega (born 1991) is an American comedian. She is best known for her work as a writer, showrunner, and actor on the

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series ''

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''.

Early life and education

Ana Fabrega was born in 1991 in

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, where she grew up in Scottsdale. Her parents had immigrated to the United States from

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. She studied economics and business at

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in New York, and remained in the city after graduating.

Career

After college, Fabrega worked in finance. She began doing comedy on the side, posting videos online and doing stand-up at open mics. She also garnered a following on

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. She transitioned to working part-time, then quit her job and began working full-time in comedy, including as an actor on '' At Home with Amy Sedaris'' and as a writer on '' The Chris Gethard Show.'' Fabrega was named a Just for Laughs New Face in 2017, and she was included on ''

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'''s list of Best New Up-and-coming Comedians to Watch in 2018. In 2016, she had started occasionally working with the comedian

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after having applied to work on his show ''

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.'' When Armisen successfully pitched an idea for a new Spanish-language comedy series to

, he recruited Fabrega and fellow New York comedian

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to co-write and produce the show, ''

''. In addition to working as a writer and showrunner on ''Los Espookys'', which Fabrega describes as "a show in an unnamed fictional Latin American country about a group of friends who make horror for people who need it," she plays the character Tati. The first season of ''Los Espookys'' aired in 2019. The show was renewed for a second season later that year. Filming was delayed due to the

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, but production on season 2 wrapped in early 2022. In 2022, Fabrega appeared as Vanessa in the film ''

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''.

Personal life

Fabrega is a self-described "queer, vegan

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Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

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