Natalie Chaidez is an American

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and producer, known for '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', ''

Hunters Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, et ...

'', and ''

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''. She's currently the showrunner for '' Queen of the South''. More recently, Chaidez signed a multi-year overall deal with

Warner Bros. Television Warner Bros. Television Studios (operating under the name Warner Bros. Television; formerly known as Warner Bros. Television Division) is an American television production and distribution studio of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of ...

Personal life

Born and raised in

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, Chaidez is a graduate of

UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT), is one of the 12 schools within the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) located in Los Angeles, California. Its creation was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a leadi ...

. Her daughter, Chloe, is the lead singer of the

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band

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. She is of Mexican and Irish ancestry.

Filmography

;Producer * ''Queen of the South'' (executive producer) * ''Hunters'' (executive producer) *''

'' (executive producer) * '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' (co-executive producer and consulting producer) * ''Heroes'' (co-executive producer) * ''Skin'' (co-executive producer) * ''Trinity'' (producer)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaidez, Natalie American television producers American women television producers American television writers American writers of Mexican descent Living people American women television writers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women