Jose Molina, born in 1971 in

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, is a television producer and screenwriter. He wrote the episodes " Trash" and "

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" for the American TV show ''

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'', and multiple episodes for '' Dark Angel''.

Education

Molina attended

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( Pierson College, class of 1993), where he successfully applied for a student internship with the

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by submitting a spec script for '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''.

Career

Following ''Firefly'', Molina worked on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', earning the 2006 American Latino Media Arts Award for "Outstanding Script for a Television Drama or Comedy" for the episode "Alien". The ''Official

Visual Companion'' #3, "Still Flying", released in May 2010, features a short story written by Molina. He wrote the episodes "Famous Last Words" and "Suicide Squeeze" for the television series ''

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'', on which he served as Co-Executive Producer, a title Molina carried into the first season of the Syfy original series '' Haven''. Molina followed his stint in genre cable with a return to in-network genre, becoming one of the head writers on the Steven Spielberg-produced series '' Terra Nova'', which aired for 13 episodes in the fall at Fox. After the cancellation of '' Terra Nova'', Molina moved briefly to NBC's rookie fairy-tale drama ''

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'' before landing on the flagship of The CW Network, ''

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''. More recent projects include '' La Brea'', '' Legacies'' and ''

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'' . Alongside,

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, he is also the co-host of the ''Children of Tendu'' Podcast, a weekly series offering advice for getting into the television industry.https://childrenoftendu.libsyn.com/

Filmography

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