Stephanie Beatriz & Melissa Fumero To Launch Comedy Podcast From Producer Wilmer Valderrama

Rosy Cordero
·3 min read

EXCLUSIVE: Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Stephanie Beatriz (Encanto, In The Heights) and Melissa Fumero (Digman!, Velma) are teaming up on a new comedy podcast from iHeartMedia’s My Cultura Network launching on May 30.

More Better with Stephanie and Melissa will take listeners along on a personal ride through all aspects of life. They’ll share cheat codes for adulting, anecdotes and probably a few embarrassing stories.

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The weekly podcast is the latest series that hails from executive producer Wilmer Valderrama’s exclusive slate which also includes Essential Voices with Wilmer Valderrama and Date My Abuelita, First! More Better with Stephanie and Melissa is a co-production under his WV Sound banner.

“Melissa and I are in a consistent and hilarious ongoing discussion: it’s been a part of my life since we first met almost ten years ago,” Beatriz shared with Deadline. “We can’t wait to let listeners (and hopefully new friends!) come along as we try to get a little more better at… honestly everything! I wouldn’t call either of us an expert at anything really! But we’re willing to laugh at all of our failures and engage in bad grammar for this podcast.”

“I am so excited to partner with Wilmer, the whole My Cultura team, and the good folks at iHeart on this new venture of podcasting with one of my favorite people in the whole world, Stephanie Beatriz. I hope each week we can make you smile, laugh, feel seen, and maybe add a little joy to your day”, Fumero added.

“It’s been a dream being able to collaborate with my dear friends Melissa and Stephanie,” Valderrama shared on behalf of My Cultura, of which he is a stakeholder. “More Better is the next chapter in elevating and expanding the Latino reach in mainstream media. I am beyond grateful for the partnership WV Sound has built with iHeartMedia’s My Cultura Network and that we are continuing to deliver content that uplifts the voices of my community.”

My Cultura Network is dedicated to elevating Latinx voices and stories. More Better with Stephanie and Melissa also joins a community of popular podcasts, both scripted and unscripted, that feature Eva Longoria, Rachel Zegler and Sheryl Rubio, Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Dania Ramirez, to name a few.

Beatriz can currently be seen starring opposite Anthony Mackie in Peacock’s Twisted Metal, based on the popular Playstation video game franchise. Additional recent credits include her performance as “Mirabel” in Disney’s Oscar-winning hit Encanto and Lin Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights. She is best known for her portrayal of Rosa Diaz in the FOX/NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Up next, she will be seen opposite David Duchovny in the film Bucky F*cking Dent. Stephanie is best known for her work as Rosa Diaz on NBC’s long running hit comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Fumero is best known for her role as ‘Amy Santiago’ in the FOX/NBC comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine opposite Andy Samberg that ran for eight seasons. She recently voiced the character “Bella” in Comedy Central’s adult animated series Digman! from Andy Samberg as well as voiced the character Sophie in Mindy Kaling’s Max animated series Velma. Additional credits include starring opposite Randall Park in Netflix’s comedy series Blockbuster and the IFC comedy film Barfight! with Rachel Bloom. Her directing credits include Amazon Freevee’s Primo, NBC’s Grand Crew, Max’s Gordita Chronicles and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Listen to the trailer below.

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