Tara Aquino
Los Angeles, CA
Tara Aquino is an Olympic bronze-medalist weightlifter and champion equestrian who is actually none of those things. Rather, she’s a born-and-bred first-generation L.A. kid who eventually climbed out of the depths of the Valley and fostered a diverse career in entertainment. In addition to formerly editing Complex's Pop Culture channel, she's laundered the sheets of America's Next Top Model contestants and gone on lunch runs for Jane Fonda. Now, she's an award-winning writer & producer. Seriously.
More by Tara Aquino
HOW I GOT HERE :: Josh Luber of StockX
02.11.19 — read more
The 10 Best Movies of 2018
12.18.18 — Out of all the mini-masterpieces that came out in 2018, these ten are our standouts.read more
10 Things You Didn't Know About Elvira
10.22.18 — Elvira has lived a million lives. Raised by drag queens, she was a Las Vegas showgirl at only 17 when Elvis told her to move to Hollywood. Get to know...read more
Southpaw Rising :: A Conversation with David "Junebug" Mijares
10.17.18 — "If you love boxing, writing, art, anything—you really need to go towards that. This world really needs to be a place where you live out your passion." An inspiring conversation...read more
HOW I GOT HERE :: Director X
09.10.18 — Director X has built a legacy on making music videos bonafide pop culture movements. Here's how he went from being a curious comic book artist to one of the biggest...read more
"Do We Even Belong Here?" :: Writer/Director/Actor Justin Chon Talks His New Film 'Gook'
08.24.17 — We catch up with writer/director/actor, Justin Chon, to discuss his new movie 'Gook,' set in Los Angeles during the 1992 race riots, why he needed to make this film, and...read more
Matt Spicer's 'Ingrid Goes West' Is an LA Intervention
08.15.17 — We discuss personal brand as currency and postured individuality with the cast of Ingrid Goes West, which tells the story of an obsessive and lonely fangirl, Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza), who...read more
Director/Writer Edgar Wright on 'Baby Driver,' a Passion Project 22 Years in the Making
06.27.17 — "Really, making an original movie is just about tenacity, persistence of vision, and just willing something into being. Only you can make it happen, and that can be, as is...read more
11 Indie Directors Poised to Be the Next Big Thing
03.27.17 — To see how the tide of film history will turn, cinephiles need only to turn to indie film. Here are 11 indie directors poised to be the next big thing,...read more