Paula Tejeda (aka The Girl From Empanada) is a native New Yorker of Chilean ancestry. Her atypical formative years between the United States and Chile granted her with unique bicultural insight and first-rate bilingual fluency in Spanish and English. Likewise, she is familiar with the United States immigrant experience from interacting with these communities in New York City, Oakland and San Francisco.

Her multicultural insight is exceptional. Tejeda’s diverse professional and artistic background includes cultural event production, radio and television production, dance and theatre, and she is a published columnist and poet.