Barroeta has been making moves on the screen and IRL. Her knack for nurturing compelling scripted shows recently delivered ratings darlings, including “La Suerte de Loli” and “Betty en NY.” To help support the pipeline for the 800-plus hours of original content Telemundo Global Studios cranks out each year, she also oversaw the launch of a production unit in Mexico City.
“Something I admire about Gen Z is they inherently possess an awareness of the need for a balance between work and personal life.”
If you took a six-month sabbatical, how would you spend it? A sabbatical would feel like a blessing in the sky to gift myself with time to: refresh myself on women’s leadership and mentoring tools to develop teams and drive growth; actively support a nonprofit that supports children’s education and women experiencing domestic violence; travel with my family around Latin America to show my 8-year-old son the wonders of our land as well as the challenges for communities that live in poverty; learn a new language; exercise more and do a deep dive into meditation.
What biases do you believe have an impact on women’s advancement in the workplace? It all starts with the deeply rooted chauvinism in the American culture. For hundreds of years, it’s been men who have occupied leadership roles in all arenas, including politics, economics and entertainment. A cultural revolution, which has recently started, needs to impact new generations starting at home—involving both mothers and fathers—as well as political and education leaders who believe in equality and women’s empowerment. They must make the conscious effort to raise and educate children who, in the future, will support girls and women.
As a woman who grew up with Barbie, what was your reaction to Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie? I loved the scene where Barbie says, “I don’t want to be the idea. I want to do the imagining… I want to be part of the people that make meaning.”