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Gina Brillon
Angelina Melissa Brillon, known professionally as Gina Brillon, is a Puerto Rican comedian, actress and writer who was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. She’s been a standup comic since she was 17 years old, when her mother entered her, and her twin sister, in a comedy contest.

Awards and Honors
In 2013, Gina Brillon was the first Latina winner of NBC's Stand Up For Diversity Showcase.

Career
Her first one hour special, ‘Pacifically Speaking,‘ was produced by Gabriel Iglesias and aired on NuvoTV in Fall 2014. She had a featured role in Gabriel Iglesias’ theatrical film, The Fluffy Movie. She’s made appearances on Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, E!’s Chelsea Lately, AXS’ Gotham Comedy Live, The View, and is the first (and only) Latina winner of NBC’s 2013 Stand up for Diversity Showcase. She was selected to be part of Montreal’s Just For Laughs New Faces Showcase. Gina is also an accomplished singer, published writer, and poet, her pieces have appeared in the New York Post and Daily News among others.

Through the stand-up circuit, Gina met Gabriel Iglesias. He would ask her to appear on the 3rd and final season of his stand-up comedy show [|Gabriel Iglesias Presents: Stand Up Revolution]