Game over.
No, we don't. We don't want
game to be over. OK, it's
Hispanic Heritage month and it's the
beginning of Halloween season and you
can celebrate both if you like to get
spooked in the comfort of your own home.
This sounds like a dream for you, right?
Welcome to the Blumhouse Anthology
on Amazon Prime. It launches today
and we have Gigi Salgero joining us.
She's the writer of bingo, hell IgG.
Good morning to you.
All have Windows Diaz happy today,
so good to see you and so I do want to
talk about this Blumhouse productions
behind so many big horror movies.
The new Halloween trilogy, The Purge.
You got a lot of that going on there and
you put together bingo hell what is that?
Tell us what we could expect.
I did, I Co wrote and directed bingo hail.
This is very much a horror movie dedicated
to the amazing grandmothers of the world.
This movie started because my Co
writer and longtime best friend Shane
McKenzie he called me and he said GG.
You know where I was last night I was
at my mother in laws Bingo hall playing
bingo with her and it was the scariest
experience of my I said dude, my abuela.
In Mexico plays bingo or lottery a
religiously and now she plays it through
zoom with her sisters and brothers
and he said the magical words to me.
Gee, I wonder what would happen
if we took bingo away from them.
I said oh that's when grandma is
going to have a shotgun and we need
to make a movie about this right now.
We don't wanna
upset grandma, but so I'm excited
to see what grandma does when
she's upset and there's no bingo.
Wow, that's quite a one.
Together so tell us about your background.
Gigi how did you get into
all of this filmmaking?
I mean, were horror movies something
that you've always been into?
Well, you know I like to blame
my mom for this occasion.
I come from a very religious,
very Mexican household and so we
are known to be very superstitious.
So I grew up not being allowed
to watch any horror movies.
So of course Curiosity took the best
of me and my mom's plan did not work.
And I moved from Mexico to Canada
and I studied film school in
Vancouver and that's where Blumhouse
discovered my short films and I've
made now to features with them.
Very nice. Yeah, if you're like my mom,
always thought I would be like a
doctor or a lawyer or an engineer.
I'm like, you know, I'm going to go
into news and she's like for a job
you know, sometimes yes, you can do that.
Dad's always like when are you
gonna make a kids movie soon?
I'm assuming kids should not
be watching bingo, hell.
I think they can. With this one.
It's got all the best throwbacks,
all the nostalgic moments of the 80s.
It's got not only some blood but
it has some green slime and it's
some older people kicking ****.
So definitely this is a horror
movie made for the grandparents.
Oh I like this grandma power.
I'm all about that.
I mean look at them.
This video was fun.
That's exciting. So you both.
You also took part in latitude.
Am I saying that right?
Tell us about that real quick?
Yeah, latitude is an amazing conference
that brings together all the best
Latino talent in the entertainment
industry here in San Diego.
Beautiful beautiful San Diego and it's
been amazing because this is exactly what
we need to encourage and encouraged to.
Spreading the word of Latin X talent
in the entertainment industry or that
community that continues to grow.
And we're extremely passionate.
US Latino. So in five years time,
watch us, Hollywood we're taking over,
right? You heard it right here.
Gigi, thank you so much for
telling us all about your film and
congratulations on your success.
So welcome to the Blumhouse.
I appreciate you being on
this morning so much.
I hope you watch it with your kids.
Yeah, like my kids too. But you know,
I, I don't think she'll mind.
She loves her grandma still love
all grandmas even with shotguns.
Thank you DJ yeah. Alright.