Marcella Ochoa was born in San Antonio, Texas and after living in San Diego, CA moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career in entertainment. She started off her career in the International Publicity department for Sony Pictures Entertainment where she was instrumental in the marketing campaigns traveling the world for the studio’s major films. She left Sony to be the Head of Development for producer Harald Kloser’s (Midway, Independence Day: Resurgence, White House Down, 2012) production company. She also worked closely with his producing partner, world-renowned director Roland Emmerich on several TV and film projects. A supernatural thriller she co-wrote and produced, Discarnate, was released On Demand in 2019.
She started her own production company where she has several TV and film projects in development. Through her company, she wrote, directed, produced, and was the lead actress in her short film My Name is Maria de Jesus. The film is based on her family growing up in Texas, and the racism they endured for being Mexican American. It did well on the festival circuit where it received several awards and premiered on HBO Latino in July of 2019. Soon after the release, she did a national university speaking tour starting at Purdue University and ending at The George Washington University in D.C. where she screened her film and spoke to the Latinx students on campus.
A Latinx horror film she co-wrote, Madres, will premiere in 2021 on Amazon as part of their “Welcome to the Blumhouse “ series. She recently finished a psychological thriller short film, Worry Dolls, which she wrote, directed, and produced. She’s currently writing a supernatural thriller for Paramount Players and recently sold a TV series she co-created, Hummingbird, to Amazon where she will write the pilot and Executive Produce the series. She’s dedicated to creating content for diverse audiences, as well as strong roles for females, and breaking down barriers and stereotypes for the Latinx community.