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EXCLUSIVE: The comedy duo of Mimi Davila (_Problemista_) and Laura Di Lorenzo (_Selena: The Series_)—who perform as The Chonga Girls— are set to write, star and co-executive produce an
eponymous multi-camera comedy series for CBS in development from CBS Studios, Deadline has learned exclusively. The project hails from Marlena Rodriguez (_Silicon Valley_, _Clone High_) who
will serve as writer. Additionally Rodriguez will executive produce alongside Wilmer Valderrama and Kaitlin Saltzman under his WV Entertainment banner, and Al Madrigal. _The Chonga Girls
_follows two dangerously confident childhood friends, Mimi and Laura, who move from Miami to Hollywood to realize their dream of becoming famous. But, much to their surprise, they find
themselves working at the makeup counter for a department store right off the Walk of Fame. WATCH ON DEADLINE Davila is a Cuban/Bulgarian actress, comedian and writer who, alongside her best
friend Di Lorenzo, released the viral video Chongalicious in 2007. Most recently, she wrapped shooting the lead role in the indie film _The Scout_. She can also be seen in Julio Torres’
feature film _Problemista_ and Gala Film’s new dystopian series _RZR_. Davila and Di Lorenzo perform regularly together at comedy festivals. Davila is repped by Innovative Artists, Odenkirk
Provissiero Entertainment and Ziffren Brittenham. Di Lorenzo is a Venezuelan Miamian whose voice was behind the music of Selena Quintanilla in the Netflix series _Selena: The Series_. She is
best known for co-creating the comedy web series _The Chonga Diaries_, which spawned her segment, “Laura’s Corner,” available from Mitú via Comcast. She is repped by Odenkirk Provissiero
Entertainment and Ziffren Brittenham. WV Entertainment is known for highlighting and uplifting the stories of LatinX and underrepresented communities across traditional media and podcasts.
Last year, the company signed a first-look deal with CBS Studios. Additionally, Valderrama became a shareholder of the My Cultura Podcast Network from iHeartMedia. He hosts and produces
podcasts as well as helps curate the network’s slate of Latinx-focused podcasts which includes scripted and unscripted projects from Eva Longoria, Freddie Prinze, Jr, _Cobra Kai_ stars Xolo
Maridueña and Jacob Bertrand, and _Princess of South Beach _starring Rachel Zegler and Sheryl Rubio, to name a few. Additionally, WV Entertainment is developing a reimagined _Zorro_ series
for ABC among other projects currently in various stages of production. Madrigal and Valderrama, as multihyphenate powerhouses in Hollywood, find synergy in their dedication to bringing
Latino stories to the forefront. Madrigal currently stars in NBC’s _Lopez Vs. Lopez,_ the only network series featuring a Latino family, alongside George Lopez, Mayan Lopez and Selenis
Leyva. As a producer, he also has various projects in development yet to be announced. Previously, he created the comic book series _Primos_ and starred in multiple film and TV projects.