Celebrated Filmmaker Moisés Zamora Selected as Chaffey College Commencement Speaker

Award-winning Mexican-American writer and filmmaker, Moisés Zamora, will serve as Chaffey College’s keynote speaker for the 108th Commencement Ceremony at Toyota Arena on May 22.

Zamora is the creator, executive producer and co-showrunner of global-hit “Selena: The Series” on Netflix, winner for Best Dramatic Series through the Imagen Awards.

“Moisés Zamora’s success story serves as an inspiration for us all,” said Chaffey College Superintendent/President Henry D. Shannon. “The adversities he faced as a child fueled his award-winning storytelling, leading him down a path toward many triumphs in the film industry. We are honored to feature him as our commencement keynote speaker.”

Early in his career, Zamora received the Binational Literary Prize for Young Novel Border of Words for his coming-of-age novel “Susurros bajo el agua” (“Whispers Under the Water”) written in Spanish.

He has also produced and directed the feature documentary Young+Mexican (Best Documentary by a Mexican Director, Oaxaca FilmFest).

He has written for American Crime, Star, and Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Zamora has sold four TV series and is currently preparing to direct two feature films. A graduate of Brown University, he was born in Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of eleven.

Chaffey College will celebrate the achievements of thousands of students earning certificates and associate’s degrees at commencement. Students participating in the ceremony completed academic programs in summer and fall 2024, as well as spring 2025.