Rosa Lisbeth Navarrete is a Peruvian-born, Los Angeles–raised writer and director whose work spans film, television, and theater. She is the winner of the CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge for In Tune (2022), and a Disruptors Fellow with The Center for Cultural Power, where she developed and presented her original TV pilot Occupied. Rosa was also part of the inaugural BIPOC Sci-Fi Screenwriting Lab with Justice for My Sister and participated in the BIPOC Critics Lab led by writer Jose Solís.

Her directing credits include Sippin’ (2023), which won the Spirit of the Festival Award at the LIFE Film Festival. She is a co-writer/director on The Train (2021), which screened at LA Skins Fest. And co-created ELLAY which was also featured at LA SKins Fest. She co-directed Matriarchy (2018) with Patricia Zamorano, showcased at the Schwules Museum in Berlin as part of the 12 Moons Exhibit, and co-created A’we Deh Ya (2022), an Afro-Futuristic dance film directed by Paloma McGregor that received the Best Screendance Film Award at the Denton Black Film Festival.

Before establishing herself as an independent filmmaker, Rosa worked in Production and Development at Univision Network, ColorForce Inc., and Disney. She continues to expand her practice through GOALIES Writing Group, led by Victor Dueñas, and the Chicana Directors Initiative, led by Kayden Phoenix.

In addition to her screen work, Rosa directs, writes, and performs for the stage, with credits at Casa 0101 Theater, The Wayward Artist, Frida Kahlo Theater, and The Complex. She is currently developing an action-comedy feature and aspires to join a television writer’s room to further her commitment to collaborative storytelling.

Beyond her creative practice, Rosa serves on the board of the Refugee Children Center and is Vice Chair of the National Playwriting Program for The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.