Biography
La Carmina is an award-winning journalist, author of four books, and a TV host and producer (Travel Channel, Food Network, Discovery, ABC) focusing on food, travel, and subcultures worldwide.
La Carmina works as an on-camera personality and local producer for leading TV series worldwide. Her credits include NBC (Better Late Than Never), Food Network (World's Weirdest Restaurants), Travel Channel (Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, a No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain promo, Could I Live There), Blumhouse (The Purge TV), Discovery (Oddities), National Geographic (Taboo, Roam), CTV (game show Battle of the Generations). She has appeared as an expert on "The Doctors," "Today Show," "ABC Nightline," "CNN Go" and international networks (Fashion TV, NHK Japan, Canal Plus, Pro Sieben).
La Carmina published four books with Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. She writes about alternative culture and travel for publications such as The New York Times, National Geographic, Time Magazine, Travel + Leisure, CNN, Sunday Times, and Business Insider, and her writing won a Society of American Travel Writers award. Her La Carmina blog and popular social media @lacarmina chronicle her deep dives into global subcultures, particularly Harajuku and Goth.
