HBO Latino’s stand-up comedy special SHAYLA RIVERA: IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE debuts on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO Latino and available to stream on HBO Max.
Shayla Rivera is an Aerospace Engineer and former Rocket Scientist with NASA turned woman of all trades, including salesperson, corporate trainer, international keynote speaker, TEDx Speaker, TV & radio host, emcee/host, comedian, actor, writer, producer, seminar facilitator, panel moderator and as of 2017, Director of the ENGR[x] program and Professor of Practice with the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University.
Rivera created and starred in the hit one-woman show, “Rocket Science and Salsa,” which earned her a “Best Lead Actress” nomination from the NAACP Theater Awards. She has also been a guest on “The Dennis Miller Show,” “The Roseanne Show,” ”The Martin Short Show,” and was featured in the show “Paul Rodriguez Latin All Stars” and the “Comedy Rehab” Comedy Central special with Paul Rodriguez.