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A year ago, Comedian Rebeca Trejo founded “¡ME MEO! Comedia en Español,” a grassroots comedy show created by and for Spanish-speaking immigrants in Denver. What began in the basement of a coffee shop quickly became a sold-out phenomenon. Now, as the show celebrates its one-year anniversary on May 3 at the historic Bug Theatre, Trejo told La Ciudad she sees it as more than just a space for laughter: “We claimed this space, and we’ve filled it with flavor, stories and truth.”
In a time when diversity, equity and inclusion programs are under attack, ¡ME MEO! offers not only jokes, but joyful resistance.
ðï¸La Ciudad: Rebeca, who are you and what brought you here?
Rebeca Trejo: I’m a writer, comedian, mother and Venezuelan immigrant. I’ve been living in Denver for four years, and for the past year I’ve been producing ¡ME MEO! Comedia en Español, the first locally produced Spanish-language stand-up comedy show in Denver. … I use humor to talk about immigration, motherhood, linguistic discrimination, and what it means to live in this country without losing yourself. For me, comedy is resistance.
ðï¸La Ciudad: Speaking publicly — in radio or on stage — during times of censorship, is that a risk?
Trejo: I recognize my privilege. I pass as white until people hear me speak. My comedy is more direct now. I don’t do jokes like “I look white but I’m not” anymore. Now I talk about what hurts: ICE, discrimination, the fear of deportation. And yes, I’m afraid. But I also have daughters, and seeing the admiration in their eyes gives me the strength to keep speaking up. Because one day, they’ll be the ones holding the mic.
ðï¸La Ciudad: How do you build community through your platform?
Trejo: ¡ME MEO! isn’t just a show, it’s a gathering space. On May 3, we’ll celebrate our one-year anniversary at Denver’s Bug Theatre with Latino comedians from here, telling our stories in our language. Tickets are available at rebecatrejo.com. Every show has sold out. People want to laugh, to connect, to heal. And laughing in Spanish is a way we heal together.
ðï¸La Ciudad: What gives you strength and hope?
Trejo: My community gives me strength. Every person who shows up to the shows, every shared laugh, every story told without fear. It inspires me to know we’re building something from scratch. No one gave us this space; we claimed it. And we’ve filled it with flavor, stories and truth. See you May 3. We’re going all in.
