Comedian Willie Barcena recently shot his first one hour special, Deal With It, at the El Portal Theatre which will air May 2009 on Comedy Central. Barcena grew up in East L.A. and it is his people skills, his street-smart wit, along with his mother's "just use common sense, Dummy!" which enable Barcena to connect with a wide array of cultures, yet his performances are able to maintain pride and cultural awareness without perpetuating any Latino stereotypes. He has also appeared eleven times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as Moesha, The Wayans Brothers, Galavision's Loco Slam, Que Locos and Funny is Funny. In addition to performing, Willie writes on a regular basis. He performed in and wrote a one-man show called Cry Like a Man and has done script writing for the Nickelodeon television show, The Brothers Garcia. Barcena was also a host of the Willie, D-Lo and Trejo Morning Show on Infinity Broadcasting's Sacramento affiliate station, KSFM 102.5 Hip-Hop and R&B radio.