La Carmina is a Goth and Japan subcultures expert, award-winning blogger and journalist, author of 3 books, and TV presenter on networks worldwide (Travel Channel, Food Network, Discovery, Nat Geo, ABC, and many more). Her leading La Carmina blog focuses on Japanese Goth / Satanic culture, and won the "Best Blog of the Year" award in 2017. La Carmina has worked as an on-camera host and local producer for TV shows worldwide. Credits include NBC (Better Late Than Never), Kawaii TV (NHK Japan), Discovery (Oddities), National Geographic (Taboo, Roam), Food Network (World’s Weirdest Restaurants), Travel Channel (Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain promo, Could I Live There), "The Purge TV" with Blumhouse, "The Doctors," "Today Show," "CNN", "ABC Nightline" and other international networks (Canal Plus, Pro Sieben, Norway TV). In addition to her extensive online and blog following, La Carmina published three books with Random House and Penguin, and writes for various publications including CNN, Yahoo, Business Insider and Sunday Times.