Once in California, she was part of the UCLA Writer's Program and studied with acting coaches Roy London and Stella Adler, as well as Broadway director Jose Quintero.
[citation needed] Common Sense Mamita is a comedic web series written, produced and hosted by Nicole.
From 1973 to 1978, she worked with radio icons Hal Jackson, Frankie Crocker and Wanda Ramos under Inner City Broadcasting Corporation.
The group was composed of women of color including Sherri Shepherd, Jackie Guerra, Dyana Ortelli, Lotus Weinstock and Carlease Burke.
She also co-founded "The Hot & Spicy Mamitas",[9] the first all female Latina stand up comedy show, featuring Sully Diaz, Marilyn Martinez, Ludo Vika and Dyana Ortelli.
[12] Nicole took her standup and created her first one-woman show entitled "Calling Up Papi" at the World Famous Comedy Store[13] in which she performs the roles of 26 characters.
[15] From 1991 to 2002, Nicole took her childhood story Calling up Papi to high schools across the country and youth authorities around Southern California in an effort to promote the importance of education to inner city kids and juvenile offenders.