[5] Her grandfather was proud of their indigenous culture and saw it as something important to teach Alexander, so he often told her stories and made sure she visited archeological sites such as the temple Uxmal in Mexico.
[1][2][6] While growing up in Mexico, Alexander had access to a lot of anime as it aired on television and watched shows such as Dexter's Laboratory, Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, Mikan Enikki, Rurouni Kenshin, and Wolf's Rain, as did Saint Seiya, and Cardcaptor Sakura, the latter which inspired her to draw.
[13] She later revealed that she began the series as a comic strip during college, which featured a few of the show's characters, and was inspired by the Lord of the Rings, The Legend of Zelda, and Aliens, wanting something similar in Mesoamerican mythology.
[15][5][4] Marisa Balkus of Crunchyroll, the Executive Producer in charge of original development of the streaming service, approved the show, after Alexander pitched it in early 2018, arguing that Mesoamerican Mexican culture isn't often portrayed on television and would be interesting to portray in an anime story medium.
"[17] Alexander described the series having a touch of anime combined with "truly Mesoamerican characters" and stated that the show was the result of researching ancient civilizations in Mesoamerica.
[7] Alexander has also provided her voice for characters such as Nelli, and Meque,[18] was a show writer, and a storyboarder for the episode "The Bet."
Alexander, in a November 2020 interview with CBR shared her challenge with pitching the series and wanting to do it with "dignity and respect towards Mexico and Indigenous Mexicans" and said that Crunchyroll had been "wonderful to the project."
[5] In August 2020, Alexander appeared at a panel about women in animation, alongside Rebecca Sugar and Julia Pott, among other creatives, at the Pixelatl Festival in Mexico.
"[25] In June 2021, she appeared on a panel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on the influence of anime on creators, with Alexis Hunot, the directors of Wolfwalkers (Tomm Moore) and The Red Turtle (Michael Dudok de Wit), executive producer of We Bare Bears (Manny Hernandez) and a live-action directing team (Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani).
[b] In November 2021, Alexander appeared at a panel discussion about Indigenous women in animation at LA Skins Fest.
[34] In September 2023, Alexander announced that she joined the staff for the revival of Phineas And Ferb at Disney Television Animation.