About Me

I’M THE DAUGHTER OF FARMWORKERS, Campesinos. BORN AND RAISED IN THE MIGRANT FARMWORKER TOWN OF WATSONVILLE, I GREW UP A 1ST GENERATION CHICANA AMONG THE BERRIES AND MANZANAS OF THE PAJARO VALLEY. SO MUCH OF WHO I AM IN MY PRACTICE AS A STORYTELLER IS ROOTED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND CULTURE THAT SPANS THE THOUSANDS OF MILES THAT SEPARATE THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF ZACATECAS, THE COASTAL CLIMATE OF COLIMA, AND THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA; WATSONVILLE.

I’ve been Serving the Central Coast as a multidisciplinary artist for the past 15 years. Bringing STORIES OF MY COMMUNITY TO SPACES, STAGES AND FILM.

I WRITE para mi madre, AND LA SEÑORA ESPERANZA FROM THE rodriguez APARTMENTS WHO shared stories with me while WASHING piles of ropa. I write for LA PAVA whose VOICE echoes EN las huertas - RECORDANDOME DE DONDE VENGO Y A DONDE VOY.

I WRITE TO HEAR THE STORIES THAT ARE YET TO BE TOLD.

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