She studied at the acclaimed International School of Film and Television (EICTV) of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba, with a specialization in Film Production. Her work is dedicated to supporting and exploring Latin American culture, indigenous perspectives and human rights. She has worked in over 30 film productions and is the founder of the Cinescope: Iberoamerican Film Forum. Her first feature-length documentary, Nikkei (2011), screened at numerous film festivals and is an important film work for its examination of Asian immigration to Latin America.