In 1980, she founded and directed a non-governmental organization which held audiovisual workshops for children and adolescents.[1] In 1984, she worked in the film industry for the first time, as a still photographer for the feature Los Hermanos Cartagena.[2] She went on to direct three films, including 2015's Sealed Cargo, which was selected as Bolivia's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, but was not nominated.[3] It also won special jury awards at the International Film Festival of India[4] and the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.[5]