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“I believe the story we are telling is universal and I am so happy to get to see all these women come together on one stage. It’s very important. These incredible women are just brilliant, and I am finding it so exciting to be around new Latin talent,” [said Justina Machado, who plays Carmen.]

“How do we find strength from solidarity and how do we give back to the communities that we’ve come from?” asks Emilia Lirman, assistant director. “You get to see [the story] through the community of women and celebrate the vibrancy of Boyle Heights.”

“I write the stories that I needed to see when I was 18 years old. It makes me so happy to know that someone who’s undocumented…may get to see this may finally be heard and seen and know that they matter,” said Josefina López.

Roles for Latinas in musicals can be limited, says [Lucy] Godínez, [who plays Ana]. “What I love about this show is… it just blows all of that wide open and leaves so much room for multidimensional representation of Latinas.”