MendoLatino: Fruit of Labor

MendoLatino presenta a la directora de cine Emily Coehn Ibañez y a Ashley Solis, la protagonista del último proyecto de Cohen Fruit of Labor. Conversaremos sobre los desafíos que encuentra una joven estudiante del High School que ve a su familia atrapada en el círculo de la pobreza y cómo la colaboración del trabajo comunitario empodera a las mujeres. MendoLatino is a live, Spanish-language radio program hosted by Loreto Rojas and Diana Coryat. This week, they speak with film director Emily Cohen Ibañez, and Ashely Solis, the protagonist of “Fruit of Labor,” Cohen’s latest project. The film is the story of Ashley, an American high school student traversing the seen and unseen forces that keep her family trapped in a cycle of poverty. What does it mean to live a dignified life as a working-poor young woman of color in the wealthiest nation of the world? MendoLatino airs the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 9am on KZYX and Z. This episode was broadcast on Monday, October 26, 2020.