Featuring: Nelida Silva
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Nelida Silva is a folk dancer, entrepreneur, accountant, and proud ambassador for Peruvian culture. She was born in Llamellin, a small village in the Andes. In the late 1980s, during the time of terrorism in Peru, she moved to New York City, where she co-founded the folk dance group "Ballet Folklorico Peru. By day, she worked as an accountant and eventually a financial advisor for women starting small businesses. But she never forgot where she came from, and returned to Llamellin almost every year. One year, Nelida fulfilled a lifelong dream to host the fiesta, which you can see in the first Soy Andina film. In 2010, after 20 years in New York, Nelida moved back to Peru to start an NGO to help rural women start small businesses in the Andes. In 2014 Nelida decided to run for mayor of her birthplace, which inspired another movie.
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The Crew
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Director/Producer Mitch Teplitsky
Executive Producer Peter Gould Editor and Camera Palu Abadia Additional editor Dahlia Fischbein Additional camera Cristina Patiño Sheen Sound Recording Javier Arciniega Associate producer Doris Loayza Production Assistant Ivan Espinoza Translation . Doris Loayza Color Correction Therin Showalter Sound Editor Bill Jackson Original Music Martin Egúsquiza Reyes Story Consultants Paula Heredia, Laura Moire Paglin Fiscal Sponsor UnionDocs 
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L-R: Pedro Espinoza, Doris Loayza, Nelida Silva, Noelia Silva, Palu Abadia, Mitch Teplitsky
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Our Backers
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Michael Abbott Carla Agostinelli Rona Aharonson Monique Aiken Susan Alaniz Daniel Alarcon Milagros Albrecht Richard Allon Dalia Allon-Meeter Chelo Alvarez-Stehle Jon Andersen-Miller Andrea Bocchio Jewelry Patricia Aranibar Cindy Arlinsky Mariella Arredondo Claudia Arteaga Hideh Azimi Asociación de Emprendedoras Llamellinas Craig Azoff Madeleine Bair Lawson Baker Sarah Barrow Edy Barturen Edith Barzilay Betty Bastidas Beacon Reader John Bell Tamara Bell Phyllis Berenson Alan Berliner Mark Berman Nina Birnbaum Karen Blackburn Doug Block Belle Boonroong April Borda Michelle Borda Chris Bowen Stephen Brager Fred Branson Luis Bravo Robert Breunig Mike Brown Tony Brown Anabelle Cabreja Gregory Camacho Mercedes Camacho-Walsh Moussa Camara Judith Canepa Rebecca Carte Vanessa Castaneda Fernando Castillo Teresa Castro Talia Castro-Pozo Fatiha Chellat Daria World Music for Children Chimu Restaurant Jane Clemmons Luis Colan Padraic Confrey Colleen Conifer Sarah Conover Rebecca Coppola Robert Cornejo Shelli Costa Martin Cowart Laurie Coyle Iralda Cruzado Jill Danzig Rosario de la Cruz Diego de Mola Ana de Orbegoso Mercedes Delgado Liliana Delgado Beth DeRicco Vincent DeSanits Elmo Deslandes Paul Devlin Abi Doukhan Barbara Drake Amy Drezner Leda Duif Bilge Ebiri Margaret Eisenhart George Faison Dan Fletcher Natalie Flores Julie Folley Scott Folley Stephen Francoeur Nadine Freeman Nicole Gabai Calin Garcia Sergio Garcia Richard Geduldig Richard Geduldig Anthony Geist Claudia Glasser |
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Additional Thanks
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Organizations
Abya Yala Arte y Cultura Artesanos Don Bosco El Cine Vagabundo Cusqueña The D-Word Fertur Peru ISES Environmental Limanjar Macchu Pisco Manhattan Neighborhood Network Mankind Project El Mercado Peru NYU, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies NYU, Center for Media, Culture and History The Ohio State U., Center for Latin American Studies Overseas Adventure Travel Parroquia San Andres de Llamellín Pearlfisher Radio Ambulante NPR Radio Llamellín Radio El Tambo Stereo Skylight Pictures Trade Commission of Peru in New York Union Docs U. of Notre Dame, Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures |
Individuals
Delia Ackerman Daniel Alarcon Christopher Allen Betty Bastidas Ulla Berg Mike Branson Carlos Cabrera Pamela Calla Teté Castañeda Urrelo Talia Castro-Pozo David Conover Belly Espinoza Pittman Edward Espinoza Dan Fletcher Jorge Fernandez Padre Raul Raul Gallegos Sergio Garcia Marcela Goglio Jeremy Gordon Carla Gutierrez Megan Hasting Amparo & Luis Iturre Kurmi & David Iturre Kathy Leichter Sara Lerner Loayza Reyes family Victor Maqque Elena Martinez Zenaida Mendez Lucila Moctezuma Terrell Morgan Sophia Muston Father Jorge Nonni Noam Osband Ingrid Patetta Alberto (“Apu”) Pupo Edith Quijano Hillmer Reyes Hector Rojas Caro Rolando Fernanda Rossi Titi Schwartz Laura Silva Roldán Ofelia Silva Maruja Silva Camila Segura Sophie & Bess Antonio Tolentino Guillermo Trejo |