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Mónica Esmeralda León
Mónica Esmeralda León (Michoacán, July 20, 1991) is a Mexican film actress, producer and director. León is also the founder of Ave Fenix Pictures in Chicago and Los Angeles, and created the La Raza filmmaking concept. León is multilingual and speaks Spanish, English and Italian. Early life León was born in Michoacán, Mexico. She moved to Chicago at the age of 16, where she worked helping youth at risk. Career León wanted to show the beauty and violence inside her neighborhood through the medium of film. León became the executive producer of ''Adios Vaya Con Dios'', which incorporated gang members and street artists into the filmmaking process. León dedicated the director title to the community using the term La raza. León worked as a music producer combining different artists from around the globe, including the United Kingdom and Mexico, incorporating them into the soundtrack of ''Adios Vaya Con Dios''. The film was first to integrate a British and Mexican roc ...
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Michoacán
Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is divided into 113 Municipalities of Michoacán, municipalities and its capital city is Morelia (formerly called Valladolid). The city was named after José María Morelos, a native of the city and one of the main heroes of the Mexican War of Independence. Michoacán is located in western Mexico, and has a stretch of coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. It is bordered by the states of Colima and Jalisco to the west and northwest, Guanajuato to the north, Querétaro to the northeast, State of Mexico, the State of México to the east, and Guerrero to the southeast. The name Michoacán is from Nahuatl: ''Michhuahcān'' from ''michhuah'' and ''-cān'' and means "place of the fishermen", referring to those who fish on Lake ...
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