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Capítulo 007: On this episode of Ocu-Pasión we are joined by ZZ, an Artist, Horticulturalist, and overall free spirit! Listen in as we discuss gardening, wellness, and maintaining connection to her Dominican roots through communing with nature. 

ZZ describes herself as a proud Afro-Latina and horticulturist as well as a multidisciplinary Queer Creative whose passion for Nature is deeply rooted. 

“Whether I am gardening, tending to my plants, capturing views through the lens of my camera, or simply painting away on a canvas... everything I do is inspired by Mother Nature and it's infinite beauty.”

Join ZZ in her “Natural Habitat” on IG: Instagram.com/zahirazumaya 💚🌿

Ocu-Pasión Podcast is a heartfelt interview series showcasing the experiences of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/ Latinx community hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Join us as we celebrate culture & creativity through thoughtful dialogue where guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are and connect in ways listeners have not heard before.

Delsy Sandoval is the executive producer of Ocu-Pasión. If you want to support the podcast, please rate and review the show here. You can also get in touch with Delsy at www.ocupasionpodcast.com

Follow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram: @ocupasionpodcast 

Join the Ocu-Pasión Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/

Visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com for more episodes.

Ocu-Pasión Podcast, hosted by Delsy Sandoval, is a heartfelt interview series celebrating the diverse experiences of Latin American/Latinx artists and visionaries. Join us in exploring culture and creativity through meaningful conversations. If you'd like to support the podcast, please rate and review us here. For more information and to get in touch with Delsy, visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram @ocupasionpodcast, join our Facebook Group here, and find all episodes on our website www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack newsletter at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com for updates and exclusive content. Your support is greatly appreciated!

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Capítulo 006: On this episode of Ocu-Pasión we are joined by Haywood Cepeda, a Bronx-based Comic Book enthusiast, community builder, and founder of No Masss Comics. Listen in as we discuss all things comics including New York Comic Con. 

Haywood is the founder of No Masss Comics, a New York City based online Comic Book Retailer specializing in rare and exclusive comics whose philosophy is centered on the idea that comics can help build strong communities.

Follow No Masss Comics @nomassscomics on instagram, or www.nomassscomics.com

Ocu-Pasión Podcast is a heartfelt interview series showcasing the experiences of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/ Latinx community hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Join us as we celebrate culture & creativity through thoughtful dialogue where guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are and connect in ways listeners have not heard before.

Delsy Sandoval is the executive producer of Ocu-Pasión. If you want to support the podcast, please rate and review the show here. You can also get in touch with Delsy at www.ocupasionpodcast.com

Follow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram: @ocupasionpodcast 

Join the Ocu-Pasión Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/

Visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com for more episodes.

Ocu-Pasión Podcast, hosted by Delsy Sandoval, is a heartfelt interview series celebrating the diverse experiences of Latin American/Latinx artists and visionaries. Join us in exploring culture and creativity through meaningful conversations. If you'd like to support the podcast, please rate and review us here. For more information and to get in touch with Delsy, visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram @ocupasionpodcast, join our Facebook Group here, and find all episodes on our website www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack newsletter at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com for updates and exclusive content. Your support is greatly appreciated!

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Capítulo 005: On this episode of Ocu-Pasión we are joined by Angela Ramos, a Colombian-Caribbean multi-disciplinary artist that strives to produce thought-provoking work that challenges the status quo in order to open avenues of expression to those whom history has silenced. 

Listen in as we discuss acting, songwriting, performance writing, and theatre-making with a focus on social activism.

Angela has performed and debuted her creative writing and music Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway for the Vineyard Theatre, Dixon Place, TADA Youth Theatre and the Five Angels Theatre. As a writer, she has been commissioned to write and perform her original writing for the National Abortion Campaign in Colombia, the Nobel Women’s Initiative and for the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She is a proud alum and former moderator of the BIPOC Critics Lab of Jose Solis hosted by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Her artistic administration experience includes: Broadway and Off-Broadway work as a Production Fellow for The Public Theater, Artistic Operations Fellow at Girl Be Heard, and as a Production Management Intern for Manhattan Theatre Club. In Colombia, she was a Production Management Fellow for Teatro R101, an affiliate of the National Theatre of Colombia.

Follow Angela: @angelaramss on instagram, or linktr.ee/angelarams or Twitter @anramss

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Ocu-Pasión Podcast is a heartfelt interview series showcasing the experiences of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/ Latinx community hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Join us as we celebrate culture & creativity through thoughtful dialogue where guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are and connect in ways listeners have not heard before.

Delsy Sandoval is the executive producer of Ocu-Pasión. If you want to support the podcast, please rate and review the show here. You can also get in touch with Delsy at www.ocupasionpodcast.com

Follow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram: @ocupasionpodcast 

Join the Ocu-Pasión Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/

Visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com for more episodes.

Ocu-Pasión Podcast, hosted by Delsy Sandoval, is a heartfelt interview series celebrating the diverse experiences of Latin American/Latinx artists and visionaries. Join us in exploring culture and creativity through meaningful conversations. If you'd like to support the podcast, please rate and review us here. For more information and to get in touch with Delsy, visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram @ocupasionpodcast, join our Facebook Group here, and find all episodes on our website www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack newsletter at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com for updates and exclusive content. Your support is greatly appreciated!

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Capítulo 004: On this episode of Ocu-Pasión we are joined by Luis J. Rodriguez, LA-based poet, novelist, journalist, critic, and columnist who served as the 2014 Los Angeles Poet Laureate. Listen in as we have a soulful discussion on writing, gang life in early years, and his cultural contributions to the world.

Luis J. Rodriguez has been a champion for the arts since he escaped gang life and drug addiction in his teens by painting murals, social justice activism, and writing. He's co-founder with his wife Trini of Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore, a comprehensive arts and literacy education and presentation nonprofit, based in the Northeast San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, now in its 20th year. He is founding editor of Tia Chucha Press, which publishes cross-cultural voices in poetry. He is also the author of 16 multi-genre books, including the best-selling memoir "Always Running, La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A." For 40 years, he's done creative writing workshops, readings, and lectures in prisons, juvenile lockups, jails, schools, colleges, universities, libraries, bookstores, and conferences around the U.S, Europe, Latin America, and Japan. From 2014 to 2016, he served as Los Angeles' official Poet Laureate.

Excerpt from “Words” By Luis J. Rodriguez

The thing is I wanted to be a writer
even before I knew what writing was about.
I wanted to carve out the words
that swim in the bloodstream,

to press a stunted pencil onto paper
 so lines break free like birds in flight—
 to fashion words with hair,
 lengths and lengths of it,
 washed with dawn’s rusting drizzle.

Follow Luis: @lrodrig555 on instagram, or www.luisjrodriguez.com & find Tia Chuchas at www.tiachucha.org 

Ocu-Pasión Podcast is a heartfelt interview series showcasing the experiences of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/ Latinx community hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Join us as we celebrate culture & creativity through thoughtful dialogue where guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are and connect in ways listeners have not heard before.

Delsy Sandoval is the executive producer of Ocu-Pasión. If you want to support the podcast, please rate and review the show here. You can also get in touch with Delsy at www.ocupasionpodcast.com

Follow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram: @ocupasionpodcast 

Join the Ocu-Pasión Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/

Visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com for more episodes.

Ocu-Pasión Podcast, hosted by Delsy Sandoval, is a heartfelt interview series celebrating the diverse experiences of Latin American/Latinx artists and visionaries. Join us in exploring culture and creativity through meaningful conversations. If you'd like to support the podcast, please rate and review us here. For more information and to get in touch with Delsy, visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram @ocupasionpodcast, join our Facebook Group here, and find all episodes on our website www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack newsletter at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com for updates and exclusive content. Your support is greatly appreciated!

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Capítulo 003: On this episode of Ocu-Pasión we are joined by Jessie Diaz-Herrera, a Bronx-based body positive dancer, health & wellness influencer, fitness enthusiast and overall badass! Listen in as we discuss dance, wellness, body liberation, and methods of keeping the Curves With Moves community alive during the Covid Pandemic. 

Jessie is the founder of Curves With Moves, a Hip-hop dance collective with a mission to empower their students to learn how to love their bodies through dance. Growing up in a Dominican and Puerto Rican home, Jessie infuses heritage into her modern dances, and strives to create safe spaces for all levels of skill and body-positivity. She has worked with many major brands, having been featured in campaigns by Lane Bryant, Reebok, Target and Dia&Co. She has also been seen in InStyle Magazine and Health Magazine, as well as on TV segments for Good Morning America, WWE and Bronx1. Named one of the 7 Plus Size Trailblazers to Watch in 2018 by PLUS Model Magazine and Yahoo!

Follow Jessie: @curveswithmoves on instagram, or www.curveswithmoves.com

Ocu-Pasión Podcast is a heartfelt interview series showcasing the experiences of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/ Latinx community hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Join us as we celebrate culture & creativity through thoughtful dialogue where guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are and connect in ways listeners have not heard before.

Delsy Sandoval is the executive producer of Ocu-Pasión. If you want to support the podcast, please rate and review the show here. You can also get in touch with Delsy at www.ocupasionpodcast.com

Follow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram: @ocupasionpodcast 

Join the Ocu-Pasión Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/

Visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com for more episodes.

Ocu-Pasión Podcast, hosted by Delsy Sandoval, is a heartfelt interview series celebrating the diverse experiences of Latin American/Latinx artists and visionaries. Join us in exploring culture and creativity through meaningful conversations. If you'd like to support the podcast, please rate and review us here. For more information and to get in touch with Delsy, visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram @ocupasionpodcast, join our Facebook Group here, and find all episodes on our website www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack newsletter at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com for updates and exclusive content. Your support is greatly appreciated!

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Capítulo 002: On this episode of Ocu-Pasión we are joined by Kareem Tabsch, a Miami-based award-winning documentary filmmaker most recently known for for co-directing the Netflix documentary, Mucho Mucho Amor-The Legend of Walter Mercado, a moving tribute to the world famous Astrologer and cultural icon. Take a heartwarming dive into the glamorous life and times of iconic people documented in Kareem’s documentaries including The Last Resort, capturing the colorful lives of Jewish retirees in South Beach, and Cherry Pop, the world’s fanciest cat. Listen in as we discuss filmmaking, representation, celebrating outsiders, and all things Walter Mercado!

Kareem Tabsch is the co-founder & co-director of Miami's largest art-house cinema ( O Cinema), an Award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer and Arts Advocate. As a documentary filmmaker, Kareem's works have been official selections of Sundance, SXSW, True/False, Full Frame, HotDocs, Slamdance, AFI Docs, DocNYC, Rooftop Films,  and LA Film Fest.  His work has garnered the attention of The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Comedy Central, Vice, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Miami Herald, Cosmopolitan, Jezebel, and Bravo.   In 2020, Tabsch's film Mucho Mucho Amor was named one of the 20 essential Latinx Films  by The New York Times.    

Follow Kareem Tabsch: @kareemtabsch on instagram, www.kareemtabsch.com

Ocu-Pasión Podcast is a heartfelt interview series showcasing the experiences of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/ Latinx community hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Join us as we celebrate culture & creativity through thoughtful dialogue where guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are and connect in ways listeners have not heard before.

Delsy Sandoval is the executive producer of Ocu-Pasión. If you want to support the podcast, please rate and review the show here. You can also get in touch with Delsy at www.ocupasionpodcast.com

Follow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram @ocupasionpodcast 

Join the Ocu-Pasión Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/

Visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com for more episodes.

Ocu-Pasión Podcast, hosted by Delsy Sandoval, is a heartfelt interview series celebrating the diverse experiences of Latin American/Latinx artists and visionaries. Join us in exploring culture and creativity through meaningful conversations. If you'd like to support the podcast, please rate and review us here. For more information and to get in touch with Delsy, visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram @ocupasionpodcast, join our Facebook Group here, and find all episodes on our website www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack newsletter at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com for updates and exclusive content. Your support is greatly appreciated!

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Capitúlo 1: Trailer

On a dark and stormy night in New York City, Ocu-Pasión comes to life! Through this thoughtful  introduction, Delsy opens the door to heartfelt conversations on culture and creativity. 

Ocu-Pasión Podcast is a heartfelt interview series showcasing the experiences of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/ Latinx community hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Join us as we celebrate culture & creativity through thoughtful dialogue where guests from all walks of life are able to authentically express who they are and connect in ways listeners have not heard before.

Delsy Sandoval is the executive producer of Ocu-Pasión. If you want to support the podcast, please rate and review the show here. You can also get in touch with Delsy at www.ocupasionpodcast.com

Follow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram: @ocupasionpodcast 

Join the Ocu-Pasión Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/

Visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com for more episodes.

Ocu-Pasión Podcast, hosted by Delsy Sandoval, is a heartfelt interview series celebrating the diverse experiences of Latin American/Latinx artists and visionaries. Join us in exploring culture and creativity through meaningful conversations. If you'd like to support the podcast, please rate and review us here. For more information and to get in touch with Delsy, visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Connect with us on Instagram @ocupasionpodcast, join our Facebook Group here, and find all episodes on our website www.ocupasionpodcast.com. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack newsletter at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com for updates and exclusive content. Your support is greatly appreciated!