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The plot of this story, as the title says, is set in East Los Angeles, with Mercedes (Lucy Rodriguez), a 90-year-old woman with dementia. Her health is declining and practically bed-bound; her youngest daughter, Grace (Zilah Mendoza), is the caretaker with the help of day and nighttime caregivers. When the ICE raids become more frequent and closer, the night person quits, leaving Grace in a more stressful and frustrated state, considering moving Mercedes into an assisted facility.
22 April, 2026
Real Women Have Curves, by Josefina López, who wrote the piece at the tender age of 18 in the late eighties, was inspired by her own story, which has since morphed into a full-length movie starring America Ferrera in the early 2000s and a Broadway debut in 2025.  This year, the work comes back home to its origin and where it all began at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights.
20 April, 2026
She talks about Broadway, Hollywood, films, TV sitcoms, and studying to become a Chaman. It was a lovely interview.
2 April, 2026

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